Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award

The Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award is presented annually by the USILA to the top college goaltender in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III.[1] Johns Hopkins has won the most awards, with 14. Starting in 1990, the award has also been presented to the top women's goaltender in NCAA Divisions I, II & III. The top high-school player in Maryland lacrosse is also given an award in his honor. His name is also on various dedications throughout Baltimore. The Gilman School's weight training facility is named after him, as is the McDonogh School's football field.

The award is named for Charles Markland Kelly, Jr., a native of Baltimore who was a standout goalie for the University of Maryland lacrosse team until October 1940. At that time, with World War II imminent, he left school to become a pilot in the US Navy. In August, 1941, he received his wings and was commissioned an ensign. He was assigned to duty as a fighter pilot with Fighter Squadron 8 (VF-8) on board the USS Hornet (CV-8). Flying a Grumman F4F Wildcat on an escort mission for the carrier's bombers at the Battle of Midway, he failed to return from the initial strike, and was reported missing in action on June 4, 1942.

In memory of his son, Mr. Kelly Sr. established the Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Memorial Foundation. The foundation provided the initial funding for the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame, and presents annual awards for outstanding high-school and college lacrosse players. The foundation has also provided grants for schools, colleges, youth programs and other civic and cultural institutions, as well as funding for American Legion posts, one of which has been named in his honor.[2] [3]

Men's Award Winners

Year Player School
1949 Dick Seth Navy
1950 Bill Clements Washington & Lee
1951 Joe Sollers Johns Hopkins
1952 Bill Larsh Maryland
1953 Bill Russell Washington College
1954 Jack Jones Navy
1955 Jim Kappler Maryland
1956 Jim Kappler Maryland
1957 Jim Kappler Maryland
1958 Jimmy Lewis Washington & Lee
1959 Ed Nippard Baltimore City College
1960 Ed Nippard Baltimore City College
1961 Jimmy Greenwood Johns Hopkins
1962 John Beck Johns Hopkins
1963 Dennis Wedekind Navy
1964 Jack Schofield Maryland
1965 Dennis Wedekind Navy
1966 Dick Alter Brown
1967 Butch Hilliard Cornell
1968 Mac Ogilvie Navy
1968 Butch Hilliard Cornell
1969 Pete Kramer North Carolina
1970 Len Supko Navy
1971 Bob Rule Cornell
1972 Les Matthews Johns Hopkins
1973 Les Matthews Johns Hopkins
1974 Skeet Chadwick Washington & Lee
1975 Rodney Rullman Virginia
1976 Daniel R. Mackesey Cornell
1977 Daniel R. Mackesey Cornell
1978 Mike Federico Johns Hopkins
1979 Mike Federico Johns Hopkins
1980 Bob Clements Washington & Lee
1981 Tom Sears North Carolina
1982 Tom Sears North Carolina
1983 George Slabowski Army
1984 Larry Quinn Johns Hopkins
1985 Larry Quinn Johns Hopkins
1986 Peter Sheehan Virginia
1987 Jim Beardmore Maryland
1988 Quint Kessenich Johns Hopkins
1989 Quint Kessenich Johns Hopkins
1990 Tony Guido Yale
1991 Andy Piazza North Carolina
1992 Scott Bacigalupo Princeton
1993 Scott Bacigalupo Princeton
1994 Scott Bacigalupo Princeton
1995 Brian Dougherty Maryland
1996 Brian Dougherty Maryland
1997 Greg Cattrano Brown
1998 Brian Carcaterra Johns Hopkins
1999Mickey JarboeNavy
2000 Mickey Jarboe Navy
2001 Trevor Tierney Princeton
2002 Nick Murtha Johns Hopkins
2003 Tillman Johnson Virginia
2004 Matt Russell Navy
2005Aaron FentonDuke
2006 Alex Hewit Princeton
2007Matt McMonagleCornell
2008Joey KempNotre Dame
2009Jordan BurkeBrown
2010John GallowaySyracuse
2011John GallowaySyracuse
2012John KempNotre Dame
2013Austin KautPennsylvania State University
2014Niko AmatoMaryland
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By University

Rank School Number of AwardsWinning Years
1 Johns Hopkins University
13
1951, 1961, 1962, 1972,
1973, 1978, 1979,
1984, 1985, 1988, 1989,
1998, 2002
2 United States Naval Academy
9
1949, 1954, 1963, 1965,
1968, 1970, 1999, 2000,
2004
3 University of Maryland
9
1952, 1955, 1965, 1957,
1964, 1987, 1995, 1996, 2014
T-4 Cornell University
5
1967, 1968, 1971, 1976,
1977
T-4 Princeton University
5
1992, 1993, 1994, 2001,
2006
T-5 Washington and Lee University
4
1950, 1958, 1974, 1980
T-5 University of North Carolina
4
1969, 1981, 1982, 1991
T-6 University of Virginia
3
1975, 1986, 2003
T-6 Brown University
3
1966, 1997, 2009
T-7 Baltimore City College
2
1959, 1960
T-7 University of Notre Dame
2
2008, 2012
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Multiple winners tied with 1
 

Women's Award Winners

Year Player School
1990 Sue Heether Loyola College in Maryland
1991 Sarah Leary Harvard University
1992 Sarah Leary Harvard University
1993 Mandy Stevenson University of Maryland
1994 Erin O'Neill Princeton University
1995 Erin O'Neill Princeton University
1996 Michelle Cusimano University of Virginia
1997 Lisa Dixon College of William and Mary
1998 Chris Lindsey Georgetown University
1999 Alex Kahoe University of Maryland
2000 Alex Kahoe University of Maryland
2001 Bowen Holden Georgetown University
2002 Tricia Dabrowski Loyola College in Maryland
2003 Alexis Venechanos University of Maryland
2004 Elizabeth Tortorelli Penn State University
2005 Anne Sheridan Boston University
2006 Maggie Koch Georgetown University
2007 Sarah Waxman University of Pennsylvania
2008 Sarah Waxman University of Pennsylvania
2009 Logan Ripley University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2010 Liz Hogan Syracuse University

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