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Gray Named Tewaaraton Nominee
April 21, 2022 | Men's Lacrosse
CHAPEL HILL -Â North Carolina's Chris Gray has been named to the list of 25 nominees for the men's Tewaaraton Award as the top lacrosse player in the nation. From the 25 nominees, five finalists will be named in May.
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Gray, a graduate attackman from Wading River, N.Y., leads the Atlantic Coast Conference in goals (3.67) and points (5.92) per game. He is nine points away from breaking the NCAA Division I all-time career point record. He is also seven away from breaking the UNC single-season record in goals and eight away from breaking the UNC career goal record.Â
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The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the pre-eminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are comprised of premier college coaches and are appointed annually by the Tewaaraton Foundation.
Tewaaraton Award men's nominees:
Will Bowen, Georgetown - Grad. Student, Defense
Matt Brandau, Yale - Jr., Attack
Graham Bundy Jr., Georgetown - Jr., Midfield
Zach Cole, Saint Joseph's - Sr., Face Off
Tucker Dordevic, Syracuse - Sr., Midfield
Chris Gray, North Carolina - Grad. Student, Attack
Sam Handley, Pennsylvania - Sr., Midfield
Jack Hannah, Denver - Grad. Student, Midfield
Cole Kastner, Virginia - Soph., Defense
Patrick Kavanagh, Notre Dame - Jr., Attack
Colin Kirst, Rutgers - Grad. Student, Goalie
Ryan Lanchbury, Richmond - Grad. Student, Attack
Brett Makar, Maryland - Sr., Defense
Owen McElroy, Georgetown - Grad. Student, Goalie
Jack Myers, Ohio State - Sr., Attack
Brendan Nichtern, Army West Point - Sr., Attack
Asher Nolting, High Point - Grad. Student, Attack
Brennan O'Neill, Duke - Soph., Attack
Erik Peters, Princeton - Sr., Goalie
John Piatelli, Cornell - Sr., Attack
Ross Scott, Rutgers - Jr., Attack
Connor Shellenberger, Virginia - Soph., Attack
Mike Sisselberger, Lehigh - Sr., Face Off
Luke Wierman, Maryland - Jr., Face Off
Logan Wisnauskas, Maryland - Fifth Year Senior, Attack
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Gray, a graduate attackman from Wading River, N.Y., leads the Atlantic Coast Conference in goals (3.67) and points (5.92) per game. He is nine points away from breaking the NCAA Division I all-time career point record. He is also seven away from breaking the UNC single-season record in goals and eight away from breaking the UNC career goal record.Â
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The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the pre-eminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are comprised of premier college coaches and are appointed annually by the Tewaaraton Foundation.
Tewaaraton Award men's nominees:
Will Bowen, Georgetown - Grad. Student, Defense
Matt Brandau, Yale - Jr., Attack
Graham Bundy Jr., Georgetown - Jr., Midfield
Zach Cole, Saint Joseph's - Sr., Face Off
Tucker Dordevic, Syracuse - Sr., Midfield
Chris Gray, North Carolina - Grad. Student, Attack
Sam Handley, Pennsylvania - Sr., Midfield
Jack Hannah, Denver - Grad. Student, Midfield
Cole Kastner, Virginia - Soph., Defense
Patrick Kavanagh, Notre Dame - Jr., Attack
Colin Kirst, Rutgers - Grad. Student, Goalie
Ryan Lanchbury, Richmond - Grad. Student, Attack
Brett Makar, Maryland - Sr., Defense
Owen McElroy, Georgetown - Grad. Student, Goalie
Jack Myers, Ohio State - Sr., Attack
Brendan Nichtern, Army West Point - Sr., Attack
Asher Nolting, High Point - Grad. Student, Attack
Brennan O'Neill, Duke - Soph., Attack
Erik Peters, Princeton - Sr., Goalie
John Piatelli, Cornell - Sr., Attack
Ross Scott, Rutgers - Jr., Attack
Connor Shellenberger, Virginia - Soph., Attack
Mike Sisselberger, Lehigh - Sr., Face Off
Luke Wierman, Maryland - Jr., Face Off
Logan Wisnauskas, Maryland - Fifth Year Senior, Attack
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