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Mackesy Named One Of 25 Tewaaraton Award Nominees
April 17, 2025 | Men's Lacrosse
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Coulter Mackesy has been named a Tewaaraton Award Nominee for the third time in his career, the foundation announced Thursday.
Mackesy is now one of the final 25 contenders for the top individual award in college lacrosse. The 25 nominees were pulled from the watchlist of more than 100 players, and the five finalists will now be announced May 8.
Mackesy is currently second all-time in goals at Princeton with 156, just seven behind Jesse Hubbard's 27-year-old school record of 163, and is one point behind Ryan Boyle for third place all-time at Princeton. He currently has 33 goals and 13 assists this season.
Tewaaraton Award Top 25 Nominee List
Sean Byrne, Army West Point - Jr., Goalie
Owen Duffy, North Carolina - Soph., Attack
Billy Dwan, Syracuse - Jr., Defense
Jackson Eicher, Army West Point - Sr., Attack
Jimmy Freehill, Denver - Sr., Defense
Caleb Fyock, Ohio State - Soph., Goalie
Ryan Goldstein, Cornell - Soph., Attack
Chris Kavanagh, Notre Dame - Sr., Attack
Sam King, Harvard - Sr., Attack
CJ Kirst, Cornell - Sr., Attack
Michael Long, Cornell - Sr., Attack
Shawn Lyght, Notre Dame - Soph., Defense
Coulter Mackesy, Princeton - Sr., Attack
Andrew McAdorey, Duke - Sr., Midfield
Logan McNaney, Maryland - Grad. Student, Goalie
Dominic Pietramla, North Carolina - RS Soph., Attack
AJ Pilate, Army West Point - Sr., Defense
Evan Plunkett, Army West Point - Jr., Midfield
Joey Spallina, Syracuse - Jr., Attack
Eric Spanos, Maryland - Jr., Attack
Cardin Stoller, Rutgers - Soph., Goalie
Matt Traynor, Penn State - Sr., Attack
Bobby Van Buren, Ohio State - Sr., Defense
Ben Wayer, Virginia - Sr., Defense
Mikey Weisshaar, Towson - Jr., Midfield
Coulter Mackesy has been named a Tewaaraton Award Nominee for the third time in his career, the foundation announced Thursday.
Mackesy is now one of the final 25 contenders for the top individual award in college lacrosse. The 25 nominees were pulled from the watchlist of more than 100 players, and the five finalists will now be announced May 8.
Mackesy is currently second all-time in goals at Princeton with 156, just seven behind Jesse Hubbard's 27-year-old school record of 163, and is one point behind Ryan Boyle for third place all-time at Princeton. He currently has 33 goals and 13 assists this season.
Princeton is 9-2 on the season and ranked No. 2 in the country. The Tigers are at Penn Saturday at noon.BOOM, 91. pic.twitter.com/mkGFeWfG9y
— Princeton Men's Lacrosse (@TigerLacrosse) April 12, 2025
Tewaaraton Award Top 25 Nominee List
Sean Byrne, Army West Point - Jr., Goalie
Owen Duffy, North Carolina - Soph., Attack
Billy Dwan, Syracuse - Jr., Defense
Jackson Eicher, Army West Point - Sr., Attack
Jimmy Freehill, Denver - Sr., Defense
Caleb Fyock, Ohio State - Soph., Goalie
Ryan Goldstein, Cornell - Soph., Attack
Chris Kavanagh, Notre Dame - Sr., Attack
Sam King, Harvard - Sr., Attack
CJ Kirst, Cornell - Sr., Attack
Michael Long, Cornell - Sr., Attack
Shawn Lyght, Notre Dame - Soph., Defense
Coulter Mackesy, Princeton - Sr., Attack
Andrew McAdorey, Duke - Sr., Midfield
Logan McNaney, Maryland - Grad. Student, Goalie
Dominic Pietramla, North Carolina - RS Soph., Attack
AJ Pilate, Army West Point - Sr., Defense
Evan Plunkett, Army West Point - Jr., Midfield
Joey Spallina, Syracuse - Jr., Attack
Eric Spanos, Maryland - Jr., Attack
Cardin Stoller, Rutgers - Soph., Goalie
Matt Traynor, Penn State - Sr., Attack
Bobby Van Buren, Ohio State - Sr., Defense
Ben Wayer, Virginia - Sr., Defense
Mikey Weisshaar, Towson - Jr., Midfield
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