F. Morris Touchstone Award

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. While at Army, his teams had a record of 214-73-4[2] Of Army's 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]

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Award Winners

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 Rux 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

By individual

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
2
 1985, 1991, 2011
5-T Dick Edell
2
 1978, 1995
5-T Dick Garber
2
 1976, 1989
5-T Dave Pietramala
2
 2000, 2002
5-T Bob Shillinglaw
2
 1979, 1999
5-T John Danowski
2
 1993, 2010
10-T
Multiple winners tied with 1
  

By University

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
4-T Brown
3
 1985, 1991, 1994
4-T Maryland
3
 1959, 1973, 1995
4-T Massachusetts
3
 1976, 1989, 2006
4-T Pennsylvania
3
 1969, 1983, 1984
8-T Army
2
 1961, 1978
8-T Delaware
2
 1979, 1999
8-T Hofstra
2
 1970, 1993
8-T Princeton
2
 1967, 1992
8-T Syracuse
2
 1980, 2008
8-T Rutgers
2
 1958, 2003
8-T Duke
2
 2005, 2010
15-T
Multiple winners tied with 1
  

References

  1. ^ "US LAcrosse Division I Awards". USLacrosse.org. http://www.uslacrosse.org/museum/awards_list.phtml#mensdiv1. Retrieved 2008-05-12. 
  2. ^ a b 2009 Army Lacrosse Media Guide, Army Athletic Communications, United States Military Academy, p. 78–79, 2009.
  3. ^ "F. Morris Touchstone U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame Bio". USLacrosse.org. http://www.uslacrosse.org/museum/halloffame/view_profile.php?prof_id=212. Retrieved 2008-05-12. 
  4. ^ "Tony Seaman Coaches Bio". TowsonTigers.com. http://www.towsontigers.com/sports/mlacrosse/coach/bio.asp?COACH_ID=20. Retrieved 2008-05-13. 
  5. ^ "Dave Pietramala Coaches Bio". HopkinsSports.com. http://hopkinssports.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/mtt/pietramala_dave00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-13. 
  6. ^ "Stagnitta Named USILA Man of the Year". ScarlettKnights.com. http://scarletknights.com/lacrosse-men/news/release.asp?prID=2907. Retrieved 2008-05-13. 
  7. ^ "USILA Awards: 2004 Players and Coach of the Year". LaxPower.com. http://www.laxpower.com/news/stories.php?story=2004-2543. Retrieved 2008-05-13. 
  8. ^ "2005 USILA Awards". InsideLacrosse.com. http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=94428. Retrieved 2008-05-13. 
  9. ^ "Cannella, Boyle, Barnes USILA Coaches of the Year". LaxPower.com. http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=4213&type=printer. Retrieved 2008-05-13. 
  10. ^ "UAlbany's Scott Marr Named 2007 USILA Division I National Coach of the Year". UAlbanySports.com. http://www.ualbanysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15800&ATCLID=1065249. Retrieved 2008-05-13. 
  11. ^ "John Desko Named USILA Division I Coach of the Year". LaxPower. July 1, 2008. http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=11368. Retrieved 2008-07-08.