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. The award was first given in the season immediately after his death. 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.Frank Urso 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.Heart of Gray
Award Winners by Year Year Player Position School 1969 Joe Cowan Midfield Johns Hopkins 1970 Pete Cramblet Attack Army 1971 Tom Cafaro Attack Army 1972 Pete Eldredge Midfield Virginia 1973 Doug Schreiber Midfield Maryland 1974 Rick Kowalchuk Midfield Johns Hopkins 1975 Frank Urso Midfield Maryland 1976 Mike French Attack Cornell 1977 Eamon McEneaney Attack Cornell 1978 Mike O'Neill Attack Johns Hopkins 1979 Mark Greenberg Defense Johns Hopkins 1980 Brendan Schneck Midfield Johns Hopkins 1981 Jeff CookAttackJohns Hopkins 1982 Tom Sears Goalie North Carolina 1983 Brad Kotz Midfield Syracuse 1984 Larry Quinn Goalie Johns Hopkins 1985 Larry Quinn Goalie Johns Hopkins 1986 Tom Haus Defense North Carolina 1987 Tim Goldstein Attack Cornell 1988 Gary Gait Attack Syracuse 1989 Dave Pietramala Defense Johns Hopkins 1990 Gary Gait Attack Syracuse 1991 Dennis Goldstein Attack North Carolina 1992 Darren Lowe Attack Brown 1993 David Morrow Defense Princeton 1994 Scott Bacigalupo Goalie Princeton 1995 Terry Riordan Attack Johns Hopkins 1996 Doug Knight Attack Virginia 1997 Casey Powell Attack Syracuse 1998 Casey Powell Attack Syracuse 1999 John Grant Attack Delaware 2000 Ryan Powell Attack Syracuse 2001 Doug Shanahan Midfield Hofstra 2002 Steve Dusseau Midfield Georgetown 2003 Tillman Johnson Goalie Virginia 2004 Michael PowellAttack Syracuse 2005 Kyle HarrisonMidfield Johns Hopkins 2006 Matt WardAttack Virginia 2007 Matt Danowski Attack Duke 2008 Matt Danowski Attack Duke 2009 Max Seibald Midfield Cornell 2010 Kevin Crowley Midfield Stony Brook 2011 Rob Pannell Attack Cornell 2012 Peter Baum Attack Colgate 2013 Rob Pannell Attack Cornell 2014 Lyle Thompson Attack Albany 2015 Lyle Thompson Attack Albany 2016 Dylan Molloy Attack Brown2017Matt Rambo Attack Maryland2018Ben Reeves Attack Yale2019Pat Spencer Attack Loyola2020N/A (COVID-19 Pandemic) N/A N/A2021Jared Bernhardt Attack Maryland2022Logan Wisnauskas Attack Maryland2023Brennan O'Neill Attack Duke2024Ajax Zappitello Defense Maryland2025CJ Kirst Attack Cornell2026Aidan Maguire SSDM Duke
Universities with Multiple Award Winners School Number of AwardsWinning yearsJohns Hopkins 1969, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1995, 2005Syracuse 1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004Cornell 1976, 1977, 1987, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2025 Maryland1973, 1975, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2024Virginia1972, 1996, 2003, 2006Duke 2007, 2008, 2023, 2026 North Carolina1982, 1986, 1991Army1970, 1971Brown 1992, 2016Princeton 1993, 1994 Albany2014, 2015
See also Tewaaraton Outstanding Player Award Jack Turnbull Outstanding Attackman Award Lt. j.g. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Outstanding Midfielder Award William C. Schmeisser Outstanding Defender Award Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Outstanding Goaltender Award F. Morris Touchstone Outstanding Coach Award
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External links US Lacrosse Awards page