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)
YearPlayerSchool
1973Douglas M. Schreiber[6]Maryland
1974Frank Urso[7]Maryland
1975Douglas Radebaugh[8]Maryland
1976Frank UrsoMaryland
1977Mike Page[9]Penn
1978Bob Hendrickson[9]Cornell
1979Dave Huntley[10]Johns Hopkins
1980John Driscoll[9]Virginia
1981Brendan M. Schneck[11]Johns Hopkins
1982Rick Giusto[9]Virginia
1983Peter Voelkel[12]North Carolina
1984Delverne Dressel[13]Johns Hopkins
1985Delverne Dressel[13]Johns Hopkins
1986Glen Miles[9]Navy
1987Todd Curry[9]Syracuse
1988Gary Gait[9]Syracuse
1989Gary Gait[14]Syracuse
1990John Reese[9]Yale
1991Rob Shek[9]Towson
1992Jim Buczek[12]North Carolina
1993Ryan Wade[9]North Carolina
1994Dom Fin[9]Syracuse
1995Roy Colsey[15]Syracuse
1996Casey Powell[16]
Jason Wade[17]		Syracuse
North Carolina
1997Jim Gonnella[12]Duke
1998Josh Sims[18]Princeton
1999Jay Jalbert[12]Virginia
2000Josh SimsPrinceton
2001Doug Shanahan[19]Hofstra
2002Kevin Cassese[20]Duke
2003Chris Rotelli[9]Virginia
2004Kyle Harrison[21]Johns Hopkins
2005Kyle HarrisonJohns Hopkins
2006Joe Boulukos
Kyle Dixon[22]		Cornell
Virginia
2007Paul RabilJohns Hopkins
2008Steven Brooks[23]Syracuse
2009Max Seibald[24]Cornell
2010Joel WhiteSyracuse
2011Kevin Crowley[25]Stony Brook
2012C.J. Costabile[26]Duke
2013Tom SchreiberPrinceton
2014Tom SchreiberPrinceton
2015Myles JonesDuke
2016Myles JonesDuke
2017Trevor BaptisteDenver
2018Trevor BaptisteDenver
2019Zach GoodrichTowson
2020None(Season canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic)
2021Jared ConnorsVirginia
2022Sam HandleyPenn
2023Thomas McConveyVirginia

Number of awards by school (Division I)
RankSchoolAwards
1Syracuse University8
2Johns Hopkins University7
2University of Virginia7
4Duke University5
5University of Maryland4
5University of North Carolina4
7Cornell University3
8Princeton University4
8University of Denver2
8Towson University2
8University of Pennsylvania2
12U.S. Naval Academy1
12Yale University1
12Hofstra University1
12Stony Brook University1

See also

References
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  2. 2009 USILA Awards Archived 2010-11-29 at the Wayback Machine (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.
  3. "A time to remember a life lost". The Baltimore Sun. January 2, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2022. Since 1973, the best college lacrosse midfielder in the country has been presented with the MacLaughlin Award.
  4. "NAVYLAX Fax (Question of the Day 4/20/05)". Navy Lacrosse. April 20, 2005. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2022. Yesterday, we discussed the MacLaughlin Award - awarded to the top Midfielder in Division I each year. The award is named after Navy All American midfielder, Donald MacLaughlin Jr '63. Navy has only had one MacLaughlin Award winner since the award's inception (1973). Which Navy midfielder won the MacLaughlin Award?
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