The Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Award is presented annually by the USILA to the top college goaltender in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III.[1] Johns Hopkins has won the most awards, with 14. Starting in 1990, the award has also been presented to the top women's goaltender in NCAA Divisions I, II & III. The top high-school player in Maryland lacrosse is also given an award in his honor. His name is also on various dedications throughout Baltimore. The Gilman School's weight training facility is named after him, as is the McDonogh School's football field. The award is named for Charles Markland Kelly Jr., a native of Baltimore who attended Friends School of Baltimore, Gilman School, and McDonogh School and was a standout goalie for the University of Maryland lacrosse team until October 1940. At that time, with World War II imminent, he left school to become a pilot in the US Navy. In August, 1941, he received his wings and was commissioned an ensign. He was assigned to duty as a fighter pilot with Fighter Squadron 8 (VF-8) on board the . Flying a Grumman F4F Wildcat on an escort mission for the carrier's bombers at the Battle of Midway, he failed to return from the initial strike, and was reported missing in action on June 4, 1942.
In memory of his son, Mr. Kelly Sr. established the Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Memorial Foundation. The foundation provided the initial funding for the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame, and presents annual awards for outstanding high-school and college lacrosse players. The foundation has also provided grants for schools, colleges, youth programs and other civic and cultural institutions, as well as funding for American Legion posts, one of which has been named in his honor.[2] [3]
| Year | Player | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Dick Seth | ||
| 1950 | Bill Clements | Washington & Lee | |
| 1951 | Joe Sollers | Johns Hopkins | |
| 1952 | Bill Larsh | Maryland | |
| 1953 | Bill Russell | ||
| 1954 | Jack Jones | Navy | |
| 1955 | Jim Kappler | Maryland | |
| 1956 | Jim Kappler | Maryland | |
| 1957 | Jim Kappler | Maryland | |
| 1958 | Jimmy Lewis | Washington & Lee | |
| 1959 | Ed Nippard | ||
| 1960 | Ed Nippard | University of Baltimore | |
| 1961 | Jimmy Greenwood | Johns Hopkins | |
| 1962 | John Beck | Johns Hopkins | |
| 1963 | Dennis Wedekind | Navy | |
| 1964 | Jack Schofield | Maryland | |
| 1965 | Dennis Wedekind | Navy | |
| 1966 | Dick Alter | ||
| 1967 | Butch Hilliard | ||
| 1968 | Mac Ogilvie | Navy | |
| 1968 | Butch Hilliard | Cornell | |
| 1969 | Pete Kramer | ||
| 1970 | Len Supko | Navy | |
| 1971 | Bob Rule | Cornell | |
| 1972 | Les Matthews | Johns Hopkins | |
| 1973 | Les Matthews | Johns Hopkins | |
| 1974 | Skeet Chadwick | Washington & Lee | |
| 1975 | Rodney Rullman | ||
| 1976 | Cornell | ||
| 1977 | Daniel R. Mackesey | Cornell | |
| 1978 | Mike Federico | Johns Hopkins | |
| 1979 | Mike Federico | Johns Hopkins | |
| 1980 | Bob Clements | Washington & Lee | |
| 1981 | Tom Sears | North Carolina | |
| 1982 | Tom Sears | North Carolina | |
| 1983 | George Slabowski | ||
| 1984 | Johns Hopkins | ||
| 1985 | Larry Quinn | Johns Hopkins | |
| 1986 | Peter Sheehan | Virginia | |
| 1987 | Maryland | ||
| 1988 | Johns Hopkins | ||
| 1989 | Quint Kessenich | Johns Hopkins | |
| 1990 | Tony Guido | ||
| 1991 | Andy Piazza | North Carolina | |
| 1992 | Scott Bacigalupo | Princeton | |
| 1993 | Scott Bacigalupo | Princeton | |
| 1994 | Scott Bacigalupo | Princeton | |
| 1995 | Maryland | ||
| 1996 | Brian Dougherty | Maryland | |
| 1997 | Brown | ||
| 1998 | Brian Carcaterra | Johns Hopkins | |
| 1999 | Mickey Jarboe | Navy | |
| 2000 | Mickey Jarboe | Navy | |
| 2001 | Trevor Tierney | Princeton | |
| 2002 | Nick Murtha | Johns Hopkins | |
