Feb. 16, 2012

Washington, D.C. -

Junior Jeff Tundo of the Stony Brook men's lacrosse team was named to the 2012 Tewaaraton Award watch list on Thursday. Tundo, an attackman, is in his first season with the Seawolves after two years at Ohio State.

The Orchard Park native tallied 43 goals and 27 assists in 27 games with the Buckeyes. He scored a career-high six goals against Mercer last season, finishing second on the team in points in both seasons.

A two-time All-American, Tundo enjoyed a standout prep career at Orchard Park High School, totaling 80 goals and 64 assists as a senior.

Stony Brook will travel to face Fairfield Saturday in the 2012 season opener.

About The Tewaaraton Award

The Tewaaraton Award was formally established in August of 2000 with the inaugural presentation taking place at The University Club of Washington DC in June of 2001. The Tewaaraton Trophy symbolizes lacrosse’s centuries-old roots in Native American heritage. Tradition dictates that each year the Tewaaraton Award celebrates one of the six tribal nations of the Iroquois Confederacy: the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and the Tuscarora. To honor the heritage of the sport, the Award presents two annual scholarships to students of American Indian decent. The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the pre-eminent lacrosse award honoring the nation's top male and female collegiate lacrosse players and is endorsed by the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders and US Lacrosse.