Men's Lacrosse head coach Chris Feifs has been named the Division I New England lacrosse Coach of the Year and Tommy Burke the Player of the Year to headline a group of eight Catamounts to earn All-New England Honors.
 
The New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) announced the regional honorees this afternoon.
 
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Burke is joined on the All-New England First-Team by attackmen Michael McCormack and David Closterman, midfielders Thomas McConvey and JJ Levandowski and defenseman Will Jones. Goalie Ryan Cornell and LSM Nick Alviti are second-team selections.
 
Burke becomes the first player in program history to be named New England's Player of the Year following a historic season. He set program records for faceoff wins (240) and ground balls (125) in a single season and was named to the America East All-Conference First Team, All-Rookie Team and All-Academic Team – the first player to do that in program history.
 
Feifs guided the Cats to a 9-5 record and their first-ever America East regular season and tournament championship. UVM made its debut appearance in the NCAA Tournament against Maryland – Feifs' alma mater – two weeks ago.
 
Vermont's eight selections are the most all-time and the first All-New England honorees for UVM since Ian MacKay in 2018.
 
First Team
Michael McCormack
David Closterman
Thomas McConvey
JJ Levandowski
Will Jones
Tommy Burke
 
Second Team
Nick Alviti
Ryan Cornell
 
Player of the Year – Tommy Burke
Coach of the Year – Chris Feifs