May 21, 2003
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Johns Hopkins senior midfielder Adam Doneger (Hewlett, NY/Lynbrook) and sophomore midfielder Kyle Harrison (Baltimore, MD/Friends) are two of five finalists for the third annual Tewaaraton Award, it has been announced by, the Men's Tewaaraton Selection Committee. Doneger and Harrison join Michael Powell (Syracuse), Kevin Cassese (Duke) and Chris Rotelli (Virginia) as the five finalists. The finalists and winner will be honored at the Tewaaraton Awards Dinner on Wednesday, June 4 at the National Geographic Building in Washington, DC.
Doneger, a First Team USILA All-American last season, has a career-high 26 goals and seven assists for a personal-best 33 points this season. He started his career as an attackman, but made the move to midfield as a junior and has excelled at the position. He has scored 50 of his 89 career goals in the last two seasons and has been especially effective throughout his career in the NCAA Tournament. In seven career NCAA Tournament games he has 17 goals and seven assists for 24 points. This averages out to nearly 1.5 points per game more than his regular season scoring average. In his career he has 89 goals and 30 assists for 119 points.
Harrison is the only sophomore among the five finalists and he has enjoyed a breakout campaign. After amassing nine goals and four assists last season as a freshman, he has exploded for 20 goals and 14 assists this season. In addition, he ranks seventh in the nation in faceoff winning percentage (.633 / 95-of-150) and 17th in ground balls per game (5.14 / 72 total). He has registered at least one point in 19 straight games and is coming off a two-goal, one-assist effort against Towson in the NCAA Quarterfinals. His combination of speed and athleticism make him one of the most difficult players in the nation to matchup against.
The Tewaaraton Award is presented annually following the collegiate season to the top female and male varsity collegiate lacrosse players in the United States. Scholarship money is given to the recipient's college or university general scholarship fund. The Foundation committee honors Native American heritage with the name "Tewaaraton," the name the Mohawk nation gave to their game and the progenitor of present day lacrosse and has received approval from the Mohawk Council of Elders.
Johns Hopkins is currently 13-1 on the year and enters this week's NCAA Semifinal against defending national champion Syracuse riding a 10-game winning streak. Dating back to last season, the Blue Jays are 22-2 in their last 24 games and 25-3 since the beginning of the 2002 season.
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