Lacrosse Named IWLCA Division I Academic Honor Squad; 12 Named to DI Honor Roll

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Lacrosse Named IWLCA Division I Academic Honor Squad; 12 Named to DI Honor Roll

7.27.22 | Women's Lacrosse

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. – Temple lacrosse posted another outstanding performance in the classroom during the 2021-22 academic year. The program earned recognition from the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association as a Division I Academic Honor Squad. In addition to the team honor, 12 Owls were named to the Division I Academic Honor Roll.

The IWLCA has named 326 schools across Division I, II, III, and NAIA as IWLCA Academic Honor Squads for the 2021-22 academic year. To qualify for this honor, the women's lacrosse team must have posted a 3.2 or higher team GPA for the academic year. The Owls soared past this marker, earning a 3.58 GPA for the 2021-22 year.This year, Temple also placed 12 on the 2022 IWLCA Division I Academic Honor Roll

Suzanna Cantwell	SR	Health Professions
Annie Carroll	GR	Higher Education
Valerie Cradler	SR	Advertising
Kessina Heyn	SR	Supply Chain Management
Margot Hotham	SR	Health Professions
Gabrielle Kirsch	SR	Adult and Organizational Development
Belle Mastropietro	JR	Exercise and Sport Science
Quinn Nicolai	GR	Occupational Therapy
Mackenzie Roth	JR	Health Professions
Abaigeal Ryan	SR	Communication Studies
Maeve Tobin	JR	Finance
Lauren Zinkl	SR	Mechanical Engineering

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. This is only the most recent academic honor for the Cherry and White. Lacrosse had 24 of its 28 student-athletes earn AAC All-Academic Team Honors in July, and senior Lauren Zinkl was one of three Owls who won Female Student-Athlete of the Year at the 2022 Stella Awards following an exceptional academic career. Zinkl was also named Academic All-Area by the Philadelphia Sports Information Directors Association.