Blue Lacrosse Snags IWLCA Academic Honor Squad Recognition; Six Named to Academic Honor Roll

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. – Wellesley College lacrosse has been named a 2024 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Academic Honor Squad. In addition, six members of the Blue lacrosse program have been named to the IWLCA Division III Academic Honor Roll.

Wellesley earned the honor for a second consecutive season with a team GPA of 3.64. Recent grad Gabrielle Shell (Columbus, Ohio) leads the individual honorees with a second career accolade. Classmate Willa McGough (Plainfield, N.H.) and rising juniors Allie Beighle (Missoula, Mont.), Tamasyn Hill (Boise, Idaho), Anna Blake Patrick (Portland, Ore.) and Finley Tipton (Coppell, Texas) have all earned their first Academic Honor Roll award.

The IWLCA has named 325 schools across Division I, II, III, and NAIA as IWLCA Academic Honor Squads for the 2023-24 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. Additionally, there are 1,125 student-athletes from 201 different institutions on the 2024 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. 

IWLCA Announces 2024 Academic Honor Squads

IWLCA Recognizes 2024 Division III Academic Honor Roll

The IWLCA is a membership-led, professional association representing the nation's intercollegiate women's lacrosse coaches within Division I, II & III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The IWLCA is a 501c(3) nonprofit educational organization.