Tewaaraton Award 2011 finalists announced

Ten native Long Islanders (five men, five women) have been nominated for the 2011 Tewaaraton Award, which is given to the top collegiate lacrosse player in the country. North Carolina's Billy Bitter (Manhasset), Notre Dame's Zach Brenneman (East Hampton), Duke's Zach Howell (Huntington), Cornell's Rob Pannell (Smithtown West) and Maryland's Ryan Young (Manhasset) are among the 25 male nominees.

Canada natives Jay Card and Kevin Crowley represent Hofstra and Stony Brook, respectively.

Penn's Erin Brennan (Garden City), William & Mary's Grace Golden (Manhasset), Stanford's Lauren Schmidt (Bay Shore), Northwestern's Shannon Smith (West Babylon) and Loyola's Kerry Stoothoff (Bayport-Blue Point) are among the 24 women.

The 11th annual award will be presented on June 2, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

Here is the complete list of nominees:

MEN

Peter Baum, Colgate, Sophomore (Midfield)

Billy Bitter, North Carolina, Senior (Attack)

Jeremy Boltus, United States Military Academy, Senior (Attack)

Zach Brenneman, Notre Dame, Senior (Midfield)

Jay Card, Hofstra, Senior (Attack)

Grant Catalino, Maryland, Senior (Attack)

C.J. Costabile, Duke, Junior (Midfield)

Kevin Crowley, Stony Brook, Senior (Midfield)

David Earl, Notre Dame, Senior (Midfield)

Brian Farrell, Maryland, Senior (Midfield)

John Galloway, Syracuse, Senior (Goalkeeper)

D.J. Hessler, Tufts University, Senior (Attack)

Zach Howell, Duke University, Senior (Attack)

Shayne Jackson, Limestone College, Junior (Attack)

Brian Karalunas, Villanova, Senior (Defense)

Stephen Keogh, Syracuse, Senior (Attack)

John Lade, Syracuse, Senior (Defense)

Rob Pannell, Cornell, Junior (Attack)

John Ranagan, Johns Hopkins, Sophomore (Midfield)

Adam Rand, Stony Brook, Senior (Midfield)

Kevin Ridgway, Notre Dame, Senior (Defense)

Steele Stanwick, Virginia, Junior (Attack)

Garret Thul, United States Military Academy, Sophomore (Attack)

Joel White, Syracuse, Senior (Midfield)

Ryan Young, Maryland, Senior (Attack)

WOMEN

Casey Ancarrow, James Madison, Sophomore (Attack)

Erin Brennan, Pennsylvania, Junior (Attack)

Ally Carey, Vanderbilt, Junior (Midfield)

Kitty Cullen, Florida, Sophomore (Midfield)

Brittany Dipper, Maryland, Junior (Goalkeeper)

Corey Donohoe, North Carolina, Senior (Attack)

Liz Downs, Virginia, Senior (Defense)

Leslie Foard, Stanford, Senior (Midfield)

Taylor Frink, Albany, Senior (Attack)

Grace Gavin, Loyola , Maryland, Senior (Attack)

Grace Golden, William and Mary, Senior (Midfield)

Emma Hamm, Duke, Junior (Midfield)

Mia Hurrin, North Carolina, Senior (Defense)

Karri Ellen Johnson, Maryland, Junior (Attack)

Sarah Jonson, William and Mary, Senior (Defense)

Christie Kaestner, Duke, Senior (Attack)

Sarah Mollison, Maryland, Senior (Attack)

Lauren Schmidt, Stanford, Senior (Midfield)

Katie Schwarzmann, Maryland, Sophomore (Midfield)

Shannon Smith, Northwestern, Junior (Midfield)

Kerry Stoothoff, Loyola, Maryland, Junior (Goalkeeper)

Kat Thomas, Duke, Junior (Midfield)

Taylor Thornton, Northwestern, Sophomore (Defense)

Laura Zimmerman, North Carolina, Junior (Midfield)