May 26, 2010

Kazimer Repeats as Division III Attackman of the Year

Awards

BALTIMORE, Md. - For the second-straight year, Stevenson men's lacrosse senior Steve Kazimer (Syracuse, N.Y./Henninger) was named as the Division III recipient of the USILA Lt. Col. J.I. Turnbull Award which is presented annually to the nation's Outstanding Attackman.

Kazimer joins Jack Harmatuk of LeMoyne who was selected as the recipient in Division II.

A three-time All-America selection and two-time first team honoree, Kazimer led the Mustangs to a final No. 1 ranking and the semifinals of the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship for the second consecutive season. He set a new school record with 95 points in 2010 and finished his career ranked second with 247 points and 131 assists.

One of the greatest players to ever play, Lt. Col. Turnbull was an All-American at Johns Hopkins. He was a club player at Mt. Washington and a member of both the 1932 U.S. Olympic Team and the 1937 English Touring Team. He was elected into the Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1965.

Chris DeLuca of Cortland was selected as the recipient of the Iroquois National Award as the Outstanding Player in Division III while Salisbury's Sam Bradman received the Fran McCall Award as the nation's Outstanding Midfielder, the fourth-straight year it has gone to a Sea Gull.

Roanoke's Steve Simmons was named the Long Pole Midfielder of the Year while the Maroons' Sam Love received the William C. Stiles Memorial Award as the nation's Outstanding Defensive Player.

Dennis Costanza of SUNY Geneseo was selected as the recipient of the Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award as the Outstanding Goalie in Division III and Tom Burke of Cortland won the Specialty Award.