McLaughlin Award explained
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)
Number of awards by school (Division I)
| Rank | School | Awards |
|---|
| 1 | | 8 |
| 2 | | 7 |
| 2 | | 7 |
| 4 | | 5 |
| 5 | | 4 |
| 5 | | 4 |
| 7 | | 3 |
| 8 | | 4 |
| 8 | | 2 |
| 8 | | 2 |
| 8 | | 2 |
| 12 | | 1 |
| 12 | | 1 |
| 12 | | 1 |
| 12 | | 1 |
| 12 | | 1 |
|
See also
Notes and References
- http://laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=7312 USILA Announces Player of the Year Awards for 2007
- http://www.usila.org/awards.html 2009 USILA Awards
- News: January 2, 2012 . A time to remember a life lost . The Baltimore Sun . October 14, 2022 . Since 1973, the best college lacrosse midfielder in the country has been presented with the MacLaughlin Award..
- Web site: NAVYLAX Fax (Question of the Day 4/20/05) . April 20, 2005 . Navy Lacrosse . 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? . https://web.archive.org/web/20120206080626/http://www.navylax.org/newsarticle.jsp?news_id=14 . February 6, 2012 . dead.
- Web site: Archived copy . 2010-05-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100602144637/http://insidelacrosse.com/blog/2009/03/17/lacrosse-positional-awards-who-theyre-named . 2010-06-02 . InsideLacrosse.com: Lacrosse Positional Awards: Who they're named for
- Web site: Archived copy . 2007-02-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927020615/http://www.uslacrosse.org/museum/hofbios/schreiber.phtml . 2007-09-27 .
- http://www.uslacrosse.org/museum/halloffame/view_profile.php?prof_id=218 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
- Web site: Archived copy . 2007-02-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928074235/http://www.lacrosse.org/museum/hofbios/radebaugh.phtml . 2007-09-28 .
- http://www.uslacrosse.org/museum/awards/div1moty.html Men's Division 1 – USILA Midfielder of the Year
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110524200110/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/stories/061605aaa.html Harrison Earns USILA's Enners and McLaughlin Awards :: Midfielder is JHU's First National Player of the Year Since 1995
- http://www.uslacrosse.org/museum/halloffame/view_profile.php?prof_id=178 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
- http://www.e-lacrosse.com/2002news77.html Lacrosse
- http://www.uslacrosse.org/museum/halloffame/view_profile.php?prof_id=268 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
- http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/mtt/gait_gary00.html Player Bio: Gary Gait :: Women's Lacrosse
- http://www.uslacrosse.org/national_teams/bios/06colsey.phtml 2006 U.S. Men's Team Bio: Roy Colsey
- http://www.uslacrosse.org/national_teams/bios/06cpowell.phtml 2006 U.S. Men's Team Bio: Casey Powell
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110519174220/http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/082702aaa.html#JWade Carolina Places 15 On ACC's Top 50 Men's Lacrosse List :: National Player of the Years Tom Sears, Tom Haus, Dennis Goldstein highlight UNC choices
- http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2000/12/15/sports/2080.shtml Josh Sims '00 first Princetonian ever to win NCAA Top VIII award – The Daily Princetonian
- http://www.uslacrosse.org/national_teams/bios/06shanahan.phtml 2006 U.S. Men's Team Bio: Doug Shanahan
- http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/mmedia/features/lacrosse_incident/cassesebio.html Duke University | Biography of Kevin Cassese
- http://www.uslacrosse.org/national_teams/bios/06harrison.phtml 2006 U.S. Men's Team Bio: Kyle Harrison
- http://www.usila.org/news.html#player United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association / News Reports
- Web site: USILA announces major award winners . Burns . Sean . May 28, 2008 . InsideLacrosse.com . 2008-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080529003208/http://blogs.insidelacrosse.com/2008/05/26/usila-announces-major-award-winners/ . May 29, 2008 . dead .
- Web site: USILA Announces Division I Lacrosse Special Award Winners . May 22, 2009 . Inside Lacrosse . 2009-05-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100531155710/http://insidelacrosse.com/blog/2009/05/22/usila-announces-division-i-lacrosse-special-award-winners . May 31, 2010 .
- Web site: USILA Announces Division I Lacrosse Special Award Winners 2011. May 27, 2011. Inside Lacrosse. 2012-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20130617133318/http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/05/27/usila-division-i-awards-rob-pannell-earns-outstanding-player-year-award. June 17, 2013. dead.
- Web site: USILA Announces Division I Lacrosse Special Award Winners 2012. May 25, 2012. Lax Power. 2012-09-27.
