STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Sophomore long stick midfielder
Ryland Rees was named to the 2017 Tewaaraton Award Men's Watch List, as announced by the Tewaaraton Award Foundation Tuesday night. The list includes 50 of the top players across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse and highlights the early contenders for the 2017 Tewaaraton Award.
The Tewaaraton Award, presented by Under Armour, 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.
Rees currently leads the No. 18/18 Seawolves with 19 ground balls on the year, adding a pair of goals through the team's first 3-0 start since the 1989 season. As a freshman, the P. Coquitlam, British Columbia, native played in all 16 games and earned America East All-Rookie team honors by season's end. He tallied 45 ground balls and 15 caused turnovers in his first collegiate season. During the summer, Rees participated in the U19 World Lacrosse Championships for Team Canada. He earned defensive MVP and All-World honors for his play, finishing the tournament with six goals, an assist and eight ground balls as Team Canada made it to the championship game.
Men's Watch List:
Jack Adams, Towson - Sr., Short Stick Defensive Midfield
Nick Aponte, Penn State - Sr., Attack
Trevor Baptiste, Denver - Jr., Faceoff
Jack Bruckner, Duke - Sr., Attack
Christian Burgdorf, Denver - Sr., Defense
Colin Burke, Fairfield - Soph., Attack
Josh Byrne, Hofstra - Sr., Attack
Connor Cannizzaro, Denver - Sr., Attack
Morgan Cheek, Harvard - Jr., Attack
Isaiah Davis Allen, Maryland - Sr., Midfield
Cal Dearth, Boston - Sr., Midfield
Shane Doss, Notre Dame - Sr., Goalie
Ryan Drenner, Towson - Sr., Attack
Chris Fennell, Navy - Sr., Defense
Connor Fields, Albany - Jr., Attack
Nick Fields, Johns Hopkins - Sr., Defense
Jake Froccaro, Villanova - Sr., Midfield
Justin Guterding, Duke - Jr., Attack
Colin Heacock, Maryland - Sr., Attack
Jules Heningburg, Rutgers - Jr., Attack
Cole Johnson, Army West Point - Sr., Attack
Connor Keating, Penn - Jr., Long Stick Midfield
Stephen Kelly, North Carolina - Sr., Faceoff
Larken Kemp, Brown - Sr., Long Stick Midfield
Ian King, Michigan - Sr., Attack
Nick Mariano, Syracuse - Sr., Midfield
Simon Mathias, Penn - Soph., Attack
Ryan McNamara, Marquette - Sr., Attack
Cam Milligan, Vermont - Sr., Attack
Dylan Molloy, Brown - Sr., Attack
Sergio Perkovic, Notre Dame - Sr., Midfield
Austin Pifani, North Carolina - Sr., Defense
Benny Pugh, Richmond - Sr., Goalie
Matt Rambo, Maryland - Sr., Attack
Ryland Rees, Stony Brook - Soph., Long Stick Midfield
Ben Reeves, Yale - Jr., Attack
Kevin Reisman, Limestone - Sr., Midfield
Sergio Salcido, Syracuse - Sr., Midfield
Will Sands, Bucknell - Jr., Attack
Eric Scott, Yale - Sr., Midfield
John Sexton, Notre Dame - Jr., Long Stick Midfield
Brian Sherlock, Loyola - Sr., Midfield
Patrick Spencer, Loyola - Soph., Attack
Shack Stanwick, Johns Hopkins - Jr., Attack
Joel Tinney, Johns Hopkins - Jr., Midfield
Alec Tulett, Brown - Sr., Defense
Chris Walsch, Air Force - Jr., Attack
Zed Williams, Virginia - Sr., Attack
Ben Williams, Syracuse - Sr., Faceoff
Mikey Wynne, Notre Dame - Jr., Attack
