University of North Carolina Athletics
Hoeg Named To CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
May 21, 2020 | Women's Lacrosse, Academics
CHAPEL HILL – North Carolina women's lacrosse player Katie Hoeg has been named to the 2020 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District III Women's At-Large Team, as announced by the organization Thursday.
Hoeg, a senior from Mattituck, New York, is the UNC women's lacrosse program's second Academic All-District honoree, joining Porter Wilkinson (1999-2002).
A biology major, Hoeg is one of 12 female student-athletes selected to the District III team, which draws from Division I schools in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Nominees must have at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA. Candidates for the women's at-large teams come from the following sports: bowling, rowing, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis and water polo.
Those named to the all-district teams, of which there are eight, advance to the Academic All-America ballot. Academic All-America honorees will be announced from June 16-19.
Already the Tar Heels' career assist leader entering the coronavirus-shortened 2020 season, Hoeg became the school's all-time leading scorer on March 9 at Northwestern. With four goals and four assists against the Wildcats, she boosted her career point total to 261, breaking Corey Donohoe's record of 256, set from 2008-11.
Hoeg's eight-point effort against Northwestern was one of five she posted across seven games in 2020. She finished the year tied for first nationally in points (52) and points per game (7.43), and ranked second nationally in assists (30) and assists per game (4.29). All of that led to her being named one of Inside Lacrosse's National Players of the Year, along with teammate Jamie Ortega,
A Phi Beta Kappa inductee, Hoeg has served as a team captain the last two years. In April, she was selected as the winner of the Jim Tatum Memorial Award, an honor that goes each year to one outstanding UNC student-athlete "who has performed with distinction in his or her sport and who has contributed to the University community through constructive participation in co-curricular activities."
Hoeg, who has already announced her intention to return to Carolina, will enter the 2021 season ranked 11th in NCAA Division I history in assists with 162.
