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James Madison Receives 26 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Selections
7/20/2023 11:00:00 AM | Lacrosse
IRVING, Texas - A total of 26 James Madison lacrosse student-athletes have been selected to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team for the 2022-23 academic year, the league announced Thursday morning.
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Each student-athlete earned their selections through obtaining a 3.0 cumulative GPA for the academic year while taking a minimum of 18 semester credits. JMU's All-Academic selections included both undergrad and graduate students academically.
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JMU lacrosse added to an array of academic honors following the 2022-23 year, as 12 student-athletes were named to the Dean's and President's Lists for the Spring 2023 semester while 25 student-athletes were named JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athletes.
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Beyond school honors, junior Katelyn Morgan and redshirt senior Lizzy Fox were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Women's At-Large Team while Morgan was also selected as VaSID Academic All-State and the JMA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
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American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team – JMU Lacrosse
Kat Buchanan
Maggie Clark
Savannah Derey
Mairead Durkin
Elise Fiannaca
Lizzy Fox
Tai Jankowski
Sophie Macchia
Ryan Malfa
Taylor Marchetti
Nicholle Marshall
Rachel Matey
Geneva Mattis
Olivia Mattis
Brianna Mennella
Katelyn Morgan
Adanya Moyer
Ellen Palmiere
Josie Pell
Isabella Peterson
Jordan Peterson
Lizzy Pirisino
Courtney Quirk
Olivia Rongo
Lauren Savage
Carolyn Thistlewaite
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Each student-athlete earned their selections through obtaining a 3.0 cumulative GPA for the academic year while taking a minimum of 18 semester credits. JMU's All-Academic selections included both undergrad and graduate students academically.
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JMU lacrosse added to an array of academic honors following the 2022-23 year, as 12 student-athletes were named to the Dean's and President's Lists for the Spring 2023 semester while 25 student-athletes were named JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athletes.
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Beyond school honors, junior Katelyn Morgan and redshirt senior Lizzy Fox were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Women's At-Large Team while Morgan was also selected as VaSID Academic All-State and the JMA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
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American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team – JMU Lacrosse
Kat Buchanan
Maggie Clark
Savannah Derey
Mairead Durkin
Elise Fiannaca
Lizzy Fox
Tai Jankowski
Sophie Macchia
Ryan Malfa
Taylor Marchetti
Nicholle Marshall
Rachel Matey
Geneva Mattis
Olivia Mattis
Brianna Mennella
Katelyn Morgan
Adanya Moyer
Ellen Palmiere
Josie Pell
Isabella Peterson
Jordan Peterson
Lizzy Pirisino
Courtney Quirk
Olivia Rongo
Lauren Savage
Carolyn Thistlewaite
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