In 2011, US Lacrosse entered into a multi-year partnership agreement with The University Club of Washington to sponsor the annual Tewaaraton Award and Annual Native American High School Player of the Year Scholarship.
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The Tewaaraton Award, founded in 2000, honors the nation's top male and female collegiate lacrosse player for extraordinary achievements on the field. Honoring the Native American heritage, the Tewaaraton Trophy symbolizes lacrosse’s centuries-old roots in Native American history.
2013 Award Updates
► Men's, Women's Finalists Named
► Final Watch List Additions Named
► Watch List Additions Announced
► Tewaaraton Watch List Released
► Apply for the US Lacrosse Native American Scholarships
The US Lacrosse Annual Native American High School Player of the Year Scholarship will be awarded to one male and one female each year. The scholarship honors high school students of Native American descent who exemplify high character, leadership, and academics both on and off the lacrosse field.
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US Lacrosse President and CEO Steve Stenersen poses with the 2012 award winners, Katie Schwarzmann and Peter Baum.
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"We are thrilled to work with the University Club of Washington and to be associated with an award that recognizes the premier men’s and women’s collegiate lacrosse players each year," said Steve Stenersen, president and CEO of US Lacrosse. "And, just as importantly, the scholarship honors the sport’s Native American heritage, and rewards outstanding young Iroquois student-athletes who aspire to achieve their full potential on the lacrosse field and in the classroom."
For more information on the Tewaaraton Award, please visit www.tewaaraton.com.
2012 Award
► Schwarzmann, Baum Win Tewaaraton Awards
► Men's, Women's Finalists Announced
► Men's, Women's Nominees Named
► Watch List Additions Announced
► 2012 Tewaaraton Watch List Released
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• 2011 Tewaaraton Award Ceremony Photos