UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State men's lacrosse juniors Grant Ament and Gerard Arceri were named to the 2019 Tewaaraton Watch List on Thursday evening by the Tewaaraton Foundation committee.
Ament, a redshirt junior from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, has dished out 24 assists this season, which is good for a nation-leading 6.00 assists per game. He has also added seven goals for a team-high 31 points. His points per game average of 7.75 also lead the nation. This is Ament's first appearance on a Tewaaraton Watch List.
This marks Arceri's third-straight appearance on the watch list as he was named added in the first round of addition in the 2017 season and was on the first edition in 2018. He made it to the final 25 and was considered a Tewaaraton Nominee in 2018. The junior faceoff specialist has won 43 faceoffs so far this season and has picked up 27 ground balls. He had added two goals and a caused turnover on the season.
The list includes the top players across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse and highlight the early contenders for the 2018 Tewaaraton Award. The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are made up of premier collegiate coaches and are appointed annually by The Tewaaraton Foundation. The Watch List is comprised of the top-50 men's candidates.
Players not named to the initial lists have several opportunities to play their way into a spot as the season progresses. Watch list additions, if applicable, will be announced on March 21 and April 4. On April 25, the field will be narrowed to 25 men's and 25 women's nominees. Nominees can be players on the watch lists or players not on the watch lists, effectively allowing for a third round of additions.
Five men's and five women's finalists will be announced on May 9 and invited to the 19th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on May 30.
