On July 27, the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) announced the student-athletes and schools that earned academic honors for 2021, which included 41 women's lacrosse players from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) and seven of the league's programs.
The IWLCA honored 922 student-athletes from 190 different institutions on the 2021 IWLCA Division III Academic Honor Roll. To be eligible for this honor, student-athletes must be a junior, senior, or graduate student and have earned a cumulative academic GPA of 3.50 or greater.
Kalamazoo leads the league with 11 student-athletes on the Honor Roll, followed by Adrian with nine and Hope with eight. Alma had six women's lacrosse players named to the Honor Roll and Saint Mary's had five. Two student-athletes from Albion also received academic recognition.
The IWLCA has named 320 schools across Division I, II, III, and NAIA as IWLCA Academic Honor Squads for the 2020-21 academic year. To qualify for this prestigious honor, the women’s lacrosse team must have posted a 3.2 or higher team GPA for the academic year.
IWLCA Academic Honor Roll release
IWLCA Academic Honor Squad release
Student-Athletes Recognized by the IWLCA
Adrian - Jenna Anheuser, Brooke Barabas, Gwyneth Carlson, Carlee Casteel, Hannah Chase, Erika McDonald, Madeline Nicholas, Victoria Poland, Jordyn Wainio
Albion - Carly Schwarz, Alexa Wild
Alma - Madison Chapin, Alyssa Gall, Courtney Hartnagle, Naomi Oravitz, Kalyn Thompson, Haley Willman
Hope - Sophie Ackermann, Rachel Elder, Caitlyn Cowell, Laurel Frederickson, Carly Pieri, Jane Ragains, Paige Rosenbrook, Paige Wilmer
Kalamazoo - Lilly Baumann, Rose Bogard, Gwen Davis, Emme DeConinck, Bekah Halley, Alli Klinger, Rachel Madar, Jordan Reichenbach, Lily Rogowski, Leah Tardiff, Hannah Wolfe
Saint Mary's - Erin Doyle, Bridget Kane, Emily Kraker, Shannon McCloskey, Kathleen Soller
Programs Recognized by the IWLCA
Adrian - story link
Albion - story link
Alma - women's lacrosse page
Hope - story link
Kalamazoo - story link
Saint Mary's - story link
Trine - women's lacrosse page
