GREENWOOD, Ind. - Months after their outstanding Illinois Wesleyan University women's golf careers came to an end, Lexi Onsrud (Normal, Ill.-University High) and Emma Thorman (Macomb, Ill.-Macomb) reeled in College Sports Communicators Academic All-America honors the organization announced Tuesday, July 16. Onsrud was voted the Academic All-America of the Year, while garnering CSC First Team Academic All-America accolades. Thorman was also tabbed a CSC First Team Academic All-America pick.

Onsrud marks the ninth time a Titan has reeled in CSC's Academic All-America of the Year award, a total that ranks top-four in Division III all-time. She joins Matthew Leritz (men's basketball - 2022), Meg Stanley (women's at-large - swimming - 2017), Rachel Anderson (women's track and field - 2008), Keelan Amelianovich (men's basketball - 2006), Korey Coon (men's basketball - 1999 & 2000), James Rinne (baseball - 1998), and Lon Erickson (football - 1997). She is also the 11th Titan across all sports to be a three-time Academic All-America selection.

Additionally, Onsrud and Thorman mark the first time a set of Titan women's golfers have earned Academic All-America honors in the same year. Onsrud, the program's first-ever three-time honoree, and Thorman make up the program's four selections.

Onsrud, who repeated as a first teamer after earning third team status in 2021, maintained a 4.00 grade point average as a kinesiology and allied health major. She excelled for the Titans in golf and was named the 2024 CCIW Woman of the Year and received the 2024 NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championship Elite 90 Award.

On the course, Onsrud was named all-region for the third time in her career as she posted a scoring average of 75.9 over 26.5 rounds in 11 tournaments in 2023-24. She finished in the top 20 in eight of the 11 tournaments with four top-five finishes, including a third-place finish at the CCIW Championship to earn her fourth All-CCIW accolade. The Normal, Ill., native finished off her collegiate career by posting the second-lowest 72-hole score at the NCAA Championship with a score of 301 to tie for 17th.

Thorman, an active member of CSC through her time as a student worker in the athletic communications office, garnered the prestigious honor for the first time in her career following a sensational senior season. 

The CCIW Women's Golfer of the Year, Thorman reeled in countless awards in her senior campaign. A WGCA All-America Honorable Mention pick, Thorman played in 26.5 rounds. She posted a school-record scoring average of 74.9 strokes per round over 11 tournaments and collected six top-five finishes. The Macomb, Ill. product fired six rounds of par-or-better, the most by a Titan in a single season in program history, and also set the program standards for 54-hole and 72-hole scoring. The CCIW medalist, Thorman garnered All-CCIW, WGCA All-Region, and CCIW Golfer of the Week accolades throughout the year. She closed out her IWU career with the program's best-ever individual finish at the NCAA Championship, tying for third with a school-record total of 293. Thorman maintained a 3.86 grade point average as a secondary education and english major.

Furthermore, IWU's all-time Academic All-American list now sits at 156, which is top-25 across NCAA Division I, II, and III, as well as top-10 in Division III. To view the list of Illinois Wesleyan's all-time awardwinners, click here.
 
NCAA DIVISION III 
CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year:
Lexi Onsrud, Illinois Wesleyan University
 
FIRST TEAM
Sport            Name                              School                                        Yr.  GPA       Major
Golf              Lexi Onsrud                      Illinois Wesleyan University               Sr.   4.00        Kinesiology & Allied Health
Lacrosse        Hope Shue                       Middlebury College                         Jr.   4.00        Neuroscience
Water Polo      Cooper McKenna               Claremont-Mudd-Scripps                  Sr.   4.00        Biology
Field Hockey   Charlotte Marks                 Middlebury College                         Sr.   3.94        Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
Lacrosse        Susan Rowley                   Middlebury College                         Sr.   3.94        Political Science
Golf              Grace Honigford                 Ohio Northern University                   Sr.   4.00        Mechanical Engineering
Golf              Kaylin Yeoh                      Carnegie Mellon University                Jr.   4.00        Information Systems
Ice Hockey      Sophie Rausch                  University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire      Sr.   3.95        Exercise Science
Field Hockey   Jenna Flemings                 Kean                                           Sr.   3.94        Physical Education & Health
Gymnastics     Genevieve Czaplewski         University of Wisconsin-Stout             Sr.   4.00        Applied Social Science
Ice Hockey      Une Bjelland                     Adrian College                               Gr.  3.95/3.96  Sports Management
Field Hockey   Abby Asuncion                   Christopher Newport University          Gr.  3.85/4.00  English (U) / Teaching (G)
Field Hockey   Amy Griffin                       Middlebury College                         Jr.   3.88        Computer Science
Golf              Emma Thorman                 Illinois Wesleyan University               Sr.   3.86        English & Secondary Education
Golf              Jessica Huang                   Amherst College                             Jr.   3.96        Mathematics
Skiing            Petra Veljkovic                   Vermont State University Castleton     Sr.   4.00        Molecular Biology


