LANCASTER, Pa. -- Swarthmore's Carter Strauch and Drew Tyson, Muhlenberg's Jack Bill and the Muhlenberg coaching staff were honored with major awards to headline the 2024 All-Centennial Men's Lacrosse Team.
Strauch, a senior attacker, becomes the second straight Swarthmore player to earn Offensive Player of the Year after teammate Von Mabbs received the award last spring. Strauch helped lead a balanced Garnet attack that has averaged 15.38 goals and 8.94 assists per game, both tops in the conference. Individually, Strauch ranks seventh in points (53), eighth in assists (20) and 12th in goals (33). The senior was also named first team all-conference after receiving second team honors in both 2022 and 2023.
Tyson, a sophomore goalkeeper for the Garnet, was named Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first player from Swarthmore to earn that award. He is the second straight and eighth overall goalkeeper in CC history to collect player of the year honors. Tyson leads the conference in all three major goalie categories with a 9.05 goals against average, 60.9% save percentage and 13.31 saves per game.
Bill, a freshman midfielder for the Mules, secured Rookie of the Year accolades to become the third Mule to win the honor in the past five seasons. Bill ranks fourth in the CC in goals (40) and 15th in points (44).
The Muhlenberg coaching staff was selected by its peers as the Coaching Staff of the Year. Head coach Jake Plunkett, associate head coach Alex Stone and assistants Zack Higgins and Dave Lamont guidend the Mules to the third seed in the CC tournament with a 6-2 record against conference opponents.
Twelve players received All-Centennial awards for at least the second time in their careers, including five who became three-time all-stars. Players receive conference honors for the third time included Carter and Alex Strauch of Swarthmore, John McKee and Skyler Schluter of Dickinson and Andy Marquet of Gettysburg.
Historically, Gettysburg leads the conference with 106 first-team selections, while Washington College is second with 61 selections. Franklin & Marshall (56) is third, while Dickinson (52), Ursinus (22), Haverford (21), McDaniel (21), Muhlenberg (16) and Swarthmore (12) follow.
All-Sportsmanship Team
- Sam Campbell, Dickinson, Sr., Columbus, Ohio
- Braeden Klausner, Franklin & Marshall, So., Hunt Valley, Md.
- Chase Morgan, Gettysburg, Sr., Canandaigua, N.Y.
- James Surgenor, Haverford, Sr., Meriden, N.H.
- Vincent Lennon, McDaniel, Gr., Friendship, Md.
- Aidan Murphy, Muhlenberg, Sr., Port Washington, N.Y.
- Ryan Chambliss, Swarthmore, Sr., Atlanta, Ga.
- Jake Reichard, Ursinus, Sr., Blue Bell, Pa.
- Michael Nickerson, Washington College, Sr., Worton, Md.
Centennial Conference Players of the Year
1994 Chris Cote, Sr., M, Washington College
1995 Dave Curry, Soph., A, Gettysburg
1996 Dean Coccia, Sr., A, McDaniel
1997 Steve Hallowell, Sr., DM, McDaniel
1998 Brian Bean, Sr., A, Haverford
1999 Andrew Barter, Jr., G, Gettysburg
2000 Andrew Barter, Sr., G, Gettysburg
2001 Tommy Pearce, Sr., M, Gettysburg
2002 Tim McGinnis, Jr., G, Gettysburg
2003 Steve Berger, Jr., M, Washington College
2004 Steve Berger, Sr., M, Washington College
2005 Steve Welsh, Sr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2006 Pat Vaughan, Jr., G, Gettysburg
2007 Pat Vaughan, Sr., G, Gettysburg
2008 Andrew McGann, Sr., D, Gettysburg
2009 Tom O'Donnell, Sr., M, Gettysburg
2010 Kyle McGrath, Sr., M, Gettysburg
2011 Jeff Ocampo, Jr., A, Ursinus
2012 Bennett Cord, Jr., A, Washington College
2013 Brandon Palladino, Sr., LSM, Dickinson
Centennial Conference Offensive Players of the Year
2014 Hunter Nowicki, Sr., M, Washington College
2015 Robby Maddux, Sr., A, Gettysburg
2016 Jameson Smith, Sr., M, Gettysburg
2017 Sean Rogers, Jr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2018 Kevin Mollihan, Soph., A, Franklin & Marshall
2019 Luke Keating, Soph., A, Franklin & Marshall
2021 Luke Keating, Sr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2022 A.J. Rigsby, Sr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2023 Von Mabbs, Jr., A, Swarthmore
2024 Carter Strauch, Sr., A, Swarthmore
Centennial Conference Defensive Players of the Year
2014 Casey McKnight, Sr., D, Washington College
2015 Ryan Ridinger, Sr., D, Ursinus
2016 Brian Neff, Sr., GK, Ursinus
2017 PJ Jackson, Sr., D, Haverford
2018 Mitch Wykoff, Soph., D, Gettysburg
2019 Nate Usich, Sr., LSM, Dickinson
2021 Andrew Horn, Sr., D, Gettysburg
2022 Teddy Macfarlane, Sr., D, Dickinson
2023 Chris Brandau, Sr., GK, Dickinson
2024 Drew Tyson, So., GK, Swarthmore
Centennial Conference Rookies of the Year
2013 Jameson Smith, Fr., M, Gettysburg
2014 Chris Palladino, Fr., LSM, Gettysburg
2015 Tim Brady, Fr., GK, Gettysburg
2016 Peter DeSimone, Fr., A, Ursinus
2017 Kevin Mollihan, Fr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2018 Luke Keating, Fr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2019 James Dalimonte, Fr., M, Muhlenberg
2021 Wyatt Malia, Fr., M, Muhlenberg
2022 Matt Thurston, Fr., A, Dickinson
2023 Tommy Garofalo, Fr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2024 Jack Bill, Fr., M, Muhlenberg
Centennial Conference Coaches / Coaching Staffs of the Year
2009 Mike Murphy, Haverford
2010 Dave Webster, Dickinson
2011 Dave Webster, Dickinson
2012 Jeff Shirk, Washington College
2013 Todd Cavallaro, Franklin & Marshall
2014 Jeff Shirk, Washington College
2015 Jamie Steele, Ursinus
2016 Pat Gress, Swarthmore
2017 Todd Cavallaro, Franklin & Marshall
2018 Brendan Dawson, Haverford
2019 Gary Mercadante, Ursinus
2021 Jake Plunket, Muhlenberg
2022 Dave Webster, Dickinson
2023 Swarthmore
2024 Muhlenberg
