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Duke University senior defenseman and Weston native Tom Montelli has been named one of the 10 finalists for the 2011 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in men's lacrosse.

To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition.

An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.

The finalists were chosen by a media committee from the list of 20 candidates announced in February.  The winner of the award will be announced at the Final For  Weekend (Memorial Day Weekend) and will be determined 1/3 by fan balloting and 2/3 by NCAA Division I coaches and the national media.  

Montelli anchors the Blue Devils' defense, starting nine of the team's 10 games at close defense. He currently ranks third on the team in ground balls and second amongst non-faceoff specialists. He also is tied for second on the squad in caused turnovers and most recently forced a career-best three turnovers against Georgetown.

Montelli has played in 59 career games and started 12. He moved to the close defense this year after playing as a longstick midfielder the previous three seasons. A history major, Montelli was selected to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and to the All-ACC Academic squad in each of the past two seasons. 

Montelli is one of the ACC players among the final 10 for the CLASS award. Here is a list of the other nominees:

Stefan Bauer, attack, Lafayette College

Grant Catalino, attack, Maryland

Kevin Crowley, midfield, Stony Brook

Jonathan Falcone, goalkeeper, Yale

Ryan Flanagan, defense, North Carolina

John Galloway, goalkeeper, Syracuse

Anthony Iannello, midfield, Bryant

Brian Karalunas, long stick-midfield, Villanova

Jonathan Stumpf, midfield, Lehigh