McLaughlin Award

The Lt. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Award — also known as the "Don MacLaughlin Award" — has been given annually since 1973 by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) to the NCAA's most outstanding college lacrosse midfielder.

[1] The outstanding midfielder in Division III now receives the new "Fran McCall Award".

[2] Also, the new "Long Pole Midfielder of the Year" award is given in Divisions II and III.

[2] The award is named after LTJG Donald Clay MacLaughlin, Jr, USN, United States Naval Academy (USNA), Class of 1963, Catonsville High School, Class of 1959.

[3] An All-American midfielder for Navy, who died on a combat mission in South Vietnam in 1966.