The William C. Schmeisser Award is an award given annually to the
NCAA's most outstanding defenseman in men's college lacrosse. The award is presented by the
USILA The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association is an association of member institutions and organizations with college lacrosse programs at all levels of competition, including the three NCAA divisions and non-NCAA schools, at both the vars ...
and is named after
William C. "Father Bill" Schmeisser, a player and coach for
Johns Hopkins University in the early 1900s. Schmeisser played defense at Hopkins from 1900 to 1902. He was head coach of the Blue Jays from 1907 to 1911 and continued to serve as an advisory coach to the team thereafter, accompanying the team to the Lacrosse at the 1928 Summer Olympics, 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. He was a charter founder of the Mt. Washington Lacrosse Club and was inducted into the Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame, U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1957.
Award Winners by Year
Number of Awards by University
See also
*Jack Turnbull Award
*Lt. Raymond Enners Award
*McLaughlin Award
*Major League Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year Award
*National Lacrosse League Defensive Player of the Year Award
References
External links
US Lacrosse Awards page
College lacrosse trophies and awards in the United States
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