Annual Awards

Nassau County has a long history or recognizing the best players and coaches for each year. Below you can see the latest recipients and links to lists of the annual awards. You can also see reports by team. Return to report list

Howdy Meyers Award
Defenseman of the Year

The Howdy Myers Award is given annually to the most outstanding defenseman in Nassau County as voted by the NCLCA.

The award is named after the late National Hall of Fame coach Howard “Howdy” Myers, who is considered by many to have been most responsible for the spread of lacrosse throughout Long Island during the 1950’s. Myers was already a Hall of Fame caliber coach when he became the Athletic Director, football, and lacrosse coach at Hofstra University, having coached St. Paul’s (Md.) High School and Johns Hopkins University, where he led the Blue Jays to consecutive national championships from 1947-1949.

Myers led Hofstra lacrosse for twenty-five years, compiling a record of 180-115-3. He won national coaching honors in 1970, and brought lacrosse to the forefront of Long Island scholastic sports by continually recruiting local high school talent for his squads.

His election to the Hall of Fame in 1971 while he was still coaching at Hofstra should give an indication of the respect Myers had earned both as a coach and innovator in the sport.

YEAR	AWARD WINNER	TEAM	POSITION
2024	Matt Kephart	Garden City	Defense
2024	Jack Mulholland	Manhasset	Defense
2023	Peter Thomann	Calhoun	D/LSM
2022	Patrick Pisano	Cold Spring Harbor	Defense
2022	Brendan Staub	Garden City	Defense
2021	Patrick Pisano	Cold Spring Harbor	Defense
2021	JoJo Todaro	Carey	Defense
2019	Kenny Brower	Massapequa	Defense
2018	Colin Hart	Garden City	Defense
2017	Dylan Guarneri	Cold Spring Harbor	Defense
2016	Joe LiCalzi	South Side	D/LSM
2015	Eddie Bouhall	Lynbrook	Defense
2014	Eddie Bouhall	Lynbrook	Defense
2012	Bobby Duvnjak	Manhasset	Defense
2011	Bobby Duvnjak	Manhasset	Defense
2011	Rob Enright	Massapequa	Defense
2010	JoJo Ostrander	Farmingdale	Defense
2009	Brad Cappellini	Manhasset	Defense
2008	Keenan Ochwat	Farmingdale	D/LSM
2007	Kevin Piegare	Cold Spring Harbor	Defense
2006	Dylan D'Alessio	Cold Spring Harbor	Defense
2006	Kerry McCormick	Garden City	Defense
2005	Chris Peyser	Manhasset	Defense
2004	Chris Peyser	Manhasset	Defense
2004	Chris Peyser	Manhasset	Defense
2003	Steve Panarelli	Farmingdale	Defense
2002	Glenn Nick	Garden City	Defense
2001	Tom Garvey	Garden City	Defense
2000	Mickey Blum	Garden City	Defense
1999	Michael Howley	Wantagh	Defense
1998	Matt McFarland	Garden City	Defense
1997	Brandon Testa	Bethpage	Defense
1996	Jeff Psaki	Garden City	Defense
1995	Lawrence Galli	Garden City	Defense
1994	Kevin Kohart	Garden City	Defense
1993	Peter Murphy	Garden City	Defense
1992	Peter Murphy	Garden City	Defense
1991	Todd Higgins	Port Washington	Defense
1990	Todd Higgins	Port Washington	Defense
1989	Rob Burke	Garden City	Defense
1988	Tony Bellomo	Port Washington	Defense
1987	Pat McCabe	Elmont	Defense
1986	Peter Schwasnick	Oceanside	Defense
1985	James Detommaso	Farmingdale	Defense
1984	Rob Schupler	Manhasset	Defense
1983	Aaron Jones	Hempstead	Defense
1982	John Detommaso	Farmingdale	Defense