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Will Bowen is one of six Tar Heels selected for preseason All-America honors.
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Six Tar Heels On USILA Preseason All-America Teams
January 29, 2021 | Men's Lacrosse
Six Tar Heels are listed on the preseason All-America teams announced this week by the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association.
Senior attackman Chris Gray was among seven Atlantic Coast Conference players selected for the first team, earning preseason first-team honors for the second year in a row.
Junior defenseman Will Bowen and junior goalkeeper Caton Johnson were named to the third team.
Midfielders Justin Anderson and Tanner Cook and defensive midfielder Connor Maher received honorable mention.
Click here or see below for the full list of those honored.
2021 USILA/Warrior and New Balance Preseason All-American Division I Teams
FIRST TEAM
Attack
Mike Sowers (Duke)
Jeff Teat (Cornell)
Chris Gray (North Carolina)
Midfield
Brendan Curry (Syracuse)
Connor Kirst (Rutgers)
Dox Aitken (Virginia)
Face-Off
TD Irelan (Yale)
Defensive Midfield
Ryan Terefenko (Ohio State)
Long Stick Middie
Jared Conners (Virginia)
Defense
Chris Fake (Yale)
Gibson Smith (Georgetown)
JT Giles-Harris (Duke)
Goalie
Drake Porter (Syracuse)
SECOND TEAM
Attack
Asher Nolting (High Point)
Mac O'Keefe (Penn State)
Jared Bernhardt (Maryland)
Midfield
Jamie Trimboli (Syracuse)
Jack Hannah (Denver)
Sam Handley (Penn)
Face-Off
Kyle Gallagher (Notre Dame)
Defensive Midfield
Peter Dearth (Syracuse)
Long Stick Middie
Brett Kennedy (Syracuse)
Defense
Arden Cohen (Notre Dame)
Jack Kielty (Notre Dame)
Kobe Smith (Towson)
Goalie
Mike Adler (Duke)
THIRD TEAM
Attack
Matt Moore (Virginia)
Jackson Morrill (Denver)
Ethan Walker (Denver)
Midfield
Bubba Fairman (Maryland)
Brian Tevlin (Yale)
Jeff Trainor (UMass)
Face-Off
Zach Cole (St Joe's)
Defensive Midfield
Dan Logan (Denver)
Long Stick Middie
Ryan McNulty (Loyola)
Defense
Will Bowen (North Carolina)
George Baughan (Princeton)
Marcus Hudgins (Army)
Goalie
Caton Johnson (North Carolina)
HONORABLE MENTION
Attack
Tre LeClair (Ohio State)
Jake Carraway (Georgetown)
Brendan Nichtern (Army)
Logan Wisnauskas (Maryland)
Tehoka Nantikoke (Albany)
Chase Scanlan (Syracuse)
Reid Bowering (Drexel)
Kieran Mullins (Rutgers)
Dyson Williams (Duke)
Midfield
Tanner Cook (North Carolina)
Nakeie Montgomery (Duke)
Tucker Dordevic (Syracuse)
Chris Cropp (Yale)
Jonathan Donville (Cornell)
Harry Wellford (Bucknell)
Owen Caputo (Duke)
Justin Anderson (North Carolina)
Face-Off
Connor Gaffney (Lehigh)
Bailey Savio (Loyola)
Justin Shockey (Maryland)
Dan O'Connell (Duke)
Defensive Midfield
Roman Puglise (Maryland)
Ryan Hallenbeck (Notre Dame)
Connor Maher (North Carolina)
Terry Lindsay (Duke)
Long Stick Middie
Teddy Leggett (Lehigh)
Tyler Carpenter (Duke)
Defense
Kyle Kology (Virginia)
Travis Talarico (Bucknell)
Cam Wyers (Loyola)
Anthony Tangredi (Lehigh)
Colin Squares (Denver)
Kenny Brower (Duke)
Goalie
Wyatt Schupler (Army)
Toby Burgdorf (Providence)
Josh Kirson (Johns Hopkins)
Owen McElroy (Georgetown)
Tommy Lingner (UMBC)
Senior attackman Chris Gray was among seven Atlantic Coast Conference players selected for the first team, earning preseason first-team honors for the second year in a row.
