The Lt. Raymond Enners Award is an award given annually to the NCAA's most outstanding player in men's college lacrosse. The award is presented by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) and is named after 1st Lt. Raymond J. Enners, who attended the United States Military Academy, class of 1967, and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. While leading a platoon, he was killed in combat on September 18, 1968. Enners received the Distinguished Service Cross, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Purple Heart for extraordinary heroism in combat in South Vietnam. He was a member of the 1963 All-Long Island lacrosse team, a 1967 USILA Honorable Mention All-American, and was inducted into the Suffolk County Hall of Fame in 2004. [1] The award was first given in the season immediately after his death. [2] The Lt. Ray Enners Award, another award named after Lt. Enners, is presented annually by the Suffolk County Boys Lacrosse Coaches Association to the outstanding high school player in Suffolk County, New York. Frank Urso is the only athlete who has won both awards, in 1972 and 1975. [3] In 2016, Richard Enners authored the book "Heart of Gray", the story about his brother LT. Raymond J. Enners, Alpha Company, 1-20th Infantry, 11th Brigade and his courage and sacrifice in Vietnam. [4]
| Year | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Joe Cowan | Midfield | Johns Hopkins |
| 1970 | Pete Cramblet | Attack | Army |
| 1971 | Tom Cafaro | Attack | Army |
| 1972 | Pete Eldredge | Midfield | Virginia |
| 1973 | Doug Schreiber | Midfield | Maryland |
| 1974 | Rick Kowalchuk | Midfield | Johns Hopkins |
| 1975 | Frank Urso | Midfield | Maryland |
| 1976 | Mike French | Attack | Cornell |
| 1977 | Eamon McEneaney | Attack | Cornell |
| 1978 | Mike O'Neill | Attack | Johns Hopkins |
| 1979 | Mark Greenberg | Defense | Johns Hopkins |
| 1980 | Brendan Schneck | Midfield | Johns Hopkins |
| 1981 | Jeff Cook | Attack | Johns Hopkins |
| 1982 | Tom Sears | Goalie | North Carolina |
| 1983 | Brad Kotz | Midfield | Syracuse |
| 1984 | Larry Quinn | Goalie | Johns Hopkins |
| 1985 | Larry Quinn | Goalie | Johns Hopkins |
| 1986 | Tom Haus | Defense | North Carolina |
| 1987 | Tim Goldstein | Attack | Cornell |
| 1988 | Gary Gait | Attack | Syracuse |
| 1989 | Dave Pietramala | Defense | Johns Hopkins |
| 1990 | Gary Gait | Attack | Syracuse |
| 1991 | Dennis Goldstein | Attack | North Carolina |
| 1992 | Darren Lowe | Attack | Brown |
| 1993 | David Morrow | Defense | Princeton |
| 1994 | Scott Bacigalupo | Goalie | Princeton |
| 1995 | Terry Riordan | Attack | Johns Hopkins |
| 1996 | Doug Knight | Attack | Virginia |
| 1997 | Casey Powell | Attack | Syracuse |
| 1998 | Casey Powell | Attack | Syracuse |
| 1999 | John Grant | Attack | Delaware |
| 2000 | Ryan Powell | Attack | Syracuse |
| 2001 | Doug Shanahan | Midfield | Hofstra |
| 2002 | Steve Dusseau | Midfield | Georgetown |
| 2003 | Tillman Johnson | Goalie | Virginia |
| 2004 | Michael Powell | Attack | Syracuse |
| 2005 | Kyle Harrison | Midfield | Johns Hopkins |
| 2006 | Matt Ward | Attack | Virginia |
| 2007 | Matt Danowski | Attack | Duke |
| 2008 | Matt Danowski | Attack | Duke |
| 2009 | Max Seibald | Midfield | Cornell |
| 2010 | Kevin Crowley | Midfield | Stony Brook |
| 2011 | Rob Pannell | Attack | Cornell |
| 2012 | Peter Baum | Attack | Colgate |
| 2013 | Rob Pannell | Attack | Cornell |
| 2014 | Lyle Thompson | Attack | Albany |
| 2015 | Lyle Thompson | Attack | Albany |
| 2016 | Dylan Molloy | Attack | Brown |
| 2017 | Matt Rambo | Attack | Maryland |
| 2018 | Ben Reeves | Attack | Yale |
| 2019 | Pat Spencer | Attack | Loyola |
| 2020 | N/A (COVID-19 Pandemic) | N/A | N/A |
| 2021 | Jared Bernhardt | Attack | Maryland |
| 2022 | Logan Wisnauskas | Attack | Maryland |
| 2023 | Brennan O'Neill | Attack | Duke |
| 2024 | Ajax Zappitello | Defense | Maryland |
| 2025 | CJ Kirst | Attack | Cornell |
| School | Number of Awards | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins | 11 | 1969, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1995, 2005 |
| Syracuse | 7 | 1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004 |
| Cornell | 7 | 1976, 1977, 1987, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2025 |
| Maryland | 6 | 1973, 1975, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| Virginia | 4 | 1972, 1996, 2003, 2006 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 1982, 1986, 1991 |
| Duke | 3 | 2007, 2008, 2023 |
| Army | 2 | 1970, 1971 |
| Brown | 2 | 1992, 2016 |
| Princeton | 2 | 1993, 1994 |
| Albany | 2 | 2014, 2015 |