A three-year starter in goal for the Lycoming College men's lacrosse team, Michael Tenant '19 helped the Warriors rise from a team that won four games his first year with the program to a team that competed for the MAC Commonwealth Championship his senior year in 2019.
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A three-time All-MAC Commonwealth goalkeeper, earning honorable mention honors as a sophomore before earning first-team honors as a junior and senior, Tenant became the program's first conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2019.
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An explosive, athletic and smart keeper averaged 13.78 saves per game, the most for a keeper with a winning record in the conference, and his .564 save percentage was third in the league. He set the school's career saves record during his third year as a starter, finishing his career with 690, also setting the school's single-season record at 248. For good measure, Tenant also broke the school's single-game saves record when he logged 28 stops against Ithaca on Feb. 27.
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He posted 12 games as a senior with at least 10 saves and saved fewer shots than goals allowed just twice during the season. He also earned two conference player of the week awards, giving him a school-record eight in his career.
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The Baltimore, Md., native finished his career second all-time in wins (25), third in saves per game (11.90) and eighth in save percentage (.552) and goals against average (10.92). He helped the Warriors make two appearances in the MAC Commonwealth Championship (2018, '19) and one appearance in the conference final (2019).
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After graduation, Tenant moved back to Maryland to work in healthcare sales and services, where he is a regional patient navigator for an advanced wound care company. He is a contributor to the Calvert Hall Alumni Association and is still active in lacrosse, coaching Team Maryland Lacrosse for the past six year. He also is a loving father to three-year-old daughter, McKenna.
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Nominated by:Â
Joe Guistina, Associate Director of Athletics
