The F. Morris Touchstone Award is an award given by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association to the nation's most outstanding NCAA Division I lacrosse head coach. The award was first presented in 1958.[1]
The award is named after F. Morris Touchstone who was head coach at the United States Military Academy from 1928 to 1957. His teams had a record of 214-73-4. Of his 82 first-team All-Americans, 42 played under Touchstone.[2] and won the national championship in 1944, 1945 (co-winner with Navy), and 1951 (co-winner with Princeton). Touchstone was inducted in the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1960.[3]
Award winners
edit| Year | Coach | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Albert Twitchell | Rutgers |
| 1959 | John Faber | Maryland |
| 1960 | Willis Bilderback | Navy |
| 1961 | James Adams | Army |
| 1962 | J. Bruce Munro | Harvard |
| 1963 | Rix Yard | Denison |
| 1964 | A. Barr Snively | New Hampshire |
| 1965 | Robert Scott | Johns Hopkins |
| 1966 | Donaldson Kelly | Washington College |
| 1967 | Ferris Thomsen | Princeton |
| 1968 | Robert Scott | Johns Hopkins |
| 1969 | Avery Blake | Pennsylvania |
| 1970 | Howard Myers Jr. | Hofstra |
| 1971 | Richard M. Moran | Cornell |
| 1972 | Robert Scott | Johns Hopkins |
| 1973 | Clayton Beardmore | Maryland |
| 1974 | Jack Emmer | Washington & Lee |
| 1975 | Richard Szlasa | Navy |
| 1976 | Dick Garber | Massachusetts |
| 1977 | Richard M. Moran | Cornell |
| 1978 | Dick Edell | Army |
| 1979 | Bob Shillinglaw | Delaware |
| 1980 | Roy Simmons | Syracuse |
| 1981 | William Scroggs | North Carolina |
| 1982 | Paul Doherty | Adelphi |
| 1983 | Tony Seaman | Pennsylvania |
| 1984 | Tony Seaman | Pennsylvania |
| 1985 | Dom Starsia | Brown |
| 1986 | Bryan Matthews | Navy |
| 1987 | Richard M. Moran | Cornell |
| 1988 | Dave Cottle | Loyola |
| 1989 | Dick Garber | Massachusetts |
| 1990 | Mike Waldvogel | Yale |
| 1991 | Dom Starsia | Brown |
| 1992 | Bill Tierney | Princeton |
| 1993 | John Danowski | Hofstra |
| 1994 | Peter Lasagna | Brown |
| 1995 | Dick Edell | Maryland |
| 1996 | Sid Jamieson | Bucknell |
| 1997 | Jack McGetrick | Hartford |
| 1998 | Jon Hind | Butler |
| 1999 | Bob Shillinglaw | Delaware |
| 2000 | Dave Pietramala | Cornell |
| 2001 | Tony Seaman[4] | Towson |
| 2002 | Dave Pietramala[5] | Johns Hopkins |
| 2003 | Jim Stagnitta[6] | Rutgers |
| 2004 | Richie Meade[7] | Navy |
| 2005 | Mike Pressler[8] | Duke |
| 2006 | Greg Cannella[9] | Massachusetts |
| 2007 | Scott Marr[10] | Albany |
| 2008 | John Desko[11] | Syracuse |
| 2009 | Jeff Tambroni | Cornell |
| 2010 | John Danowski | Duke |
| 2011 | Dom Starsia | Virginia |
| 2012 | Charley Toomey[12] | Loyola |
| 2013 | John Danowski | Duke |
| 2014 | Eric Seremet | Air Force |
| 2015 | Bill Tierney | Denver |
| 2016 | Joe Breschi | North Carolina |
| 2017 | Shawn Nadelen | Towson |
| 2018 | Andy Shay | Yale |
| 2019 | Mike Murphy | Pennsylvania |
| 2020 | no award | (Season canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic) |
| 2021 | Kevin Warne | Georgetown |
| 2022 | John Tillman | Maryland |
| 2023 | Kevin Corrigan | Notre Dame |
| 2024 | Kevin Corrigan | Notre Dame |
By individual
edit| Rank | Name | Number of Awards | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-T | Richard M. Moran | 3 |
1971, 1977, 1987 |
| 1-T | Robert Scott | 3 |
1965, 1968, 1972 |
| 1-T | Tony Seaman | 3 |
1983, 1984, 2001 |
| 1-T | Dom Starsia | 3 |
1985, 1991, 2011 |
| 1-T | John Danowski | 3 |
1993, 2010, 2013 |
| 6-T | Dick Edell | 2 |
1978, 1995 |
| 6-T | Dick Garber | 2 |
1976, 1989 |
| 6-T | Dave Pietramala | 2 |
2000, 2002 |
| 6-T | Bob Shillinglaw | 2 |
1979, 1999 |
| 6-T | Bill Tierney | 2 |
1992, 2015 |
| 6-T | Kevin Corrigan | 2 |
2023, 2024 |
| 12-T | Multiple winners tied with 1 | ||
By University
edit| Rank | School | Number of Awards | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornell | 5 |
1971, 1977, 1987, 2000, 2009 |
| 2-T | Johns Hopkins | 4 |
1965, 1968, 1972, 2002 |
| 2-T | Navy | 4 |
1960, 1975, 1986, 2004 |
| 2-T | Pennsylvania | 4 |
1969, 1983, 1984, 2019 |
| 2-T | Maryland | 4 |
1959, 1973, 1995, 2022 |
| 6-T | Brown | 3 |
1985, 1991, 1994 |
| 6-T | Massachusetts | 3 |
1976, 1989, 2006 |
| 6-T | Duke | 3 |
2005, 2010, 2013 |
| 9-T | Army | 2 |
1961, 1978 |
| 9-T | Delaware | 2 |
1979, 1999 |
| 9-T | Hofstra | 2 |
1970, 1993 |
| 9-T | Princeton | 2 |
1967, 1992 |
| 9-T | Syracuse | 2 |
1980, 2008 |
| 9-T | Rutgers | 2 |
1958, 2003 |
| 9-T | Loyola | 2 |
1998, 2012 |
| 9-T | North Carolina | 2 |
1981, 2016 |
| 9-T | Towson | 2 |
2001, 2017 |
| 9-T | Yale | 2 |
1990, 2018 |
| 9-T | Notre Dame | 2 |
2023, 2024 |
| 20-T | Multiple winners tied with 1 | ||
References
edit- ^ "US LAcrosse Division I Awards". USLacrosse.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ 2009 Army Lacrosse Media Guide[permanent dead link], Army Athletic Communications, United States Military Academy, p. 78–79, 2009.
- ^ "F. Morris Touchstone U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame Bio". USLacrosse.org. Archived from the original on 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Tony Seaman Coaches Bio". TowsonTigers.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2006. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ "Dave Pietramala Coaches Bio". HopkinsSports.com. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ "Stagnitta Named USILA Man of the Year". ScarlettKnights.com. Archived from the original on 2006-03-04. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ "USILA Awards: 2004 Players and Coach of the Year". LaxPower.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ "2005 USILA Awards". InsideLacrosse.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ "Cannella, Boyle, Barnes USILA Coaches of the Year". LaxPower.com. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ "UAlbany's Scott Marr Named 2007 USILA Division I National Coach of the Year". UAlbanySports.com. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ "John Desko Named USILA Division I Coach of the Year". LaxPower. July 1, 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ^ "Toomey Named USILA Coach Of The Year". LoyolaGreyhounds.com. December 7, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-07.