Women's Lacrosse Earns IWLCA Academic Honors

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass.- The Juniata women's lacrosse team was recognized as an Academic Honor Squad for the 2021-22 academic year by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA). Additionally, seven student-athletes were named to the 2022 IWLCA Division III Academic Honor Roll.

The IWLCA has named 295 schools across Division I, II, III, and NAIA as IWLCA Academic Honor Squads for the 2021-22 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.

The IWLCA honored 977 student-athletes from 183 different institutions on the 2022 IWLCA Division III Academic Honor Roll. To be eligible for this honor, student-athletes must be junior, senior, or graduate students and have earned a cumulative academic GPA of 3.50 or greater. 

The seven Juniata student-athletes are:

Talia Bertrando (Lititz, Pa. / Warwick)

Emily Dyer (Chester County, Pa. / Octorara Area)

Chloe Gerhard (Macungie, Pa. / Emmaus)

Shayla Lapp (Lancaster, Pa. / Lampeter-Strasburg)

Fiona McDonald (Langhorne, Pa. / Neshaminy)

Paige Riker (Sussex, N.J. / Vernon Township)

Cecelia LaRae Telemeco (Keedysville, Md. / Boonsboro)