Junior defenseman Will Bowen and junior goalkeeper Caton Johnson were named to the third team.
Midfielders Justin Anderson and Tanner Cook and defensive midfielder Connor Maher received honorable mention.
Click here or see below for the full list of those honored.
2021 USILA/Warrior and New Balance Preseason All-American Division I Teams
FIRST TEAM
Attack
Mike Sowers (Duke)
Jeff Teat (Cornell)
Chris Gray (North Carolina)
Midfield
Brendan Curry (Syracuse)
Connor Kirst (Rutgers)
Dox Aitken (Virginia)
Face-Off
TD Irelan (Yale)
Defensive Midfield
Ryan Terefenko (Ohio State)
Long Stick Middie
Jared Conners (Virginia)
Defense
Chris Fake (Yale)
Gibson Smith (Georgetown)
JT Giles-Harris (Duke)
Goalie
Drake Porter (Syracuse)
SECOND TEAM
Attack
Asher Nolting (High Point)
Mac O'Keefe (Penn State)
Jared Bernhardt (Maryland)
Midfield
Jamie Trimboli (Syracuse)
Jack Hannah (Denver)
Sam Handley (Penn)
Face-Off
Kyle Gallagher (Notre Dame)
Defensive Midfield
Peter Dearth (Syracuse)
Long Stick Middie
Brett Kennedy (Syracuse)
Defense
Arden Cohen (Notre Dame)
Jack Kielty (Notre Dame)
Kobe Smith (Towson)
Goalie
Mike Adler (Duke)
THIRD TEAM
Attack
Matt Moore (Virginia)
Jackson Morrill (Denver)
Ethan Walker (Denver)
Midfield
Bubba Fairman (Maryland)
Brian Tevlin (Yale)
Jeff Trainor (UMass)
Face-Off
Zach Cole (St Joe's)
Defensive Midfield
Dan Logan (Denver)
Long Stick Middie
Ryan McNulty (Loyola)
Defense
Will Bowen (North Carolina)
George Baughan (Princeton)
Marcus Hudgins (Army)
Goalie
Caton Johnson (North Carolina)
HONORABLE MENTION
Attack
Tre LeClair (Ohio State)
Jake Carraway (Georgetown)
Brendan Nichtern (Army)
Logan Wisnauskas (Maryland)
Tehoka Nantikoke (Albany)
Chase Scanlan (Syracuse)
Reid Bowering (Drexel)
Kieran Mullins (Rutgers)
Dyson Williams (Duke)
Midfield
Tanner Cook (North Carolina)
Nakeie Montgomery (Duke)
Tucker Dordevic (Syracuse)
Chris Cropp (Yale)
Jonathan Donville (Cornell)
Harry Wellford (Bucknell)
Owen Caputo (Duke)
Justin Anderson (North Carolina)
Face-Off
Connor Gaffney (Lehigh)
Bailey Savio (Loyola)
Justin Shockey (Maryland)
Dan O'Connell (Duke)
Defensive Midfield
Roman Puglise (Maryland)
Ryan Hallenbeck (Notre Dame)
Connor Maher (North Carolina)
Terry Lindsay (Duke)
Long Stick Middie
Teddy Leggett (Lehigh)
Tyler Carpenter (Duke)
Defense
Kyle Kology (Virginia)
Travis Talarico (Bucknell)
Cam Wyers (Loyola)
Anthony Tangredi (Lehigh)
Colin Squares (Denver)
Kenny Brower (Duke)
Goalie
Wyatt Schupler (Army)
Toby Burgdorf (Providence)
Josh Kirson (Johns Hopkins)
Owen McElroy (Georgetown)
Tommy Lingner (UMBC)
Players Mentioned
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