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Kyla Sears Named Tewaaraton Award Nominee
April 21, 2022 | Women's Lacrosse
Senior Kyla Sears has been named one of 25 nominees for the 2022 Tewaaraton Award Presented by AXIA Time.
The only Ivy Leaguer among the 25 women's nominees, Sears is the first Tiger to reach the Top-25 since Elizabeth George in 2019. Over her career, Sears has earned four selections to the annual Tewaaraton Award Watch List, this marks her first time among the 25 nominees.
A two-time All-American, Sears has also earned two first-team All-Region and two first-team All-Ivy honors during her career.
She enters this coming weekend with 265 career points, scoring 177 goals and adding 88 assists. Among Princeton's career leaders, Sears ranks No. 3 in points (265), No. 3 in goals (177), and No. 2 in assists (88).
During the 2022 season, she has 58 points on 38 goals and 20 assists. She leads the Ivy League in points-per-game (4.83) which also ranks No. 23 in the country.
Sears leads the Ivy League this season in goals, goals-per-game, points, points-per-game, and free position percentage. For her career, Sears ranks No. 7 among active Division I players in points-per-game (4.73), No. 11 in goals-per-game (3.16) and No. 15 in assists-per-game (1.57).
The 2022 Tewaaraton Watch Lists Presented by AXIA Time were first unveiled Feb. 10, with additions announced March 10 and April 1. The five men's and five women's finalists will be announced in early May and will be invited to the Tewaaraton Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on June 2.
For more information on the Tewaaraton Foundation, visit tewaaraton.com. Like and follow The Tewaaraton Foundation at facebook.com/tewaaraton, twitter.com/tewaaraton and instagram.com/tewaaraton.
About The 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/Iroquois 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.
About AXIA Time
AXIA Time, established 2018, creates custom Swiss made self-winding timepieces that commemorate some of life's greatest achievements. AXIA Time was born out of founder John Kanaras' love of horology and his alma mater. After helping to lead the 1988 Penn Quakers to an Ivy League Championship and Final Four appearance, the University gifted each player a championship watch that, while it held great sentimental value, it didn't measure up to the memories it represented. For 30 years he looked for a watch of quality and design that would match the essence of his alma mater and memories from that time. When he couldn't find what he was looking for, he built it himself. AXIA (pronounced ahx-EE-ah) means value/worth in Greek and is at the heart of the company's mission: to exceed expectations in everything they do. From the designs and quality of the components they use, to the purchase experience of their customers, their intention is to treat people exactly the way they would want to be treated. Maybe better.
The only Ivy Leaguer among the 25 women's nominees, Sears is the first Tiger to reach the Top-25 since Elizabeth George in 2019. Over her career, Sears has earned four selections to the annual Tewaaraton Award Watch List, this marks her first time among the 25 nominees.
A two-time All-American, Sears has also earned two first-team All-Region and two first-team All-Ivy honors during her career.
She enters this coming weekend with 265 career points, scoring 177 goals and adding 88 assists. Among Princeton's career leaders, Sears ranks No. 3 in points (265), No. 3 in goals (177), and No. 2 in assists (88).
During the 2022 season, she has 58 points on 38 goals and 20 assists. She leads the Ivy League in points-per-game (4.83) which also ranks No. 23 in the country.
Sears leads the Ivy League this season in goals, goals-per-game, points, points-per-game, and free position percentage. For her career, Sears ranks No. 7 among active Division I players in points-per-game (4.73), No. 11 in goals-per-game (3.16) and No. 15 in assists-per-game (1.57).
The 2022 Tewaaraton Watch Lists Presented by AXIA Time were first unveiled Feb. 10, with additions announced March 10 and April 1. The five men's and five women's finalists will be announced in early May and will be invited to the Tewaaraton Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on June 2.
For more information on the Tewaaraton Foundation, visit tewaaraton.com. Like and follow The Tewaaraton Foundation at facebook.com/tewaaraton, twitter.com/tewaaraton and instagram.com/tewaaraton.
About The 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/Iroquois 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.
About AXIA Time
AXIA Time, established 2018, creates custom Swiss made self-winding timepieces that commemorate some of life's greatest achievements. AXIA Time was born out of founder John Kanaras' love of horology and his alma mater. After helping to lead the 1988 Penn Quakers to an Ivy League Championship and Final Four appearance, the University gifted each player a championship watch that, while it held great sentimental value, it didn't measure up to the memories it represented. For 30 years he looked for a watch of quality and design that would match the essence of his alma mater and memories from that time. When he couldn't find what he was looking for, he built it himself. AXIA (pronounced ahx-EE-ah) means value/worth in Greek and is at the heart of the company's mission: to exceed expectations in everything they do. From the designs and quality of the components they use, to the purchase experience of their customers, their intention is to treat people exactly the way they would want to be treated. Maybe better.
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