OSSE SMAN OF
From its physical heft to its metaphorical meaning, the
TEWAARATON AWARD
carries some serious weight in the lacrosse world. Several past winners regaled Lacrosse Magazine with their own trophy tales.
By Mark Macyk T
he Tewaaraton Trophy demands your respect. With the trophy’s single, unnamed Mohawk native cast along with his stick in bronze, forever playing above its hexagonal base, representing the six nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, it’s a reminder of lacrosse’s history. It’s a reminder that the game existed long before 2001, when Doug Shanahan and Jen Adams first clutched the sport’s version of the Heisman Trophy. So while the temptation may exist to take it on some Stanley Cup-inspired joy ride, Tewaaraton winners tend to be more careful.
A Publication of US Lacrosse
“It’s a pretty serious trophy — in weight, but also in detail and design,” said Max Seibald, who won the award with Cornell in 2009. “I would be too afraid of breaking it.” That sentiment was universal among Tewaaraton winners, an elite group that will get two new members May 30, when the top male and female collegiate lacrosse players of 2014 will be honored in Washington, D.C. Some trophies go back to school. Seibald’s spent a few weeks on display at the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island.Katie Chrest Erbe’s trophy found its way into her wedding preparations.
June 2014 >> LACROSSE MAGAZINE 33
©KATIE CHREST ERBE
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