Oct. 7, 2007

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland men's lacrosse team and head coach Dave Cottle welcomed back the 2007 seniors that helped the Terps make four-straight NCAA tournament appearances, on Sunday, October 7, for the annual awards banquet at Sprint Heritage Hall in the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland.

The highlight of the afternoon's awards was the presentation of the "Big Man" Award, given in honor of former coach Dick Edell. The award was created to honor the player that best exemplified the selfless and positive qualities of the retired coach. The 2007 award was given to short-stick defensive midfielder Jimmy Borell.

The Daniel Slafkosky Coach's Award was also given out, in memory of assistant coach Dave Slafkosky's son, who passed away prior to the 2001 season. The coaches chose this year's recipient, defender Sean Sullivan, as the player who best illustrated Dan's positive attitude on and off the field.

The Edwin Powell Award, which is presented to the Team MVP, was given to Ray Megill. The native of Clark, N.J., was a second team USILA All-American and was a nominee for the 2007 Tewaaraton Trophy, which is presented annually to the nation's top lacrosse player.

Other awards given out in honor of individual accomplishments throughout the 2007 season were:

Van Trump Award for best overall attackman: Michael Phipps

Deckman-Silber Award for best overall defenseman: Ray Megill and Steve Whittenberg

William Cole Award for best overall midfielder: Dan Groot

Dan Snyder Award for Most Improved Player: Chris Feifs

Levitt Memorial Award for the best freshman: Brian Phipps

Faber Heagy Award for the team's Unsung Hero: Ryan Clarke

Scholar-Athlete Award: Paul Andrews

Man-Down Award: Brian Farrell

"Be The Best" Strength & Conditioning Award: Thomas Alford

"Iron Terp" for the stongest Terp pound-for-pound: Travis Holmes

Hammer Award for the biggest hitter in 2007: Bryn Holmes