Women's Lacrosse | 7/30/2021 9:52:56 AM
Seven Empire 8 women's lacrosse teams were named to the 2021 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Academic Honor Squad, while 38 student-athletes garnered IWLCA Division III Academic Honor Roll accolades for their hard work in the classroom.
The IWLCA 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. Empire 8 institutions Alfred University, Elmira College, Hartwick College, Nazareth College, Russell Sage College, St. John Fisher College and Utica College earned this prestigious team honor.
In addition, 922 student-athletes from 190 different institutions were named to 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.
Utica College led all Empire 8 programs with nine student-athletes honored. Empire 8 Champion St. John Fisher College had eight student-athletes earn the honor, while Nazareth was right behind with seven. A complete listing of Empire 8 student-athletes named is below.
2020-21 IWLCA Division III Academic Honor Roll Recipients (from Empire 8)
Alfred University
Krystina Gauer, Senior
Hanna Groff, Junior
Taetum Leffingwell, Graduate
Shaelyn McClaughry, Junior
Karson Richenburg, Graduate
Elmira College
Krystyna Lilland, Senior
Hartwick College
Cassidy Durkin, Senior
Kennedy Humphrey, Junior
Jennifer Paszko, Senior
Amy Tracy, Senior
GinaMarie Wilson, Senior
Nazareth College
Vicki Arena, Senior
Hannah Dlugosz, Junior
Katie Lawrence, Junior
Regan McGwin, Senior
Emma Parry, Junior
Emma Prosak, Junior
Emma Robinson, Junior
Russell Sage College
Brittany Gage, Graduate
Sophia Keravich, Senior
Alexandra Franco, Graduate
St. John Fisher College
Logan Chase, Senior
Bianca Giancona, Junior
Dommie Giancona, Junior
Brittany Halpin, Junior
Hannah King, Junior
Alexandra Kopcza, Senior
Eliza Runeare, Junior
Kathleen Salanger, Junior
Utica College
Maddie Behan, Graduate
Kristin Kreig, Senior
Katherine Migliori, Junior
Brittany Nowak, Senior
Emily Rossi, Junior
Lexi Scaccia, Junior
Sydney Scaccia, Graduate
Kelsey Trainor, Junior
Lauren Wolff, Senior
ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE
The members of the Empire 8 Conference are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and the league is regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership has distinguished itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the E8. For more on the Empire 8 visit
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