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Montgomery, O'Neill Land on Tewaaraton Award Watch List
2/10/2022 7:44:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
DURHAM – Duke men's lacrosse graduate student Nakeie Montgomery and sophomore Brennan O'Neill have been named to the 2022 Tewaaraton Award Watch List the Tewaaraton Foundation announced Thursday evening.
The list of 51 includes the top players across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse and highlight the early contenders for the 2022 Tewaaraton Award. O'Neill is one of two sophomores on the men's list, joining Virginia's Connor Shellenberger.
The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are made up of premier collegiate coaches and are appointed annually by The Tewaaraton Foundation.
"This is going to be such an exciting lacrosse season, and we're happy to be recognizing these talented student-athletes," said Jeffrey Harvey, chair of the Tewaaraton Foundation. "We wish everyone the best of luck as the spring gets underway."
A 2021 USILA All-America first team selection and preseason All-American this season, Montgomery returns for his final season to lead the Blue Devil midfield. The native of Dallas, Texas is picking up where he left off in 2021, registering three goals and an assist in Duke's first two games. He owns 61 goals and 49 assists for 110 career points in 62 career games.
O'Neill, Duke's top goal scorer from 2021, is off to a fast start in his second year as a Blue Devil. The native of Bay Shore, N.Y., registered six goals in the season-opening win over Robert Morris and finished the weekend with nine tallies to earn the ACC Offensive Player of the Week award. In 19 career games O'Neill has 54 goals and 10 assists for 64 points, leaving him just 26 away from the 100-point plateau as a sophomore.
The third-ranked Blue Devils are 2-0 and return to Koskinen Stadium for a weekend set against Manhattan and Jacksonville. Duke hosts the Jaspers, Feb. 11 at 3 p.m., on ACC Network and Jacksonville Feb. 13 at 1 p.m.
2022 MEN'S WATCH LIST
Ryan Archer, Hobart - Grad. Student, Attack
Ryan Aughavin, Brown - Grad. Student, Midfield
George Baughan, Princeton - Sr., Defense
Will Bowen, Georgetown - Grad. Student, Defense
Matt Brandau, Yale - Jr., Attack
Graham Bundy Jr., Georgetown - Jr., Midfield
Matt Campbell, Villanova - Sr., Midfield
Arden Cohen, Notre Dame - Grad. Student, Defense
Zach Cole, Saint Joseph's - Sr., Face Off
Chris Connolly, UMass-Amherst - Grad. Student, Attack
Brendan Curry, Syracuse - Grad. Student, Midfield
Connor DeSimone, Johns Hopkins - Grad. Student, Attack
Tucker Dordevic, Syracuse - Sr., Midfield
Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame - Jr., Goalie
Chris Fake, Yale - Sr., Defense
Cross Ferrara, Salisbury - Grad. Student, Attack
Dylan Gergar, Pennsylvania - Sr., Attack
Owen Grant, Delaware - Sr., Defense
Chris Gray, North Carolina - Grad. Student, Attack
Sam Handley, Pennsylvania - Sr., Midfield
Jack Hannah, Denver - Grad. Student, Midfield
Marcus Hudgins, Army West Point - Sr., Defense
Patrick Kavanagh, Notre Dame - Jr., Attack
Colin Kirst, Rutgers - Grad. Student, Goalie
Ryan Lanchbury, Richmond - Grad. Student, Attack
Petey LaSalla, Virginia - Sr., Face Off
Kevin Lindley, Loyola - Grad. Student, Attack
Kyle Long, Maryland - Sr., Midfield
Brett Makar, Maryland - Sr., Defense
Thomas McConvey, Vermont - Sr., Midfield
Ben McCreary, LeMoyne - Grad. Student, Midfield
Owen McElroy, Georgetown - Grad. Student, Goalie
Ryan McNulty, Loyola - Grad. Student, Longstick Midfield
Nakeie Montgomery, Duke - Grad. Student, Midfield
Matt Moore, Virginia - Grad. Student, Attack
Jack Myers, Ohio State - Sr., Attack
Brendan Nichtern, Army West Point - Sr., Attack
Asher Nolting, High Point - Grad. Student, Attack
Brennan O'Neill, Duke - Soph., Attack
Marc O'Rourke, Bryant - Grad. Student, Attack
John Piatelli, Cornell - Sr., Attack
Michael Robinson, Delaware - Jr., Attack
Connor Shellenberger, Virginia - Soph., Attack
Alex Simmons, Denver - Sr., Attack
Mike Sisselberger, Lehigh - Sr., Face Off
Koby Smith, Towson - Fifth Year Senior, Defense
Gibson Smith IV, Georgetown - Grad. Student, Defense
James Spence, Lehigh - Grad. Student, Goalie
Alec Stathakis, Denver - Jr., Face Off
Logan Wisnauskas, Maryland - Fifth Year Senior, Attack
Josh Zawada, Michigan - Jr., Attack
#GoDuke
The list of 51 includes the top players across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse and highlight the early contenders for the 2022 Tewaaraton Award. O'Neill is one of two sophomores on the men's list, joining Virginia's Connor Shellenberger.
