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Tiger's Schwab Named IWLCA Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Courtesy of Princeton Athletic Communications
PRINCETON, N.J. (6/5/09) -- Kristin Schwab of the women's lacrosse team has been named the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Scholar-Athlete of the Year, it was announced by the organization on Monday, June 8.
The IWLCA honors one student-athlete in each division for their accomplishments off the field and in the classroom. This is the first time a Princeton student-athlete has won the prestigious honor since the IWLCA began its academic awards in 2001.
"We are so proud of all that Kristin Schwab has been able to accomplish at Princeton, both in her academic pursuits and on the playing fields," head women's lacrosse coach Chris Sailer said. "She embodies the ideal of the student-athlete each and every day. Her work ethic and commitment are extraordinary and make her most deserving of this award."
A two-sport athlete in both field hockey and lacrosse, Schwab started all eight seasons, participated in seven NCAA tournaments and won five Ivy League championships. She was the recipient of the 2009 Art Lane Award from the Princeton Varsity Club for selfless contributions to sport and society.
She is a four-time recipient of academic honors by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association and a two-time recipient of academic honors from the IWLCA. Schwab was named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first-team all-district by the College of Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA). She also has been named Academic All-Ivy during her career and is Princeton's nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year. Schwab is the first Princeton athlete to earn an NCAA Post-Graduate scholarship and will be enrolling in medical school at the University of Pennsylvania in the fall.
Schwab is the lead author of an article published in "Neurosurgery" in July 2008 entitled: Limitations of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Angiography in the Diagnosis of Intracranial Aneurysms." Secondary authors on that article are doctors from Johns Hopkins. In addition, she is the second author of another article recently submitted for publication to "Neurosurgery". Schwab received an A on her senior thesis which was the culmination of extensive research she conducted in hospitals, immunization clinics and labs in four regions of Ghana in the summer of 2008. Her senior thesis is entitled: Assessment of Childhood Immunization in Ghana: Current Programs and Future of Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction.
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