Laurel Ansbrow Wins Elite 90™ Award for NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship
12/4/2024 8:48:00 PM | Women's Soccer
The senior defender has excelled on, and off, the pitch throughout her four-year career.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Laurel Ansbrow, a senior at Wake Forest University, is the recipient of the Elite 90 award for the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship. She is the first Wake Forest student athlete for any sport to win the award.
Ansbrow, majoring in Health & Exercise Science, currently carries a 4.0 GPA. She was presented with the award during a team dinner Wednesday night in Cary, N.C.
The Cary native is a leader on and off the pitch. In addition to posting the best goals-against average in the conference, Ansbrow and the Wake Forest defense only conceded seven goals during ACC play, the fewest in the conference as well as the second-most clean sheets with five. 11 goals allowed in the regular season is the fewest in program history, beating last season's record by three goals.
Ansbrow surpassed 5,000 career minutes in the quarterfinal match against USC. This season, she has appeared in all 22 matches with 21 starts.
The Elite 90, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The Elite 90 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's championships.
Eligible student-athletes are sophomores or above academically who have participated in a sport for at least two years with their school. All ties are broken by the number of credits completed.
For more information on the Elite 90 award winners, log on to https://www.ncaa.com/elite-90.
Ansbrow, majoring in Health & Exercise Science, currently carries a 4.0 GPA. She was presented with the award during a team dinner Wednesday night in Cary, N.C.
The Cary native is a leader on and off the pitch. In addition to posting the best goals-against average in the conference, Ansbrow and the Wake Forest defense only conceded seven goals during ACC play, the fewest in the conference as well as the second-most clean sheets with five. 11 goals allowed in the regular season is the fewest in program history, beating last season's record by three goals.
Ansbrow surpassed 5,000 career minutes in the quarterfinal match against USC. This season, she has appeared in all 22 matches with 21 starts.
The Elite 90, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The Elite 90 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's championships.
Eligible student-athletes are sophomores or above academically who have participated in a sport for at least two years with their school. All ties are broken by the number of credits completed.
For more information on the Elite 90 award winners, log on to https://www.ncaa.com/elite-90.
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