The 2009 Tewaaraton Trophy watch list was released yesterday, and there are a number of representatives from schools in Maryland among the 60 early candidates. Maryland leads the way with four candidates for the award, which is given annually to the best player in the country. Here they are:

Johns Hopkins: Senior defenseman Matt Drenan, senior D Michael Evans (South River)

Loyola: Senior attackman Shane Koppens, senior D P.T. Ricci

Maryland: Sophomore A Grant Catalino, junior D Brian Farrell (Boys' Latin), senior midfielder Dan Groot, junior A Will Yeatman

Navy: Junior A Tim Paul (Loyola), senior D Andy Tormey

UMBC: Senior goalkeeper Jeremy Blevins (Calvert Hall)

Other notes:

*Salisbury senior M Kylor Berkman is one of only three Division III representatives on the list. Berkman, the reigning Division III Player of the Year, is joined by a pair of Endicott players in senior A Nick Cosco and junior G Eric Hagarty.

*Three Division I schools have players on the list who played high school lacrosse in the Baltimore metropolitan area. North Carolina is represented by senior M Ben Hunt (Severna Park), senior face-off specialist Shane Walterhoefer (Boys' Latin) and senior G Grant Zimmerman (Gilman), Georgetown by junior D Barney Ehrmann (Gilman), and Notre Dame by senior A Ryan Hoff (Dulaney).