BALTIMORE — US Lacrosse is pleased to announce that nearly 1,500 girls high school lacrosse players have been named as Academic All-Americans for the 2007 season. The process is coordinated by the high school committee of the US Lacrosse Women’s Division Coaches Council.

In order to be selected, a player must meet the following criteria:
• Be a starter or significant contributor
• Carry at least 50 percent of her course load in college preparatory courses of honor or advanced placement level
• Have a cumulative weighted grade point average of at least 3.6
• Be a junior or senior in high school
• Make significant contributions to the school and/or community beyond participation on school athletic teams

In addition, the school’s head coach must be a member of US Lacrosse and each school is limited to a maximum of five honorees.

Please click here to access the full list of players, in pdf format.

US Lacrosse, a 501(c)(3) corporation, is the national governing body for men‚s and women‚s lacrosse and includes more than 215,000 active members. For more information about the organization, please visit its Web site at www.uslacrosse.org.