The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are made up of premier collegiate coaches and are appointed annually by The Tewaaraton Foundation.
"This is going to be such an exciting lacrosse season, and we're happy to be recognizing these talented student-athletes," said Jeffrey Harvey, chair of the Tewaaraton Foundation. "We wish everyone the best of luck as the spring gets underway."
A 2021 USILA All-America first team selection and preseason All-American this season, Montgomery returns for his final season to lead the Blue Devil midfield. The native of Dallas, Texas is picking up where he left off in 2021, registering three goals and an assist in Duke's first two games. He owns 61 goals and 49 assists for 110 career points in 62 career games.
O'Neill, Duke's top goal scorer from 2021, is off to a fast start in his second year as a Blue Devil. The native of Bay Shore, N.Y., registered six goals in the season-opening win over Robert Morris and finished the weekend with nine tallies to earn the ACC Offensive Player of the Week award. In 19 career games O'Neill has 54 goals and 10 assists for 64 points, leaving him just 26 away from the 100-point plateau as a sophomore.
The third-ranked Blue Devils are 2-0 and return to Koskinen Stadium for a weekend set against Manhattan and Jacksonville. Duke hosts the Jaspers, Feb. 11 at 3 p.m., on ACC Network and Jacksonville Feb. 13 at 1 p.m.
2022 MEN'S WATCH LIST
Ryan Archer, Hobart - Grad. Student, Attack
Ryan Aughavin, Brown - Grad. Student, Midfield
George Baughan, Princeton - Sr., Defense
Will Bowen, Georgetown - Grad. Student, Defense
Matt Brandau, Yale - Jr., Attack
Graham Bundy Jr., Georgetown - Jr., Midfield
Matt Campbell, Villanova - Sr., Midfield
Arden Cohen, Notre Dame - Grad. Student, Defense
Zach Cole, Saint Joseph's - Sr., Face Off
Chris Connolly, UMass-Amherst - Grad. Student, Attack
Brendan Curry, Syracuse - Grad. Student, Midfield
Connor DeSimone, Johns Hopkins - Grad. Student, Attack
Tucker Dordevic, Syracuse - Sr., Midfield
Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame - Jr., Goalie
Chris Fake, Yale - Sr., Defense
Cross Ferrara, Salisbury - Grad. Student, Attack
Dylan Gergar, Pennsylvania - Sr., Attack
Owen Grant, Delaware - Sr., Defense
Chris Gray, North Carolina - Grad. Student, Attack
Sam Handley, Pennsylvania - Sr., Midfield
Jack Hannah, Denver - Grad. Student, Midfield
Marcus Hudgins, Army West Point - Sr., Defense
Patrick Kavanagh, Notre Dame - Jr., Attack
Colin Kirst, Rutgers - Grad. Student, Goalie
Ryan Lanchbury, Richmond - Grad. Student, Attack
Petey LaSalla, Virginia - Sr., Face Off
Kevin Lindley, Loyola - Grad. Student, Attack
Kyle Long, Maryland - Sr., Midfield
Brett Makar, Maryland - Sr., Defense
Thomas McConvey, Vermont - Sr., Midfield
Ben McCreary, LeMoyne - Grad. Student, Midfield
Owen McElroy, Georgetown - Grad. Student, Goalie
Ryan McNulty, Loyola - Grad. Student, Longstick Midfield
Nakeie Montgomery, Duke - Grad. Student, Midfield
Matt Moore, Virginia - Grad. Student, Attack
Jack Myers, Ohio State - Sr., Attack
Brendan Nichtern, Army West Point - Sr., Attack
Asher Nolting, High Point - Grad. Student, Attack
Brennan O'Neill, Duke - Soph., Attack
Marc O'Rourke, Bryant - Grad. Student, Attack
John Piatelli, Cornell - Sr., Attack
Michael Robinson, Delaware - Jr., Attack
Connor Shellenberger, Virginia - Soph., Attack
Alex Simmons, Denver - Sr., Attack
Mike Sisselberger, Lehigh - Sr., Face Off
Koby Smith, Towson - Fifth Year Senior, Defense
Gibson Smith IV, Georgetown - Grad. Student, Defense
James Spence, Lehigh - Grad. Student, Goalie
Alec Stathakis, Denver - Jr., Face Off
Logan Wisnauskas, Maryland - Fifth Year Senior, Attack
Josh Zawada, Michigan - Jr., Attack
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