SECOND TEAM
Sport            Name                              School                                        Yr.  GPA       Major
Field Hockey   Mikayla Schoff                   Johns Hopkins University                  Sr.   3.97        Environmental Science & Public Health Studies
Gymnastics     Bryce Stoltz                      Winona State University                   Jr.   4.00        Nursing
Ice Hockey      Madison Morton                 Elmira College                               Sr.   3.98        Psychology & Human Services
Crew/Rowing   Emma Waldron                  Mount Holyoke College                    Sr.   4.00        Biology & Environmental Studies
Lacrosse        Bella Garabo                     York (Pa.)                                     Gr.  3.90/3.95  Strategic Leadership (G)
Lacrosse        Natalie Held                      Salisbury University                         Jr.   3.91        Exercise Science
Crew/Rowing   Shira Roberts                    Tufts University                              Sr.   3.92        Biology
Field Hockey   Alexis Loder                      Johns Hopkins University                  Sr.   3.94        Neuroscience
Golf              Abbey Filipiak                    University of Wisconsin-Stout             Sr.   3.95        Applied Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lacrosse        Maura Smeader                 William Smith College                      Jr.   4.00        History
Water Polo      Charlotte Newport               Augustana College                          Jr.   3.99        History
Lacrosse        Kat Munter                        Colby College                                Jr.   4.00        Environmental Science
Gymnastics     Gillian Cummins                 University of Wisconsin-Stout             Jr.   3.99        Mechanical Engineering
Fencing          Maggie Shealy                   Brandeis University                         Sr.   3.87/3.81  Politics (U) / Masters in Public Policy (G)
Field Hockey   Audrey Lazar                     Middlebury College                         Sr.   3.74        Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
Field Hockey   Paige Forester                   MIT                                             Gr.  3.92/4.00  Mechanical Engineering
Gymnastics     Sophia LeBlanc                  Springfield College                          Gr.  3.92/4.00  Athletic Counseling


THIRD TEAM
Sport            Name                              School                                        Yr.  GPA       Major
Fencing          Diya Kulkarni                     Johns Hopkins University                  Sr.   3.69        Public Health Studies
Field Hockey   Maddie Peek                     The College of Wooster                    Sr.   4.00        Psychology
Golf              Andrea York                      University of Redlands                     Sr.   3.68        Psychology
Golf              Sydney Kuo                      Washington University in St. Louis       Jr.   3.67        Economics and Strategy
Gymnastics     Kaylie Berens                    University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh        Sr.   3.91        Business Management
Lacrosse        Danielle Cobbett                Aurora University                            Sr.   3.93        Sport Management and Business Administration
Lacrosse        Julia Iapicca                      Christopher Newport University          Gr.  3.65/3.94  Marketing (U) / Financial Analysis (G)
Skiing            Lily Hubanks                     St. Olaf College                              Jr.   3.86        Environmental Studies
Water Polo      Ocean Akau                      Augustana College                          Jr.   3.96        Psychology
Ice Hockey      Sophia Coltvet                   Gustavus Adolphus College               Sr.   3.79        Biology
Lacrosse        Emma Jackson                  Christopher Newport University          Sr.   3.91        Psychology
Lacrosse        Julia Jardina                      Colby College                                Sr.   3.92        Biology & Spanish
Lacrosse        Lulu Hardy                        University of Chicago                       Sr.   3.65        Economics & English Language/Literature
Lacrosse        Madeline Delaney               Tufts University                              Sr.   3.84        Economics