Feb. 28, 2006
EVANSTON, Ill.-The Tewaaraton Award Foundation today announced its 2006 Preseason "Watch List" and making the list are three Wildcats: Junior Kristen Kjellman, a finalist for the award in 2005, and seniors Lindsey Munday and Sarah Albrecht.
The players on this list were nominated by coaches across all three divisions and are early season hopefuls for the 2006 Tewaaraton Trophy.
All three were IWLCA All-Americans last season. In addition to being a finalist for the Tewaaraton Award last year, Kjellman also was the recipient of the 2005 NCAA Honda Award.
The Tewaaraton Award Foundation, in conjunction with The University Club of Washington, DC, formally established the "Tewaaraton Trophy" on August 29, 2000. Today, the Tewaaraton Trophy is recognized as the pre-eminent lacrosse award honoring the top female and male varsity collegiate lacrosse player in the United States. Simply, it is the lacrosse equivalent of the Heisman Trophy. With the inaugural presentation taking place at the University Club of Washington, DC in June of 2001, the Tewaaraton Trophy is now presented annually following the collegiate season at a banquet honoring the finalists and winners.
The 2006 Tewaaraton Award Preseason Watch List:
Acone, Erin (Stonehill)
Albrecht, Sarah (Northwestern)
Burker, Megan (Stanford)
Chrest, Katie (Duke)
Cipro, Laura (Georgetown)
Cipro, Renee (Penn State)
Cook, Jen (North Carolina)
Cox, Delia (Maryland)
Cuneo, Lizzy (Dartmouth)
Dougher, Lauren (College of NJ)
Douthett, Whitney (Dartmouth)
Hauser, Jenny (Boston University)
Hillier, Kimberly (Hofstra)
Huether, Meghan (Duke)
Kasper, Kelly (Maryland)
Key, Mary (Johns Hopkins)
Kjellman, Kristen (Northwestern)
Leachman, Tyler (Virginia)
Lewis-LaMonica, Katie (Princeton)
Lieb, Jessi (Penn State)
Lieb, Nikki (Virginia)
McHarg, Kate (Loyola)
Munday, Lindsey (Northwestern)
Renehan, Elizabeth (Middlebury)
Sanford, Rachel (Duke)
Sneath, Helen (Colorado College)
Stanwick, Coco (Georgetown)
Vance, Lauren (Princeton)
Wills, Devon (Dartmouth)
Witzel, Shannon (Towson)