Tewaaraton
Award
Tewaaraton Award
The Tewaaraton Award is annually presented to the NCAA men’s and women’s lacrosse player of the year. The Award was founded in 2000 at the University Club of Washington DC and is managed by the Tewaaraton Foundation, a non-profit organization made up of a Board of Directors and Staff. The mission of the Tewaaraton Foundation is to uphold the original purpose of the Award and to provide scholarships to Native American high school seniors in the Iroquois Nation.
Tewaaraton Award Ceremony 2022
The Year of the Onondaga
Thursday June 2, 2022
Reception at 6:00pm
Ceremony at 8:00pm
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Washington, DC
For Event Venue Information Please See: https://www.tewaaraton.com/the-event/
For General Event Questions, Please Contact Sarah Aschenbach at [email protected]
For Sponsorship Info, Please contact Neil Alt at [email protected]
Tewaaraton Foundation
Founded at the University Club of Washington, DC and first presented in 2001, the Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Endorsed by the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders and U.S. Lacrosse, the Tewaaraton Award symbolizes lacrosse’s centuries-old roots in Native American heritage. The Tewaaraton Foundation ensures the integrity and advances the mission of this award. Each year, the Tewaaraton Award celebrates one of the six nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy – the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora – and presents two scholarships to students of Native American descent. To learn more about The Tewaaraton Foundation, please visit www.tewaaraton.com.
Tewaaraton Winners
Boston College attacker Charlotte North and University of Maryland attackman Jared Bernhardt are the women’s and men’s winners of the 2021 Tewaaraton Award, given annually to the top female and top male college lacrosse players in the United States.
Senior Charlotte North set the NCAA’s single-season record for goals this year with 102, including six in the NCAA Championship Game. She finished as the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player and also ranked third nationally in goals per game (4.86) and eighth nationally in both draw controls per game and shooting percentage (.630), helping to lead the Eagles to their first NCAA championship in women’s lacrosse. The Dallas, Tex. native (Episcopal School) set the ACC record for goals in a game this year with 10 and Boston College’s record for goals in an NCAA Tournament game with eight. She was first-team All-ACC, first-team IWLCA All-Northeast Region, and a first-team All-American by both Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse this season.
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year Jared Bernhardt finished No. 1 in the country in both points per game (6.19) and goals per game (4.44) for the NCAA Finalist Terrapins. His record-setting season ranks No. 1 at Maryland in both points (99) and goals (71), and his 33 career goals in the NCAA Tournament broke Frank Urso’s UM record that had stood since 1976. The Longwood, Fla. native (Lake Brantley) now owns Maryland’s career records for goals (202) and points (290). With nine games of five or more goals this year, Bernhardt was named a first-team All-American by Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse and won the USILA’s Lt. Raymond Enners Memorial Nation’s Most Outstanding Player Award.
| Year | Winner | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Patrick Spencer | Attack | Loyola University |
| 2018 | Ben Reeves | Attack | Yale University |
| 2017 | Matt Rambo | Attack | University of Maryland |
| 2016 | Dylan Molloy | Attack | Brown University |
| 2015 | Lyle Thompson | Attack | University at Albany |
| 2014 | Lyle Thompson and Miles Thompson | Attack | University at Albany |
| 2013 | Rob Pannell | Attack | Cornell University |
| 2012 | Peter Baum | Attack | Colgate University |
| 2011 | Steele Stanwick | Attack | University of Virginia |
| 2010 | Ned Crotty | Midfield | Duke University |
| 2009 | Max Seibald | Attack | Cornell University |
| 2008 | Mike Leveille | Attack | Syracuse University |
| 2007 | Matt Danowski | Attack | Duke University |
| 2006 | Matt Ward | Attack | University of Virginia |
| 2005 | Kyle Harrison | Midfield | Johns Hopkins University |
| 2004 | Michael Powell | Attack | Syracuse University |
| 2003 | Chris Rotelli | Midfield | University of Virginia |
| 2002 | Michael Powell | Attack | Syracuse University |
| 2001 | Doug Shanahan | Midfield | Hofstra University |
| Year | Winner | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Megan Taylor | Goalie | University of Maryland |
| 2018 | Sam Apuzzo | Attack | Boston College |
| 2017 | Zoe Stukenberg | Midfield | University of Maryland |
| 2016 | Taylor Cummings | Midfield | University of Maryland |
| 2015 | Taylor Cummings | Midfield | University of Maryland |
| 2014 | Taylor Cummings | Midfield | University of Maryland |
| 2013 | Katie Schwarzmann | Midfield | University of Maryland |
| 2012 | Katie Schwarzmann | Midfield | University of Maryland |
| 2011 | Shannon Smith | Attack | Northwestern University |
| 2010 | Caitlyn McFadden | Midfield | University of Maryland |
| 2009 | Hannah Nielsen | Midfield | Northwestern University |
| 2008 | Hannah Nielsen | Midfield | Northwestern University |
| 2007 | Kristen Kjellman | Midfield | Northwestern University |
| 2006 | Kristen Kjellman | Midfield | Northwestern University |
| 2005 | Katie Chrest | Attack | Duke University |
| 2004 | Amy Appelt | Midfield | University of Virginia |
| 2003 | Rachael Becker | Defense | Princeton University |
| 2002 | Erin Elbe | Attack | Georgetown University |
| 2001 | Jen Adams | Attack | University of Maryland |
Native American Scholarships Recipients
The 2021 scholarship recipients are Fantasy Jimerson-Kenjockety of the Seneca Nation of Indians and Peter Thais of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe.
