Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG, Va. – The Virginia Tech lacrosse team earned Academic Squad honors from the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Association, as announced on Friday morning. Tech was one of 40 schools to be honored by the coaches’ association, as it recognizes Division I teams with a team GPA higher than 3.0 during the 2010 season.
The IWLCA also honored Hofstra, Stanford and Duke as Merit Squads, commending each school for posting the highest GPAs among Division I programs during the 2010 season. Hofstra topped all schools with a 3.492 team GPA, while Stanford (3.477) just edged Duke (3.471) to rank second.
Junior Allie Emala and sophomore Jessica Nonn were honored for their academic performance earlier this year as both players were named to the ACC All-Academic team.
Academic Squads:
University at Albany
American University
Boston College
Brown University
Canisius College
University of Cincinnati
Colgate University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
University of Detroit Mercy
Drexel University
Duke University
Duquesne University
Fairfield University
University of Florida
Fresno State
The George Washington University
Georgetown University
Hofstra University
College of the Holy Cross
Iona College
La Salle University
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
University of Louisville
Manhattan College
Marist College
University of New Hampshire
Northwestern University
University of Notre Dame
Old Dominion University
Penn State University
University of Pennsylvania
Princeton University
Quinnipiac University
Robert Morris University
Rutgers University
Sacred Heart University
Saint Mary's College of California
Stanford University
Syracuse University
Temple University
Towson University
Vanderbilt University
University of Vermont
Villanova University
Virginia Tech
Wagner College
The College of William & Mary
Yale University