McLaughlin Award
The Lt. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Award — also known as the "Don MacLaughlin Award" — has been given annually since 1973 by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) to the NCAA's most outstanding college lacrosse midfielder. The award is presented to the best midfielder in Division I, Division II, and — until recently — Division III.[1] The outstanding midfielder in Division III now receives the new "Fran McCall Award".[2] Also, the new "Long Pole Midfielder of the Year" award is given in Divisions II and III.[2]
The award is named after LTJG Donald Clay MacLaughlin, Jr, USN, United States Naval Academy (USNA), Class of 1963, Catonsville High School, Class of 1959.[3] An All-American midfielder for Navy, who died on a combat mission in South Vietnam in 1966.[4]
MacLaughlin was a leading midfielder and scorer on three consecutive Division 1 National Championship Navy Lacrosse Teams ('61, '62, '63), and First Team All-American. He was also an All-American and Captain of the 1963 Navy Soccer team, leading Navy to its first appearance in the final NCAA Division-1 championship game. As USNA's best athlete, "Mac" was awarded the U.S. Naval Academy's most prestigious, athletic award, "The Sword", presented by the Naval Academy Athletic Association (NAAA).[5]
Award winners by year (Division I)
| Year | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Douglas M. Schreiber[6] | Maryland |
| 1974 | Frank Urso[7] | Maryland |
| 1975 | Douglas Radebaugh[8] | Maryland |
| 1976 | Frank Urso | Maryland |
| 1977 | Mike Page[9] | Penn |
| 1978 | Bob Hendrickson[9] | Cornell |
| 1979 | Dave Huntley[10] | Johns Hopkins |
| 1980 | John Driscoll[9] | Virginia |
| 1981 | Brendan M. Schneck[11] | Johns Hopkins |
| 1982 | Rick Giusto[9] | Virginia |
| 1983 | Peter Voelkel[12] | North Carolina |
| 1984 | Delverne Dressel[13] | Johns Hopkins |
| 1985 | Delverne Dressel[13] | Johns Hopkins |
| 1986 | Glen Miles[9] | Navy |
| 1987 | Todd Curry[9] | Syracuse |
| 1988 | Gary Gait[9] | Syracuse |
| 1989 | Gary Gait[14] | Syracuse |
| 1990 | John Reese[9] | Yale |
| 1991 | Rob Shek[9] | Towson |
| 1992 | Jim Buczek[12] | North Carolina |
| 1993 | Ryan Wade[9] | North Carolina |
| 1994 | Dom Fin[9] | Syracuse |
| 1995 | Roy Colsey[15] | Syracuse |
| 1996 | Casey Powell[16] Jason Wade[17] |
Syracuse North Carolina |
| 1997 | Jim Gonnella[12] | Duke |
| 1998 | Josh Sims[18] | Princeton |
| 1999 | Jay Jalbert[12] | Virginia |
| 2000 | Josh Sims | Princeton |
| 2001 | Doug Shanahan[19] | Hofstra |
| 2002 | Kevin Cassese[20] | Duke |
| 2003 | Chris Rotelli[9] | Virginia |
| 2004 | Kyle Harrison[21] | Johns Hopkins |
| 2005 | Kyle Harrison | Johns Hopkins |
| 2006 | Joe Boulukos Kyle Dixon[22] |
Cornell Virginia |
| 2007 | Paul Rabil | Johns Hopkins |
| 2008 | Steven Brooks[23] | Syracuse |
| 2009 | Max Seibald[24] | Cornell |
| 2010 | Joel White | Syracuse |
| 2011 | Kevin Crowley[25] | Stony Brook |
| 2012 | C.J. Costabile[26] | Duke |
| 2013 | Tom Schreiber | Princeton |
| 2014 | Tom Schreiber | Princeton |
| 2015 | Myles Jones | Duke |
| 2016 | Myles Jones | Duke |
| 2017 | Trevor Baptiste | Denver |
| 2018 | Trevor Baptiste | Denver |
| 2019 | Zach Goodrich | Towson |
| 2020 | None | (Season canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic) |
| 2021 | Jared Connors | Virginia |
| 2022 | Sam Handley | Penn |
| 2023 | Thomas McConvey | Virginia |
| 2024 | Shane Knobloch | Rutgers |
| 2025 | Aidan Maguire | Duke |
Number of awards by school (Division I)
| Rank | School | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syracuse University | 8 |
| 2 | Johns Hopkins University | 7 |
| 2 | University of Virginia | 7 |
| 4 | Duke University | 6 |
| 5 | University of Maryland | 4 |
| 5 | University of North Carolina | 4 |
| 7 | Cornell University | 3 |
| 8 | Princeton University | 4 |
| 8 | University of Denver | 2 |
| 8 | Towson University | 2 |
| 8 | University of Pennsylvania | 2 |
| 12 | U.S. Naval Academy | 1 |
| 12 | Yale University | 1 |
| 12 | Hofstra University | 1 |
| 12 | Stony Brook University | 1 |
| 12 | Rutgers University | 1 |
See also
- United States Navy Memorial#Other Navy memorials
- Jack Turnbull Award
- Lt. Raymond Enners Award
- Schmeisser Award
References
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- ↑ USILA Announces Player of the Year Awards for 2007. Lacrosse News webpage. LaxPower. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ↑ a b 2009 USILA Awards Template:Webarchive (box title is "2009 USILA Coaches of the Year Announced") and then scroll down to the lower box, entitled "2009 USILA Special Awards". The first regular award listed is: "Lt. j.g. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Award - Outstanding Midfielder". USILA official website. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
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- ↑ Player Bio: Gary Gait :: Women's Lacrosse Template:Webarchive
- ↑ 2006 U.S. Men's Team Bio: Roy Colsey Template:Webarchive
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- ↑ Carolina Places 15 On ACC's Top 50 Men's Lacrosse List :: National Player of the Years Tom Sears, Tom Haus, Dennis Goldstein highlight UNC choices
- ↑ Josh Sims '00 first Princetonian ever to win NCAA Top VIII award – The Daily Princetonian Template:Webarchive
- ↑ 2006 U.S. Men's Team Bio: Doug Shanahan Template:Webarchive
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- ↑ United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association / News Reports
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