The Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Award is presented annually by the USILA to the top college goaltender in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III. Johns Hopkins has won the most awards, with 14. Starting in 1990, the award has also been presented to the top women's goaltender in NCAA Divisions I, II & III. The top high-school player in Maryland lacrosse is also given an award in his honor. His name is also on various dedications throughout Baltimore. The Gilman School's weight training facility is named after him, as is the McDonogh School's football field.

The award is named for Charles Markland Kelly Jr., a native of Baltimore who attended Friends School of Baltimore, Gilman School, and McDonogh School and was a standout goalie for the University of Maryland lacrosse team until October 1940. At that time, with World War II imminent, he left school to become a pilot in the US Navy. In August, 1941, he received his wings and was commissioned an ensign. He was assigned to duty as a fighter pilot with Fighter Squadron 8 (VF-8) on board the . Flying a Grumman F4F Wildcat on an escort mission for the carrier's bombers at the Battle of Midway, he failed to return from the initial strike, and was reported missing in action on June 4, 1942.

In memory of his son, Mr. Kelly Sr. established the Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Memorial Foundation. The foundation provided the initial funding for the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame, and presents annual awards for outstanding high-school and college lacrosse players. The foundation has also provided grants for schools, colleges, youth programs and other civic and cultural institutions, as well as funding for American Legion posts, one of which has been named in his honor.

Men's award winners Year Player School 1949 Dick Seth Navy 1950 Bill Clements Washington & Lee 1951 Joe Sollers Johns Hopkins 1952 Bill Larsh Maryland 1953 Bill Russell Washington College 1954 Jack Jones Navy 1955 Jim Kappler Maryland 1956 Jim Kappler Maryland 1957 Jim Kappler Maryland 1958 Jimmy Lewis Washington & Lee 1959 Ed Nippard University of Baltimore 1960 Ed Nippard University of Baltimore 1961 Jimmy Greenwood Johns Hopkins 1962 John Beck Johns Hopkins 1963 Dennis Wedekind Navy 1964 Jack Schofield Maryland 1965 Dennis Wedekind Navy 1966 Dick Alter Brown 1967 Butch Hilliard Cornell 1968 Mac Ogilvie Navy 1968 Butch Hilliard Cornell 1969 Pete Kramer North Carolina 1970 Len Supko Navy 1971 Bob Rule Cornell 1972 Les Matthews Johns Hopkins 1973 Les Matthews Johns Hopkins 1974 Skeet Chadwick Washington & Lee 1975 Rodney Rullman Virginia 1976 Daniel R. Mackesey Cornell 1977 Daniel R. Mackesey Cornell 1978 Mike Federico Johns Hopkins 1979 Mike Federico Johns Hopkins 1980 Bob Clements Washington & Lee 1981 Tom Sears North Carolina 1982 Tom Sears North Carolina 1983 George Slabowski Army 1984 Larry Quinn Johns Hopkins 1985 Larry Quinn Johns Hopkins 1986 Peter Sheehan Virginia 1987 Jim Beardmore Maryland 1988 Quint Kessenich Johns Hopkins 1989 Quint Kessenich Johns Hopkins 1990 Tony Guido Yale 1991 Andy Piazza North Carolina 1992 Scott Bacigalupo Princeton 1993 Scott Bacigalupo Princeton 1994 Scott Bacigalupo Princeton 1995 Brian Dougherty Maryland 1996 Brian Dougherty Maryland 1997 Greg Cattrano Brown 1998 Brian Carcaterra Johns Hopkins 1999Mickey JarboeNavy 2000 Mickey Jarboe Navy 2001 Trevor Tierney Princeton 2002 Nick Murtha Johns Hopkins 2003 Tillman Johnson Virginia 2004 Matt Russell Navy2005Aaron FentonDuke 2006 Alex Hewit Princeton2007Matt McMonagleCornell2008Joey KempNotre Dame2009Jordan BurkeBrown2010John GallowaySyracuse2011John GallowaySyracuse2012John KempNotre Dame 2013Austin KautPenn State 2014Niko AmatoMaryland 2015Kyle BernlohrMaryland 2016Jack KellyBrown 2017Ben PughRichmond 2018JD ColarussoAlbany2019Sean ScononeUMass 2020None(Season canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic) 2021Owen McElroyGeorgetown2022Owen McElroyGeorgetown 2023Liam EntenmannNotre Dame 2024Liam EntenmannNotre Dame 2025Caleb FyockOhio State2026Sean ByrneRyan CroddickArmyPrinceton

By university Rank School Number of AwardsWinning years1 Johns Hopkins University1951, 1961, 1962, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1998, 20022 University of Maryland1952, 1955, 1965, 1957, 1964, 1987, 1995, 1996, 2014, 20153 United States Naval Academy1949, 1954, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1999, 2000, 2004T-4 Cornell University1967, 1968, 1971, 1976, 1977, 2007T-4 Princeton University1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2006 2026T-6 Washington and Lee University1950, 1958, 1974, 1980T-6 University of North Carolina1969, 1981, 1982, 1991T-6 Brown University1966, 1997, 2009, 2016T-6 University of Notre Dame2008, 2012, 2023, 202410 University of Virginia1975, 1986, 2003T-11 University of Baltimore 1959, 1960T-11 Georgetown2021, 2022T-14 Multiple winners tied with 1 

Women's award winners Year Player School 1990 Sue Heether Loyola College in Maryland 1991 Sarah Leary Harvard University 1992 Sarah Leary Harvard University 1993 Mandy Stevenson University of Maryland 1994 Erin O'Neill Princeton University 1995 Erin O'Neill Princeton University 1996 Michelle Cusimano University of Virginia 1997 Lisa Dixon College of William and Mary 1998 Chris Lindsey Georgetown University 1999 Alex Kahoe University of Maryland 2000 Alex Kahoe University of Maryland 2001 Bowen Holden Georgetown University 2002 Tricia Dabrowski Loyola College in Maryland 2003 Alexis Venechanos University of Maryland 2004 Elizabeth Tortorelli Penn State University 2005 Anne Sheridan Boston University 2006 Maggie Koch Georgetown University 2007 Sarah Waxman University of Pennsylvania 2008 Sarah Waxman University of Pennsylvania 2009 Logan Ripley University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 2010 Liz Hogan Syracuse University 2011 Brittany Dipper University of Maryland 2012 Mikey Meagher University of Florida 2013 Mikey Meagher University of Florida 2014 Liz Colgan University of Virginia 2015 Caylee Waters University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 2016 Caylee Waters (tied) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 2016 Megan Ward (tied) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 2017 Megan Taylor University of Maryland 2018 Julia Lisella University of Colorado 2019 Megan Taylor University of Maryland

By university Rank School Number of AwardsWinning years1 University of Maryland1993, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2011, 2017, 2019T-2 Georgetown University1998, 2001, 2006T-2 University of North Carolina2009, 2015, 2016T-4 Harvard University1991, 1992T-4 Loyola College in Maryland1990, 2002T-4 Princeton University1994, 1995T-4 University of Florida2012, 2013T-4 University of Pennsylvania2007, 2008T-4 University of Virginia1996, 2014T-10 Boston University2005T-10 College of William & Mary1997T-10 Penn State University2004T-10 Syracuse University2010T-10 University of Colorado2018

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External links US Lacrosse Awards page