Fantasy Jimerson-Kenjockety is a member of the Beaver Clan and resides on the Seneca Cattaraugus Territory. She has been the three-year starting goalie for Lake Shore High School and has also been a member of the Haudenosaunee Nationals U19 Women’s World Team, Haudenosaunee Nationals 2019 PALA Team and WNY Rochester 2019 Team. Fantasy supports and pays respect to her community by consistently volunteering and working with local kids. With Fantasy’s drive, diligence and commitment to academics she has decided to graduate high school early and will attend Alfred University in the fall and major in Chemistry.
Peter Thais is a member of the Wolf Clan and is a citizen of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe who attends St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay, NY. Peter has thrived academically, and his extracurricular activities (Model UN, Climate Change Keynote Speaker, and the National Tribal Leadership Summit) have made him a leader on and off the lacrosse field. Peter is anticipating returning to his community at Akwesasne with a combination of traditional ecological knowledge and newly found perspectives which he hopes to use to tackle the ecological issues facing his community after college. Peter will attend Cornell University in the fall and major in Biological Engineering.
2020
Yanenowi Logan, Seneca Nation, Deer Clan
Cobie Cree, Mohawk Nation, Bear Clan
2019
Jacelyn Lazore and Mirabella Lazore, Akwesasne Mohawk Nation, Wolf Clan
Isaiah Cree, Akwesasne Mohawk Nation, Wolf Clan
2018
Ivy Santana, Seneca Nation of Indians, Wolf Clan
Lyle Warrior, Seneca Nation of Indians
2017
Shayla Scanlan, Seneca Nation of Indians, Wolf Clan
Liam Anderson, Tuscarora Nation, Turtle Clan
2016
Jade Haumann, Seneca Nation, Wolf Clan
Emerson Shenandoah, Mohawk Nation, Snipe Clan
2015
Lynnzee Miller, Mohawk Nation, Wolf Clan
Chaunce Hill, Six Nations Seneca, Turtle Clan
2014
Alie Jimerson, Cayuga Nation, Bear Clan
Kason Tarbell, St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
2013
Cassandra Minerd, Onondaga Nation, Eel Clan
Robert McMicking, Cayuga Nation, Wolf Clan
2012
Marissa Haring, Seneca Nation
Bradley Thomas, Tuscarora Indian Nation
2011
Kristiana Ferguson, Tuscarora Indian Nation
Christopher White, Oneida Nation
2010
Taylor Hummel, Tuscarora Indian Nation, White Bear Clan
Kyle Henry, Tuscarora Indian Nation, White Bear Clan
2009
Issac “Ike” Hopper, Onondaga Nation
Trenna Hill, of Mohawk Decent
2008
Emmett Printup, Tonawanda Seneca, Turtle Clan
Corinne Abrams, Tuscarora Indian Nation, Turtle Clan
2007
Alexander Jimerson, Seneca Nations of Indians, Wolf Clan
Mia McKie, Tuscarora Indian Nation, Turtle Clan
2006
Lindsey Steeprock, Mohawk Nation
Justin Gill, Oglala Sioux and Seneca Nations