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Jones Selected as Tewaaraton Award Finalist
5/7/2015 1:20:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
DURHAM, N.C.—Duke University junior midfielder Myles Jones joined elite company as one of the five finalists for the 2015 Tewaaraton Award presented by Under Armour as announced by the Tewaaraton Foundation Thursday. The Tewaaraton Award is presented annually to the nation's top men's and women's lacrosse players.
Jones, a two-time All-ACC honoree, is the eighth Blue Devil and seventh under head coach John Danowski to earn the Tewaaraton finalist distinction. Wesley Berg (Denver), Matt Kavanagh (Notre Dame), Kevin Rice (Syracuse) and Lyle Thompson (Albany) join Jones as finalists.
“These finalists have been chosen among many worthy candidates by the game's top coaches on the Tewaaraton selection committees,” said Jeffrey Harvey, chairman of The Tewaaraton Foundation. “Our board congratulates each of them and their teams for their accomplishments to date. We look forward to welcoming this group of special individuals to Washington, D.C., on May 28.”
The nation's top scoring midfielder, Jones paces the high-powered Duke offense with a career-best 75 points from 39 goals and 36 assists. He is the first Blue Devil midfielder and eighth player overall to reach 70 points in a season. His 75 points are 11th all-time, while his 36 assists are eighth on the chart.
In 17 games, the Huntington, N.Y., native has scored five-plus points 10 times and owns nine hat tricks on the year. He recorded a season-high eight points in Duke's win over Georgetown and registered seven versus Mercer and Air Force.
Jones surpassed Jim Gonnella, who also wore the No. 15 jersey, as the top scoring midfielder in Duke history with four points at Marquette. For his career, Jones has played in 55 games and registered 92 goals and 67 assists for 159 points. He currently ranks 21st in Duke career history in points and will be the first midfielder in program history to reach the 100 career goals mark.
The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and top female college lacrosse player in the United States. Finalists come from a pool of 25 men's and 25 women's nominees. The selection committees are comprised of 15 men's and 14 women's current and former college coaches.
The five men and five women finalists will be invited to Washington, D.C., for the 15th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony on May 28, 2015.
Duke, the No. 5 seed, opens NCAA Tournament play Saturday, May 9 against Ohio State. Faceoff is set for 7:30 p.m., on ESPNU. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students 21-and-under and available to purchase on GoDuke.com.
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