The majority of Tewaaraton Award winners have been featured on trading cards over the years. The following is a list of rookie cards for each honoree. In some cases a blanket set, such as 2007 Donruss, 2010 Upper Deck or 2017 Topps Allen & Ginter are listed, when in fact the player has multiple variations or parallel cards within the set.
| Men’s Recipients | ||||
| Year | Winner | Position | School | Rookie/First Card |
| 2025 | CJ Kirst | Attack | Cornell | 2024 TFL WLBC – USA Lacrosse |
| 2024 | Pat Kavanagh | Attack | Notre Dame | 2024 PLL |
| 2023 | Brennan O’Neil | Attack | Duke | 2024 PLL |
| 2022 | Logan Wisnauskas | Attack | University of Maryland | 2022 Topps |
| 2021 | Jared Bernhardt | Attack | University of Maryland | 2022 Immaculate Collection Collegiate Football – Immaculate Champions# |
| 2020 | No Recipient due to Covid-19 | |||
| 2019 | Patrick Spencer | Attack | Loyola | 2020-21 Panini Prizm* |
| 2018 | Ben Reeves | Attack | Yale | 2022 Topps |
| 2017 | Matt Rambo | Attack | University of Maryland | 2021 Topps |
| 2016 | Dylan Molloy | Attack | Brown | Sports Illustrated for Kids – August, 2016 |
| 2015 | Lyle Thompson | Attack | University of Albany | 2017 Topps Allen & Ginter/2016-17 Georgia Swarm |
| 2014 | Lyle Thompson | Attack | University of Albany | 2017 Topps Allen & Ginter/2016-17 Georgia Swarm |
| 2014 | Miles Thompson | Attack | University of Albany | 2016-17 Georgia Swarm |
| 2013 | Rob Pannell | Attack | Cornell | 2014 New York Lizards |
| 2012 | Peter Baum | Attack | Colgate | |
| 2011 | Steele Stanwick | Attack | University of Virginia | 2019 Parkside |
| 2010 | Ned Crotty | Midfield | Duke | 2010 Upper Deck |
| 2009 | Max Seibald | Attack | Cornell | 2010 Upper Deck |
| 2008 | Mike Leveille | Attack | Syracuse | 2010 Upper Deck |
| 2007 | Matt Danowski | Attack | Duke | 2010 Upper Deck |
| 2006 | Matt Ward | Attack | University of Virginia | 2007 Washington Bayhawks |
| 2005 | Kyle Harrison | Midfield | Johns Hopkins | 2008 Los Angeles Riptide |
| 2004 | Michael Powell | Attack | Syracuse | 2007 Donruss |
| 2003 | Chris Rotelli | Midfield | University of Virginia | 2010 Upper Deck |
| 2002 | Michael Powell | Attack | Syracuse | 2007 Donruss |
| 2001 | Doug Shanahan | Midfield | Hofstra | 2005 Philadelphia Barrage |
| * This card is part of the Panini Prizm basketball set | ||||
| # This card is part of the Immaculate Collection Collegiate Football set | ||||
| Women’s Recipients | ||||
| Year | Winner | Position | School | Rookie/First Card |
| 2025 | Chloe Humphrey | Attacker | University of North Carolina | |
| 2024 | Izzy Scane | Attacker | Northwesters | Sports Illustrated for Kids – July/August, 2023 |
| 2023 | Izzy Scane | Attacker | Northwestern | Sports Illustrated for Kids – July/August, 2023 |
| 2022 | Charlotte North | Attacker | Boston College | 2022 Topps Allen & Ginter, Allen & Ginter Chrome, Allen & Ginter X, 2023 Topps Athletes Unlimited |
| 2021 | Charlotte North | Attacker | Boston College | 2022 Topps Allen & Ginter, Allen & Ginter Chrome, Allen & Ginter X, 2023 Topps Athletes Unlimited |
| 2020 | No Recipient due to Covid-19 | |||
| 2019 | Megan Taylor | Goalie | University of Maryland | |
| 2018 | Sam Apuzzo | Attack | Boston College | 2021 Topps Athletes Unlimited |
| 2017 | Zoe Stukenberg | Midfield | University of Maryland | |
| 2016 | Taylor Cummings | Midfield | University of Maryland | Sports Illustrated for Kids – September, 2014 |
| 2015 | Taylor Cummings | Midfield | University of Maryland | Sports Illustrated for Kids – September, 2014 |
| 2014 | Taylor Cummings | Midfield | University of Maryland | Sports Illustrated for Kids – September, 2014 |
| 2013 | Katie Schwarzmann | Midfield | University of Maryland | |
| 2012 | Katie Schwarzmann | Midfield | University of Maryland | |
| 2011 | Shannon Smith | Attacker | Northwestern | Sports Illustrated for Kids – July, 2011 |
| 2010 | Caitlyn McFadden | Midfield | University of Maryland | |
| 2009 | Hannah Nielsen | Midfield | Northwestern | Sports Illustrated for Kids – September, 2008 |
| 2008 | Hannah Nielsen | Midfield | Northwestern | Sports Illustrated for Kids – September, 2008 |
| 2007 | Kristen Kjellman | Midfield | Northwestern | |
| 2006 | Kristen Kjellman | Midfield | Northwestern | |
| 2005 | Katie Chrest | Attacker | Duke | Sports Illustrated for Kids – August, 2008 |
| 2004 | Amy Appelt | Midfield | University of Virginia | |
| 2003 | Rachael Becker | Defense | Princeton | |
| 2002 | Erin Elbe | Attacker | Georgetown | Sports Illustrated for Kids – September, 2002 |
| 2001 | Jen Adams | Attacker | University of Maryland |