| 2003 | Tillman Johnson | Virginia | |
| 2004 | Matt Russell | Navy | |
| 2005 | Aaron Fenton | ||
| 2006 | Alex Hewit | Princeton | |
| 2007 | Matt McMonagle | Cornell | |
| 2008 | Joey Kemp | Notre Dame | |
| 2009 | Jordan Burke | Brown | |
| 2010 | John Galloway | Syracuse | |
| 2011 | John Galloway | Syracuse | |
| 2012 | John Kemp | ||
| 2013 | Austin Kaut | ||
| 2014 | Niko Amato | Maryland | |
| 2015 | Kyle Bernlohr | Maryland | |
| 2016 | Jack Kelly | Brown | |
| 2017 | Ben Pugh | Richmond | |
| 2018 | JD Colarusso | Albany | |
| 2019 | Sean Sconone | UMass | |
| 2020 | None | (Season canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic) | |
| 2021 | Owen McElroy | Georgetown | |
| 2022 | Owen McElroy | Georgetown | |
| 2023 | Liam Entenmann | Notre Dame | |
| 2024 | Liam Entenmann | Notre Dame |
| Rank | School | Number of Awards | Winning Years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johns Hopkins University | 1951, 1961, 1962, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1998, 2002 | ||
| 2 | University of Maryland | 1952, 1955, 1965, 1957, 1964, 1987, 1995, 1996, 2014, 2015 | ||
| 3 | United States Naval Academy | 1949, 1954, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1999, 2000, 2004 | ||
| 4 | Cornell University | 1967, 1968, 1971, 1976,1977,2007 | ||
| 5 | Princeton University | 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2006 | ||
| T-6 | Washington and Lee University | 1950, 1958, 1974, 1980 | ||
| T-6 | University of North Carolina | 1969, 1981, 1982, 1991 | ||
| T-6 | Brown University | 1966, 1997, 2009, 2016 | ||
| T-6 | University of Notre Dame | 2008, 2012, 2023, 2024 | ||
| 10 | University of Virginia | 1975, 1986, 2003 | ||
| T-11 | University of Baltimore | 1959, 1960 | ||
| T-11 | Maryland | 1995, 1996 | ||
| T-11 | Georgetown | 2021, 2022 | ||
| T-14 | Multiple winners tied with 1 | |||
| Year | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Sue Heether | |
| 1991 | Sarah Leary | |
| 1992 | Sarah Leary | |
| 1993 | Mandy Stevenson | |
| 1994 | Erin O'Neill | |
| 1995 | Erin O'Neill | |
| 1996 | Michelle Cusimano | University of Virginia |
| 1997 | Lisa Dixon | |
| 1998 | Chris Lindsey | Georgetown University |
| 1999 | Alex Kahoe | |
| 2000 | Alex Kahoe | |
| 2001 | Bowen Holden | |
| 2002 | Tricia Dabrowski | |
| 2003 | Alexis Venechanos | |
| 2004 | Elizabeth Tortorelli | |
| 2005 | Anne Sheridan | |
| 2006 | Maggie Koch | |
| 2007 | Sarah Waxman | |
| 2008 | Sarah Waxman | |
| 2009 | Logan Ripley | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| 2010 | Liz Hogan | Syracuse University |
| 2011 | Brittany Dipper | |
| 2012 | Mikey Meagher | University of Florida |
| 2013 | Mikey Meagher | University of Florida |
| 2014 | Liz Colgan | University of Virginia |
| 2015 | Caylee Waters | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| 2016 | Caylee Waters (tied) | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| 2016 | Megan Ward (tied) | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| 2017 | Megan Taylor | |
| 2018 | Julia Lisella | |
| 2019 | Megan Taylor | |
| Rank | School | Number of Awards | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Maryland | 1993, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2011, 2017, 2019 | |
| T-2 | Georgetown University | 1998, 2001, 2006 | |
| T-2 | University of North Carolina | 2009, 2015, 2016 | |
| T-4 | Harvard University | 1991, 1992 | |
| T-4 | Loyola College in Maryland | 1990, 2002 | |
| T-4 | Princeton University | 1994, 1995 | |
| T-4 | University of Florida | 2012, 2013 | |
| T-4 | University of Pennsylvania | 2007, 2008 | |
| T-4 | University of Virginia | 1996, 2014 | |
| T-10 | Boston University | 2005 | |
| T-10 | College of William & Mary | 1997 | |
| T-10 | Penn State University | 2004 | |
| T-10 | Syracuse University | 2010 | |
| T-10 | University of Colorado | 2018 | |