GRIFFIN NAMED TO LACROSSE NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 5, 2010 -- James Madison senior lacrosse player Kim Griffin (Jarrettsville, Md./North Harford) is among 52 players who have been named to the 2010 "Watch List" for the Tewaaraton Trophy, given to the nation's top college lacrosse player.

The Tewaaraton Trophy is presented annually following the collegiate season to the top female and male varsity collegiate lacrosse players in the United States. Tewaaraton is the name the Mohawk Indian nation gave to its game and the progenitor of present-day lacrosse.

A three-year starter in midfield, Griffin led the team in shooting percentage (.476), was second in draw controls (30) and free-position goals (9) and third in points (38) and goals (30) in 2009. Griffin was also named All-Colonial Athletic Association first team and all-state (VaSID) second team in 2009.

Griffin is the sixth JMU player in the past nine years to be in the running for the Tewaaraton Trophy. Past nominees include Annie Wagner (2008), Kelly Berger (2007), Ashlee Dardine (2005), Gail Decker (2003, 2004) and Lisa Staedt (2002, 2003). Decker was one of five finalists in 2004 and Staedt was one of five finalists in 2003.

2010 Tewaaraton Award Watch List
Shaylyn Blaney, Notre Dame - Junior (Midfield), Stony Brook, N.Y.
Sarah Bullard, Duke - Junior (Midfield), Needham, Mass.
Kristen Carr, North Carolina - Senior (Midfield), Baltimore, Md.
Kaitlyn Carter, Adelphi - Junior (Midfield), Mineola, N.Y.
Kat Collins, Dartmouth - Junior (Attack), Darien, Conn.
McKinley Curro, Boston U. - Senior (Attack), Amherst, N.H.
Ali Deluca, Pennsylvania - Senior (Midfield), Hillsborough, N.J.
Christina Dove, Syracuse - Junior (Midfield), Bel Air, Md.
Katrina Dowd, Northwestern - Senior (Midfield), Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
Sarah Downing, Vanderbilt - Senior (Midfield), Morristown, N.J.
Lizzy Drumm, Princeton - Junior (Attack), Westbury, N.Y.
Kaitlin Duff, Virginia - Senior (Midfield), Bethesda, Md.
Lauren Dykstra, Lehigh - Junior (Attack), Mendham, N.J.
Bergman Foley, Louisville - Junior (Attack), Huntington Valley, Pa.
Molly Ford, Georgetown - Senior (Attack), Reisterstown, Md.
Alexandra Frank, Northwestern - Sophomore (Midfield), Westwood, Mass.
Hillary Fratzke, Towson - Senior (Midfield), Centreville, Md.
Corrine Gandolfi, Hofstra - Senior (Midfield), Smithtown, N.Y.
Lindsay Gilbride, Duke - Senior (Midfield), Alexandria, Va.
Grace Golden, William and Mary - Junior (Midfield), Manhasset, N.Y.
Kim Griffin, James Madison - Senior (Midfield), Jarrettsville, Md.
Kelly Haggarty, Ohio State - Senior (Attack), West Chester, Pa.
Jess Halpern, Harvard - Junior (Attack), Longmeadow, Mass.
Liz Hogan, Syracuse - Junior (Goalie), Victor, N.Y.
Angela Hughes, Johns Hopkins - Senior (Midfield), Manchester, Md.
Alison Jaeger, College of New Jersey - Junior (Midfield), Hampton, N.J.
Karri Ellen Johnson, Maryland - Sophomore (Attack), Annapolis, Md.
Ashby Kaestner, Georgetown - Senior (Midfield), Trappe, Md.
Brittany Kalkstein, Virginia - Senior (Midfield), Baltimore, Md.
Jordyn Kirr, Georgetown - Junior (Attack), Baltimore, Md.
Courtney Lubbe, Pennsylvania - Senior (Attack), Newton, Pa.
Caitlin McFadden, Maryland - Senior (Midfield), Phoenix, Md.
Sarah Mollison, Maryland - Junior (Attack), Melbourne, Australia
Alex Mundy, Vanderbilt - Senior (Defense), Ellicott City, Md.
Tissy O'Conner, Cornell - Junior (Midfield), Winchester, Mass.
Colleen Olson, Dartmouth - Senior (Midfield), Avon, Conn.
Erin Rawlick, Navy - Senior (Attack), Fallston, Md.

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