The Lt. Raymond Enners Award is an award given annually to the NCAA's most outstanding player in men's college lacrosse. The award is presented by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) and is named after 1st Lt. Raymond J. Enners, who attended the United States Military Academy, class of 1967, and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. While leading a platoon, he was killed in combat on September 18, 1968. Enners received the Distinguished Service Cross, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Purple Heart for extraordinary heroism in combat in South Vietnam. He was a member of the 1963 All-Long Island lacrosse team, a 1967 USILA Honorable Mention All-American, and was inducted into the Suffolk County Hall of Fame in 2004.[1] The award was first given in the season immediately after his death.[2] The Lt. Ray Enners Award, another award named after Lt. Enners, is presented annually by the Suffolk County Boys Lacrosse Coaches Association to the outstanding high school player in Suffolk County, New York. Frank Urso is the only athlete who has won both awards, in 1972 and 1975.[3] In 2016, Richard Enners authored the book "Heart of Gray", the story about his brother LT. Raymond J. Enners, Alpha Company, 1-20th Infantry, 11th Brigade and his courage and sacrifice in Vietnam.[4]

Award Winners by Year

YearPlayerPositionSchool
1969Joe CowanMidfieldJohns Hopkins
1970Pete CrambletAttackArmy
1971Tom CafaroAttackArmy
1972Pete EldredgeMidfieldVirginia
1973Doug SchreiberMidfieldMaryland
1974Rick KowalchukMidfieldJohns Hopkins
1975Frank UrsoMidfieldMaryland
1976Mike FrenchAttackCornell
1977Eamon McEneaneyAttackCornell
1978Mike O'NeillAttackJohns Hopkins
1979Mark GreenbergDefenseJohns Hopkins
1980Brendan SchneckMidfieldJohns Hopkins
1981Jeff CookAttackJohns Hopkins
1982Tom SearsGoalieNorth Carolina
1983Brad KotzMidfieldSyracuse
1984Larry QuinnGoalieJohns Hopkins
1985Larry QuinnGoalieJohns Hopkins
1986Tom HausDefenseNorth Carolina
1987Tim GoldsteinAttackCornell
1988Gary GaitAttackSyracuse
1989Dave PietramalaDefenseJohns Hopkins
1990Gary GaitAttackSyracuse
1991Dennis GoldsteinAttackNorth Carolina
1992Darren LoweAttackBrown
1993David MorrowDefensePrinceton
1994Scott BacigalupoGoaliePrinceton
1995Terry RiordanAttackJohns Hopkins
1996Doug KnightAttackVirginia
1997Casey PowellAttackSyracuse
1998Casey PowellAttackSyracuse
1999John GrantAttackDelaware
2000Ryan PowellAttackSyracuse
2001Doug ShanahanMidfieldHofstra
2002Steve DusseauMidfieldGeorgetown
2003Tillman JohnsonGoalieVirginia
2004Michael PowellAttackSyracuse
2005Kyle HarrisonMidfieldJohns Hopkins
2006Matt WardAttackVirginia
2007Matt DanowskiAttackDuke
2008Matt DanowskiAttackDuke
2009Max SeibaldAttackCornell
2010Kevin CrowleyMidfieldStony Brook
2011Rob PannellAttackCornell
2012Peter BaumAttackColgate
2013Rob PannellAttackCornell
2014Lyle ThompsonAttackAlbany
2015Lyle ThompsonAttackAlbany
2016Dylan MolloyAttackBrown
2017Matt RamboAttackMaryland
2018Ben ReevesAttackYale
2019Pat SpencerAttackLoyola
2020N/A (COVID-19 Pandemic)N/AN/A
2021Jared BernhardtAttackMaryland
2022Logan WisnauskasAttackMaryland
2023Brennan O'NeillAttackDuke

Universities with Multiple Award Winners

SchoolNumber of AwardsWinning Years
Johns Hopkins
11
1969, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1995, 2005
Syracuse
7
1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004
Cornell
6
1976, 1977, 1987, 2009, 2011, 2013
Maryland
5
1973, 1975, 2017, 2021, 2022
Virginia
4
1972, 1996, 2003, 2006
North Carolina
3
1982, 1986, 1991
Duke
3
2007, 2008, 2023
Army
2
1970, 1971
Brown
2
1992, 2016
Princeton
2
1993, 1994
Albany
2
2014, 2015

See also

References

  1. Burns, Sean (July 23, 2012). "Lacrosse Positional Awards: Who they're named for". Inside Lacrosse. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  2. "In Memory of Raymond James Enners". Retrieved 2008-05-16.
  3. Frank Urso
  4. Heart of Gray
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