By USA Lacrosse Press Release · July 9, 2026
USA Lacrosse today announced the high school girls' players selected as winners of the 2026 Jackie Pitts Award. Named in honor of a legendary member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, these awards recognize one female senior player from each area who goes ‘above and beyond’ in service to her team, school, and community.
These athletes, who truly honor the game of lacrosse, are invested in the development of the game in their town and are exemplary teammates. In addition, they must be outstanding students with high academic achievement and serve as role models within their school community.
The Jackie Pitts Award and the corresponding Bob Scott Award for boys are both part of the USA Lacrosse high school recognition program, along with All-American and All-Academic honors for players, and the Coach-of-the Year award.
USA Lacrosse oversees the selection of the high school awards, which are administered locally by area chairs. Selections are based on voting by coaches within each geographical area.
Updates/corrections can be sent to gamesadministration@usalacrosse.com.
2026 USA Lacrosse Jackie Pitts Award
| USA Lacrosse Area | Player Name | Grad Year | Position | High School |
Alabama | Kara Kilgore | 2026 | Defense | Oak Mountain |
Arizona | Sydney Hevesy | 2026 | Midfield | Chaparral |
California - Central Coast | Leighton Ozawa | 2026 | Defense | Los Gatos |
California - Greater Los Angeles | Avery Coopman | 2026 | Attack | Redondo Union |
California - North Coast/ Sac-Joaquin | Olivia Ayson | 2026 | Attack | Davis Senior |
California - Orange County | Bridget Crafts | 2026 | Defense | Santa Margarita |
California - San Diego | Maria Anaya | 2026 | Midfield | Coronado |
Colorado | Emmy Tecu | 2026 | Midfield | Mead |
Connecticut | Lilliana Gerrard | 2026 | Goalie | Daniel Hand |
Dakotas | Abbie Cina | 2026 | Attack | Rapid City Central |
Delaware | Lauren Daly | 2026 | Midfield | Saint Mark's |
District of Columbia | Zoe Gale | 2026 | Midfield | Meridian |
Florida - Central | Piper Junod | 2026 | Defense | Winter Park |
Florida - Gulf Coast | Olivia Felegy | 2026 | Attack | Newsome |
Florida - North | Taylor McKeon | 2026 | Midfield | Ponte Vedra |
Florida - South | Ava Drew | 2026 | Midfield | American Heritage Delray |
Florida - South Atlantic | Olivia Pelletier | 2026 | Attack | Miami Country Day |
Georgia | Lauren Ebersole | 2026 | Attack | Pope |
Idaho | Ania Ciplinski | 2026 | Goalie | Boise |
Illinois | Miley Brunski | 2026 | Midfield | Montini Catholic |
Indiana | Natalie Curnutt | 2026 | Midfield | Heritage Christian |
Iowa/Nebraska | Daphne Schroen | 2026 | Goalie | Duchesne Academy |
Kentucky | Claire Lococo | 2026 | Midfield | Louisville Collegiate |
Maryland - Baltimore County | Grace Berquist | 2026 | Goalie | Hereford |
Maryland - Chesapeake | Isabella Mazzola | 2026 | Defense | Severna Park |
Maryland - Eastern Shore | Mary Jane Joiner | 2026 | Midfield | Kent County |
Maryland - Harford County | Isabella Dobrzykowski | 2026 | Defense | John Carroll |
Maryland - Howard County | Sophia McGinnis | 2026 | Attack | Marriotts Ridge |
Maryland - Western | Addison Meyer | 2026 | Midfield | Manchester Valley |
Massachusetts - Central | Delaney Bouvier | 2026 | Defense | Grafton |
Massachusetts - Eastern Independent | Quiana Bell | 2026 | Defense | Phillips Academy |
Massachusetts - Eastern Public/Catholic | Charlotte Miller | 2026 | Defense | Beverly |
Michigan | Chloe Caldwell | 2026 | Midfield | Lakeland |
Minnesota | Kathryn Ewers | 2026 | Midfield | Edina |
Missouri - Heartland | Snowden Connor | 2026 | Attack | Pembroke Hill |
Missouri- Saint Louis | Colette Brennan | 2026 | Midfield | Ladue Horton Watkins |
Montana | Zoe Bosch | 2026 | Defense | Jackson Hole |
Nevada - North | Ava Hill | 2026 | Goalie | Robert McQueen |
New Hampshire | Maeve Rhatigan | 2026 | Defense | Holderness School |
New Jersey - Central | Jane Stauffer | 2026 | Goalie | Bernards |
New Jersey - North | Gillian Cohen | 2026 | Midfield | Westfield |
New Jersey - Shore | Kendall Bleakley | 2026 | Midfield | Howell |
New Jersey - South | Julia Blong | 2026 | Midfield | Moorestown |
New York - Long Island Independent | Adele Cattier | 2026 | Goalie | Convent of the Sacred Heart |
New York - NYC | Zoe Taylor | 2026 | Defense | Brooklyn Tech |
New York - Section 1 (Hudson Valley) | Amelia Walsh | 2026 | Attack | Brewster |
New York - Section 2 (Adirondack) | Joelle Hannoush | 2026 | Defense | Shaker |
New York - Section 3 & 4 (Upstate) | Tara Pratt | 2026 | Attack | Cazenovia |
New York - Section 5 (Rochester) | Tessa Peinkofer | 2026 | Defense | Honeoye Falls - Lima |
New York - Section 6 (Western) | Abigail Lipski | 2026 | Defense | Williamsville South |
New York - Section 8 (Nassau) | Ruby Cacioppo | 2026 | Goalie | Manhasset |
New York Section 9 (Mid-Hudson) | Sophia Zupancic | 2026 | Midfield | Washingtonville CSD |
North Carolina | Peyton Page | 2026 | Midfield | Pinecrest |
Ohio - Central | Ella Smith | 2026 | Attack | Upper Arlington |
Ohio - Southern | Ella Hummel | 2026 | Defense | Wyoming |
Oregon | Rowan De Lee | 2026 | Midfield | Marist Catholic |
Pennsylvania - Central | Ellie Kaplan | 2026 | Midfield | Twin Valley |
Pennsylvania - Eastern | Abby Diamond | 2026 | Midfield | Great Valley |
Pennsylvania - Northeastern | Rylee Rath | 2026 | Midfield | Pleasant Valley |
Pennsylvania - Western | Erin Baker | 2026 | Defense | Hampton Township |
Rhode Island | Ashley Brousseau | 2026 | Defense | Moses Brown |
South Carolina | Louise Vipperman | 2026 | Attack | AC Flora |
Tennessee | Leighton Visinsky | 2026 | Attack | St. Mary's Episcopal |
Texas - Central | Casey Yi | 2026 | Attack | Westlake |
Texas - North | Peyton Roney | 2026 | Midfield | Parish Episcopal |
Texas - South | Talley Cohan | 2026 | Attack | St. Agnes Academy |
Utah | Cameron Gomez | 2026 | Defense | Brighton |
Vermont | Lauren Angus | 2026 | Midfield | Essex |
Virginia - Charlottesville | Kerrigan Poindexter | 2026 | Midfield | Covenant |
Virginia - Richmond | Mia Fairman | 2026 | Attack | Mills Godwin |
Virginia - Southwest | Rylee McNeill | 2026 | Midfield | Salem |
Virginia - Tidewater | Reilly Auld | 2026 | Attack | Kempsville |
Washington State | Isabel Pujolar | 2026 | Midfield | Bainbridge Island |
West Virginia | Maisie Bishop | 2026 | Midfield | George Washington |
Wisconsin | Claire Kennison | 2026 | Midfield | Cedarburg |