BALTIMORE – Cornell freshman Jeff Teat was named an honorable mention selection when Inside Lacrosse announced its first-ever Media All-America Team last night. The Inside Lacrosse All-America team was voted on by 30 members of the media. The USILA All-America team will be announced around the Final Four on Memorial Day weekend.
After finishing the regular season ranked first in the Ivy League in both points (5.54) and assists per game (3.00), Teat was named second team All-Ivy. Currently the highest scoring freshman in the nation, he ranks second in the country behind Albany's Connor Field in points per game, and is fourth in assists per game. With his 33 goals and 39 assists, Teat is one of just eight Big Red players to post a 30-30 season.
In the final game of the 2017 campaign, Teat broke Rob Pannell's Cornell freshman scoring record with 72 points, and he broke his own freshman single-game record with 12 points in a win over No. 13 Princeton. Teat had set a new standard in just his fourth collegiate game when he registered 11 points vs. No. 13 Virginia on March 11. He also finished the season ranked second all-time among Big Red freshman in goals (33) and assists (39).
Teat led Cornell in points, goals and assists, and finished the regular season ranked seventh in the Ivy League and 17th in the nation in goals per game (2.54). Teat's 5.54 points and 3.00 assists per game place him fifth in Cornell history for points and assists in a single season, and are the highest averages ever by a rookie. He was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week three time, and took home Player of the Week honors as well on May 1, becoming the first Big Red player in 15 years to be named both the Ivy League Player and Rookie of the Week, matching a feat accomplished by Sean Greenhalgh on April 15, 2002.
After opening the season with five consecutive losses, the Big Red rebounded to go 5-3 down the stretch, including an upset of No. 13 Princeton in the season finale to finish with a mark of 5-8 overall and a fourth place finish in the Ivy League (3-3).
Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Team
First Team
A-Connor Fields, Albany
A-Matt Rambo, Maryland
A-Pat Spencer, Loyola
M-Sergio Salcido, Syracuse
M-Zach Currier, Princeton
M-Connor Kelly, Maryland
FO-Trevor Baptiste, Denver
SSDM-Isaiah Davis-Allen, Maryland
LSM-Larken Kemp, Brown
D-Tim Muller, Maryland
D-Brendan Hynes, Richmond
D-Scott Firman, Syracuse
G-Benny Pugh, Richmond
Second Team
A-Ben Reeves, Yale
A-Michael Sowers, Princeton
A-Dylan Molloy, Brown
M-Nick Mariano, Syracuse
M-Sergio Perkovic, Notre Dame
M-Joel Tinney, Johns Hopkins
FO-TD Ierlan, Albany
SSDM-Zach Goodrich, Towson
LSM-John Sexton, Notre Dame
D-Ben Randall, Ohio State
D-Garrett Epple, Notre Dame
D-Nick Fields, Johns Hopkins
G-Jack Concannon, Hofstra
Third Team
A-Justin Guterding, Duke
A-Connor Cannizzaro, Denver
A-Tom Moore, Binghamton
M-Jake Froccaro, Villanova
M-Ryan Conrad, Virginia
M-Jack Curran, Villanova
FO-Jake Withers, Ohio State
SSDM-Jack Adams, Towson
LSM-Matt Rees, Navy
D-Austin Pifani, North Carolina
D-Jarrod Neumann, Providence
D-Michael Rexrode, Rutgers
G-Christian Carson-Banister, Boston U.
Honorable Mention
Attack: Josh Byrne, Hofstra; Jeff Teat, Cornell; Zed Williams, Virginia; Nick Aponte, Penn State; Chris Cloutier, North Carolina; Tre LeClaire, Ohio State
Midfield: Dox Aitken, Virginia; Eric Scott, Yale; Cal Dearth, Boston U.; Kyle McClancy, Albany; Brian Sherlock, Loyola
Face-Off: Ben Williams, Syracuse; Stephen Kelly, North Carolina; Gerard Arceri, Penn State
Shortstick D-Middie: Drew Schantz, Notre Dame; Tate Jozokos, North Carolina; Tyler Warner, Yale; Thomas Zenker, Duke
Longstick Middie: Chris Keating, Penn; Tyler Mayes, Towson; Matt Neufeldt, Maryland; Troy Reh, Albany; Craig Chick, Lehigh
Defense: Cade van Raaphorst, Duke; Christian Burgdorf, Denver; Chris Fennell, Navy; Alec Tulett, Brown; Chris Sabia, Penn State; Jack Carrigan, Loyola; Stone Sims, Albany
Goalie: Dan Morris, Maryland; Tom Carey, Ohio State; Jacob Stover, Loyola; Tate Boyce, Providence; Nick Hreshko, Monmouth
