Four All-American student-athletes from each Division are selected as positional Players of the Year. Each Division’s All-American committee has also selected one of these honorees as the Player of the Year for each Division.

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Selection is based on the following criteria: Statistics, Contribution to team success, Strength of Opponents, Sportsmanship and Character. The IWLCA All-Americans represent the best athletes in our game, who compete with respect for the sport of lacrosse, their teammates, their coaches, their opponents and officials.

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Selection is based on the following criteria: Statistics, Contribution to team success, Strength of Opponents, Sportsmanship and Character. The IWLCA All-Americans represent the best athletes in our game, who compete with respect for the sport of lacrosse, their teammates, their coaches, their opponents and officials.

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44 players that have exhausted their athletics eligibility are selected from each Division and are divided into two teams: North and South, to compete in the Senior All-Star game each year.

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The IWLCA Player of the Week awards recognizes outstanding individual performances across all divisions and the NAIA throughout the season. Players are nominated for making a significant impact on the field.

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The Community Awareness Award recognizes those student-athletes and teams who have contributed significantly to their community in a given academic year. These students have given their time and energy to support and develop athlete-community relations and have distinguished themselves from their peers. Both individual and team honorees from each Division are recognized.

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The Diane Geppi-Aikens Memorial Award honors lifetime achievement to the college women’s game. Renamed for the former Loyola head coach who inspired the nation with her courageous battle with cancer, this award is presented to that person who has distinguished themselves through their service to intercollegiate women’s lacrosse during their career.

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 A collegiate women’s lacrosse coach is eligible for nomination to the IWLCA Hall of Fame if he/she meet both the Eligibility Criteria and a minimum of two of the five Achievement Criteria.

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The purpose of this award is to recognize one IWLCA member each year for their contributions to the IWLCA during the previous academic year. Honorees do not have to be head coaches or committee chairs.

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The purpose of Outstanding Assistant Coach Award is to recognize an assistant women’s lacrosse coach from each Division who has made a distinct impact on the success of their program during the previous academic year. Their impact is demonstrated through hard work, commitment, dedication, and sportsmanship.

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The President’s Cup is presented to a member of the lacrosse community who has exhibited distinguished contributions to the collegiate women’s lacrosse scene during the previous academic year. The honoree does not have to be an IWLCA member.

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The Tina Sloan Green Award recognizes those individuals and teams that have actively worked to promote equity and inclusion in the lacrosse community in a given academic year. We celebrate those that have given their time and energy to educate and raise awareness, remove barriers, enhance opportunities, and invite a diverse set of voices to the table in order to challenge discrimination and promote positive social change. The selection committee may choose to recognize an individual or team honoree each year.

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On October 21, 2017, the IWLCA and USA Lacrosse dedicated plaques along the Chris Sailer Trail at US Lacrosse Headquarters in Sparks, Maryland to honor eleven women's lacrosse Trailblazers.

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The IWLCA honors women's lacrosse coaches that achieve milestone career victories (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, etc.) at the Annual Convention held in November. 

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The IWLCA Coaching Staff of the Year Award honors one National and multiple Regional Coaching Staffs of the Year from each NCAA Division and a National Coaching Staff of the Year from the NAIA. Ahead of the 2024 season, the IWLCA Board of Directors approved changing the name of this award to recognize the entire coaching staff, rather than individual coaches.

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Honors the top student-athlete in the NCAA Division I, II, and III and the NAIA. Nominees for the award must be a senior or graduate student, have at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA, and be a starter or significant reserve for their team.

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To be eligible for this honor, student-athletes must be a junior, senior, or graduate student and have earned a cumulative academic GPA of 3.50 or greater.

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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.

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Is a designation awarded to the team in each division with the highest team GPA for the academic year.

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