Pannell is a Tewaaraton Award Finalist

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2013 – The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the 2013 Tewaaraton Award men's and women's finalists lists. Five men and five women were selected as finalists and will be invited to Washington, D.C. for the 13th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony, May 30 at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian.

The five men's finalists are University of North Carolina attackman Marcus Holman, Syracuse University midfielder JoJo Marasco, Cornell University attackman Rob Pannell, Princeton University midfielder Tom Schreiber and University at Albany attackman Lyle Thompson.

The five women's finalists are University of Maryland attacker Alex Aust, University of North Carolina midfielder Kara Cannizzaro, Syracuse University attacker Alyssa Murray, University of Florida goalie Mikey Meagher and University of Maryland midfielder Katie Schwarzmann.

Returning finalists include Pannell (2011) and Schwarzmann (2011 finalist, 2012 winner). Nine of the 10 finalists will compete in this month's NCAA lacrosse championships, at the conclusion of which the selection committees will vote on and select this year's winners.

"It is the ultimate achievement for these 10 finalists to have been recognized by the game's very best coaches on the Tewaaraton Selection Committees," said Jeffrey Harvey, chairman of The Tewaaraton Foundation. "They are all worthy of the sport's ultimate award, and we could not be more excited to have this group come to Washington, D.C., on May 30."

The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and top female college lacrosse player in the United States. Finalists were selected from a pool of 25 men's and 25 women's nominees. The selection committees are comprised of 12 men's and 10 women's current and former college coaches.

Brief bios of the men's finalists:

Marcus Holman recorded an ACC-best 74 points in the regular season, becoming North Carolina's all-time leading scorer in the process. His 4.93 points per game rank fourth nationally. A senior attackman from Baltimore, Md., Holman was named ACC Offensive Player of the Year, first-team All-ACC and the ACC Tournament Most Outstanding Player.

JoJo Marasco, the 2013 Big East Midfielder of the Year and a unanimous first-team All-Big East selection, paced Syracuse in points (53) and assists (35) during the regular season, the latter breaking Paul Gait's program record. A senior from Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Marasco led the Orange to the top seed in the NCAA Tournament.

2011 Tewaaraton Award finalist Rob Pannell ranks third and fourth in the nation in points (5.36) and assists (2.93) per game, respectively. A senior from Smithtown, N.Y., Pannell earned Ivy League Player of the Year and first-team All-Ivy honors. He is currently the third-leading scorer in men's Division I history (332 points), and holds the Cornell and Ivy League all-time scoring records.

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All-Time Points Record

1t. Lyle Thompson, Albany 354

1t. Rob Pannell, Cornell 354

3t. Matt Danowski, Duke 353

3t. Zack Greer, Duke and Bryant 353

5. Joe Vasta, Air Force 343

NY Times piece on Paul Rabil moving to LI Lizards from Boston to be closer to America's media hub and build his name. The deal sends Max Seibald '09 to Boston. Story intimates both Rabil (middie) and Pannell (attack) want to have the ball. Says Pannell is the #2 name in lax after Rabil. [www.nytimes.com]

Rob Pannell and NY Lizards win Major League Lacrosse championship. [ithacavoice.com]