2009 Award Winners Announced at Fall Banquet
10/10/2009 8:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
Oct. 10, 2009
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
The Maryland men's lacrosse team and head coach Dave Cottle welcomed back the 2009 seniors that helped the Terps make four-straight NCAA tournament appearances, on Saturday, October 10, 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 2009 award was given to defender Mike Griswold (above right).
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 recipients, goalies Jason Carter and Brian Phipps (above center), as the players 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 Dan Groot (above left). The native of Canandaigua, N.Y., was an honorable mention USILA All-American and an All-ACC selection in 2009.
Other awards given out in honor of individual accomplishments throughout the 2009 season were:
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Van Trump Award |  |
Decker-Silber Award | |
| Best Overall Attackman | Best Overall Defenseman | |||
| Ryan Young | Max Schmidt | |||
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William Cole Award |  |
Dan Snyder Award | |
| Best Overall Midfielder | Most Improved Player | |||
| Dan Groot | Chris Ready | |||
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Faber-Heagy Award |  |
Faber-Heagy Award | |
| Team's Unsung Hero | Team's Unsung Hero | |||
| Chris Rhine | Nick Ward | |||
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Pete Worstell Award |  |
Levitt Memorial Award | |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Best Freshman | |||
| Jeff Reynolds | Joe Cummings | |||
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Man-Down Award | |
Scholar-Athlete Award | |
| Anthony Costanzo | Anthony Costanzo | |||
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Hammer Award |  |
Iron Terp Award | |
| Hardest Worker | Strongest Pound-For-Pound | |||
| Max Schmidt | Brett Schmidt | |||
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"Be The Best" Award | |||
| Strength & Conditioning | ||||
| Jake Bernhardt | ||||
