The F. Morris Touchstone Award is an award given by the
United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association to the nation's most outstanding
NCAA Division I
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lacrosse head coach. The award was first presented in 1958.
The award is named after
F. Morris Touchstone who was head coach at the
United States Military Academy
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from 1928 to 1957. His teams had a record of 214-73-4. Of his 82 first-team
All-Americans
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, 42 played under Touchstone.
[''2009 Army Lacrosse Media Guide'']
Army Athletic Communications, United States Military Academy, p. 78–79, 2009. and won the national championship in 1944, 1945 (co-winner with Navy), and 1951 (co-winner with Princeton). Touchstone was inducted in the
U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1960.
Award winners
By individual
By University
References
{{College lacrosse awards
College lacrosse trophies and awards in the United States