Anna Ford Named IWLCA Division III Scholar-Athlete
6/8/2009 1:52:15 PM
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. ---Elizabethtown College recent graduate Anna Ford (Salisbury, MD/Homeschooled) has been honored by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association as its Division III Scholar-Athlete, the IWLCA announced Monday.
Joining Ford as Scholar-Athletes are Kristin Schwab of Princeton University (Division I) and Julie Kraus of Southern New Hampshire University (Division II).
Ford helped the Blue Jays finish 16-3 overall and 11-0 in the Middle Atlantic Conference, earning first-team all-MAC and All-Region honors while graduating Summa Cum Laude with honors, taking a bachelor's degree in health and occupation.
She received Honors in the discipline and was asked to conduct a research study during 2008-09 by the Occupational Therapy Department. Her project, "Injuries and the Quality of Life of Collegiate Athletes: A Pilot Study" was presented at two college-wide scholarship events in April. Ford was inducted into Pi Theta Epsilon, the Occupational Therapy Honor Society, in spring of 2008.
She was recognized by the College as a College Scholar in 2007-08 and 2008-09, for completing 60 credits and maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher. Ford was the recipient of the Mary Jean Schmook Graham Occupational Therapy Scholarship and Ressler Mill Foundation Scholarship as well as awards from the Occupational Therapy Dept. for the 2007-08 and 2008-09 school years in honor of academic excellence, scientific aptitude, dedication to the profession, and financial need.
On the field, Ford finished second on the team with 29 goals and third with 63 points in 19 games. She was second on the team with 35 draw controls and ranked fourth with 27 ground balls. For her career, Ford ranks sixth in program history in both goals (83) and points (129).