Hoboken, N.J. – Recent graduate Lauren Sullivan of the Stevens Institute of Technology women's lacrosse team was named the Division III Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) on Thursday.

The honor marks the second consecutive year a Stevens women's lacrosse student-athlete received the award, following Emily Leiby's selection in 2025.

Sullivan maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA and graduated as the valedictorian of her class. Her exceptional academic career earned her numerous prestigious honors, including College Sports Communicators Academic All-District recognition, MAC Women's Lacrosse Senior Scholar-Athlete and the Stevens Athletics Robbins Scholar-Athlete Award, which is presented to the male and female student-athletes with the highest cumulative GPA after at least three years of varsity competition. She also received Stevens' Lawrence C.F. Horle Memorial Award for achieving the highest cumulative GPA among graduating seniors, the Eugene Fezandie Award for excellence in mechanical engineering and first place in the Ansary Prize for Student Entrepreneurship. A CSC First Team Academic All-American, Sullivan was also consistently recognized on the Dean's List, MAC Academic Honor Roll, Academic All-MAC Team and IWLCA Academic Honor Roll throughout her collegiate career.

Sullivan's excellence extended to the field. She earned Second Team All-America honors from USA Lacrosse and the IWLCA, IWLCA First Team All-Region recognition, MAC Freedom Defender of the Year and First Team All-MAC Freedom accolades during her senior season. A two-year team captain and four-time MAC Freedom Defender of the Year, Sullivan concluded her career as one of the most decorated student-athletes in program history. The Bridgewater, N.J., native anchored a defensive unit that allowed just 6.62 goals per game this season, the 17th-best mark in Division III, while averaging nearly two ground balls, more than one caused turnover and nearly four draw controls per contest.