Kirst, Men’s Lacrosse Earn USILA Academic Accolades
7/5/2023 10:31:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Graduate student Cole Kirst and the Syracuse University men's lacrosse team have earned academic recognition from the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA).
Kirst was named as a 2023 Scholar All-America while the entire Orange team was selected for the 2023 Academic Team Award, achieving a team grade point average of a 3.0 or higher.
To be eligible as a Scholar All-American, a student-athlete must be a senior in academic standing with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, an All-American, a member of a North/South team, or an outstanding league or conference player.
Picked 18th overall in the 2023 PLL College Draft, Kirst was a versatile offensive player for the Orange and played at both midfield and attack this year, finishing third on the team in points with 26 goals and 11 assists, canning 36.1 percent of his shots. An All-ACC selection and USILA All-America Honorable Mention, Kirst was voted as a team captain by his peers this fall. The Bernardsville, New Jersey product scored at least one point in 14 of the 15 games this season, including multiple points in 12 contests. The Lehigh University graduate transfer finished with four hat tricks, including a four-goal, five-point outburst against No. 5 Duke (March 5). Kirst surpassed the 100-point mark for his career in the 'Cuse win over Hobart (March 25).
In the classroom, Kirst's graduate studies were focused on Broadcast and Digital Journalism at Syracuse's famed S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
Kirst was named as a 2023 Scholar All-America while the entire Orange team was selected for the 2023 Academic Team Award, achieving a team grade point average of a 3.0 or higher.
To be eligible as a Scholar All-American, a student-athlete must be a senior in academic standing with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, an All-American, a member of a North/South team, or an outstanding league or conference player.
Picked 18th overall in the 2023 PLL College Draft, Kirst was a versatile offensive player for the Orange and played at both midfield and attack this year, finishing third on the team in points with 26 goals and 11 assists, canning 36.1 percent of his shots. An All-ACC selection and USILA All-America Honorable Mention, Kirst was voted as a team captain by his peers this fall. The Bernardsville, New Jersey product scored at least one point in 14 of the 15 games this season, including multiple points in 12 contests. The Lehigh University graduate transfer finished with four hat tricks, including a four-goal, five-point outburst against No. 5 Duke (March 5). Kirst surpassed the 100-point mark for his career in the 'Cuse win over Hobart (March 25).
In the classroom, Kirst's graduate studies were focused on Broadcast and Digital Journalism at Syracuse's famed S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
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