Five teams, 29 student-athletes from Conference Carolinas earn IWLCA academic honors

7/24/2024 4:01:18 PM

GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Association (IWLCA) released the 2024 NCAA Division II Academic Honor Roll and Academic Honor Squads and Conference Carolinas had 29 student-athletes and five teams honored.

The IWLCA honored 524 student-athletes from 72 different institutions on the 2024 IWLCA Division II 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.

Belmont Abbey College and the University Mount Olive led the league with eight honorees each while Barton College had six honorees. Southern Wesleyan University followed with five student-athletes recognized while Chowan University and Converse University had one each.

Barton, Belmont Abbey, Chowan, Mount Olive and Southern Wesleyan were among 325 schools across Division I, II, III, and NAIA earned IWLCA Academic Honor Squad recognition.

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.