(05-22-08)
HAMILTON, N.Y. -- University of New Haven women's lacrosse midfielder Kristine Lambracht was named ESPN the Magazine College Division Second Team Academic All-District on Thursday. She was a women's at-large selection as chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The women's at-large Program honors student-athletes from women's bowling, crew, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis, and water polo. Only First Team selections are eligible for Academic All-America honors.
A native of White House Station, N.J., Lambracht carries a 3.98 cumulative grade point average while majoring in finance.
Lambracht started all 17 games for the Chargers during their record-breaking 14-win season. She scored 37 points on the season, including 29 goals and 8 assists. Kristine ranked fourth on the team in goals and tied for third in assists. The sophomore midfielder also had 24 groundballs, 28 draw controls and 10 caused turnovers on the season.
Lambracht ended the season on a tear with 17 goals over her final six matches including a game-winner versus Merrimack on April 18. She had multiple goals in 10 matches for the Chargers this season including three or more in six games.
College Division District I encompasses NCAA Division II and III and NAIA schools the states or provinces of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Quebec.
The Academic All-America Teams program honors 816 male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America), a 2,000 member organization consisting of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program’s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA covering all NCAA championship sports.
