GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) - Duke junior attackman Brennan O'Neill won the 2023 Men's Tewaaraton Award, given annually to the top college lacrosse player in the United States. The award was presented Thursday during a ceremony in Washington, D.C.

O'Neill is the sixth ACC player to earn the Tewaaraton Award and the first since Virginia's Steele Stanwick in 2011.

O’Neill was the 2023 ACC Offensive Player of the Year and led the Blue Devils to the NCAA Championship Game with a career-high 95 points, good for first in Division I. He was named the USILA Lt. Raymond Enners Award winner after placing second nationally with 5.28 points per game, 16th with 3.00 goals per game and 14th with 2.28 assists per game.

The junior from Bay Shore, N.Y. (St. Anthony’s) is the third Blue Devil to win the Tewaaraton Award, joining current Duke assistant coach Matt Danowski (2007) and Ned Crotty (2010). 

O’Neill was one of three Tewaaraton finalists from the ACC this season, joining Notre Dame senior Pat Kavanagh and Virginia senior Connor Shellenberger.