Chris Kavanagh Named A Tewaaraton Finalist

WASHINGTON, D.C. – University of Notre Dame men’s lacrosse senior Chris Kavanagh has been selected as one of the five finalists for the 2025 Tewaaraton Award, as announced Thursday by The Tewaaraton Foundation.

The Irish now have had eight Tewaaraton finalists in program history, as Chris Kavanagh has earned the honor once, Pat Kavanagh has achieved the honor three times (2024, 2023 & 2021), joining goalie Liam Entenmann (2024), attackman Matt Kavanagh (2015), defenseman Matt Landis (2016) and attackman Tom Glatzel (2001).

The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the pre-eminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States.

The winner will be announced in Washington, D.C., at the annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony on May 29 at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.

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The four other finalists are Jackson Eicher (Army), Sam King (Harvard), CJ Kirst (Cornell) and Coulter Mackesy (Princeton).

Chris Kavanagh is one of the greatest players in Notre Dame lacrosse history. The attackman enters the postseason ranked second in career goals (145), third in career points (232) and seventh in career assists (87) in the Notre Dame record books.

The senior was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Year in 2025 after pacing the Irish with 33 goals and 23 assists. Kavanagh helped lead Notre Dame to back-to-back national titles, earning NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player honors following the 2024 tourney.

Kavanagh and the Irish open up the NCAA Championships with a first round matchup against No. 4 seed Ohio State at Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium at noon p.m. ET on Sunday, May 11. The game will air on ESPN2.