PHILADELPHIA - Graduated seniors Jaqi Kakalecik and Nicole Tiernan are among 12 student-athletes named to the 2016 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Lacrosse Team. The team is nominated and voted on by the sports information offices of 30 area institutions from the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
In order to be eligible for Academic All-Area honors, an athlete must be in at least his or her second year at the institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better.
Kakalecik, a biochemistry major, earns the honor for a second time after also being named to the team in 2014.