Feb. 18, 2005

AMHERST, Mass. - Junior defenseman Jack Reid (Glastonbury, Conn.) is among 37 players named to the preseason watch list for the 2005 Tewaaraton Trophy. The Tewaaraton Trophy honors the top male and female varsity collegiate lacrosse player in the United States.

This marks the fourth straight year that a UMass player has been named on the preseason list, Jeff Zywicki was on the list last season.

This year's list is composed of 37 players, 35 of which are from Division I schools.

The list is just an early season indicator on who to watch for. The list will be narrowed down to five finalists by the end of the year and the award is presented annually following the season.

Reid comes into the 2005 season as a preseason first team All-American. One of the nation's top defensemen, Reid had a great sophomore season as he was named a 2004 STX/USILA Division I Honorable Mention All-America and was named first team All-New England.

He led the team with 53 ground balls in only 13 games for an average of 4.08 ground balls per game. He scooped up a career-best eight ground balls twice in the last four games of the season, and was named a first team All-New England selection. He led a defense that allowed only six foes to reach double figures and only 8.36 goals per game.

He was named a 2004 preseason third team All-America selection after being named to Inside Lacrosse's All-Freshman Team and second team All-New England and second team All-ECAC as a freshman. Reid made the league's second team again in 2004. For his career, Reid has appeared in 29 games and scooped up 86 ground balls.

2005 Watch List:

Barrie, Kyle Johns Hopkins

Bateman, Rob Virginia

Bigas, Jeff Salisbury

Boulukos, Joe Cornell

Cara, Chris Bucknell

Christmas, John Virginia

Corno, Andrew Georgetown

Crockett, Brian Syracuse

Danowski, Matt Duke

Daquino, Luke Albany

Davidson, Scott Denver

Doneger, Jason Princeton

Gill, Graham Navy

Greenhalgh, Sean Cornell

Grinnell, Ben Dartmouth

Harrison, Kyle Johns Hopkins

Havalchak, Greg Rutgers

Hendler, Mitch Navy

McCarthy, Greg Hobart

McGlone, Bill Maryland

Merrill, Brodie Georgetown

Moyer, Brett Hofstra

Pfeifer, Jay Syracuse

Prossner, Jed North Carolina

Reid, Jack Massachusetts

Russell, Matt Navy

Sothoron, Reed Towson

Spillett, Brandon LeMoyne

Urbana, Jon Villanova

Wagner, Jim Army

Walker, John Army

Walsh, Pat Notre Dame

Walters, Joe Maryland

Ward, Matt Virginia

Will, Bryant North Carolina

Woodson, Chazz Brown

Zash, Matt Duke