WASHINGTON, D.C. – University at Albany graduate student Jake Piseno has been named to the 2024 Tewaaraton Award Watch List, the foundation announced Wednesday.  The award annually recognizes the nation's top men's and women's collegiate lacrosse player.
 
Piseno, designated as a defender, was one of 50 men's players named to the season's initial Watch List, and was the only America East representative.  He is the first Great Dane to earn a spot since Tehoka Nanticoke in 2021.
 
The inclusion on the Tewaaraton Watch List is the latest in a line of Piseno's accolades since the end of the 2023 season.  Since being named America East Defensive Player of the Year, Piseno earned All-America Honorable Mention accolades from Inside Lacrosse, USA Lacrosse Magazine, and the USILA.  Over the summer, he earned All-World and Best Defender honors at the 2023 World Lacrosse Championship in San Diego while competing for the Haudenosaunee Nationals.  Finally, Piseno earned Preseason All-America Second Team honors from Inside Lacrosse, USA Lacrosse Magazine, and the USILA, heading into the 2024 season.
 
UAlbany hosts its 2024 opener on February 17 against Colgate.