Struss Earns 1st Team Academic All-American Honors

AUSTIN, Texas – Five standouts headline a group of outstanding student-athletes named to the 2023-24 Academic All-America® Women’s At-Large teams as selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC).

Hanna Abrahamsson from the University of Colorado, Allie Bianchi of Henderson State University, Lexi Onsrud from Illinois Wesleyan University, SCAD Savannah’s Lara Kurt, and Courtney Donahue from Des Moines Area Community College are the Academic All-America® Women’s At-Large Team Member of the Year honorees for NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III, NAIA, and the College Division, respectively.

FIRST TEAM

Sport                Name                                         School                                                       Yr.   GPA          Major

Golf                   Carolin Alblas (1)                      Keiser University                                       Jr.    3.96           Business Administration

Golf                   Ariana Castro                            SCAD Savannah                                       Gr.   3.83/3.77   Luxury & Brand Management

Lacrosse           Lydia Cornett                             Missouri Baptist University                        Jr.    3.89           Criminal Justice
B. Volleyball     Megan Dennis                           Corban University                                      Jr.    3.86           Counseling Psychology

B. Volleyball     Lily Grasso                                Ave Maria University                                 Sr.   3.69           Psychology

Lacrosse           Clarke Haas                               SCAD Savannah                                       Sr.   3.75           Business of Beauty & Fragrance

Lacrosse           Koral Hadac                              University of the Cumberlands                 So.  3.85           Accounting

Lacrosse           Caroline Karr (2)                       Missouri Baptist University                        Sr.   3.90           Teaching & Learning

Bowling             Lara Kurt                                    SCAD Savannah                                       Jr.    4.00           User Experience (UX) Design

Golf                   Hoi Ki Lau                                  Keiser University                                       So.  4.00           Exercise Science

B. Volleyball     Misty McCall                              Arizona Christian University                     Jr.    4.00           Elementary Education

Comp. Dance   Alexandra Olson (2)                 St. Ambrose University                              Gr.   3.75           Physical Therapy

Comp. Dance   Ellie Schilling (1)                       St. Ambrose University                              Sr.   3.99           Mechanical Engineering & Mathematics

Comp. Dance   Emily Struss                              Hastings College                                       Sr.   3.96           Elementary Education

SECOND TEAM

Sport                Name                                         School                                                       Yr.   GPA          Major

B. Volleyball     Katie Alexander                         University of Saint Katherine                    Jr.    4.00           English

Wrestling          MaQuoia Bernabe                    University of the Cumberlands                 Jr.    3.75           Exercise Sport Science

Lacrosse           Felicia Dixon                              Ottawa University                                      Gr.   3.82/4.00   Athletic Administration (G)

Lacrosse           Hannah Huebner                      Lawrence Technological University          Jr.    3.56           Civil Engineering

B. Volleyball     Halle Neumann                        Bushnell University                                    Gr.   3.94/4.00   Management

Wrestling          Adaugo Nwachukwu                 William Penn University                             Jr.    3.55           Exercise Science

Lacrosse           Natalie Patrick                           Missouri Baptist University                        Sr.   3.91           Sport Management

Lacrosse           Keagan Plume                          SCAD Savannah                                       Gr.   3.91/4.00   Architecture

Lacrosse           Emma Rittman                           University of the Cumberlands                 So.  3.50           Elementary Education

Comp. Cheer    Rachel Ruplinger                      St. Ambrose University                              Jr.    3.96           Human Performance & Fitness

CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year:

Lara Kurt, SCAD Savannah

(1) = 1st team Academic All-America® in 2022-23

(2) = 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2022-23