WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – On Tuesday, the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District At-Large groups have been introduced with 4 members of the Hartford girls’s lacrosse workforce featured.
The College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® and Academic All-District® Teams program acknowledges the nation’s prime student-athletes for his or her mixed performances in athletic competitors and within the classroom. To be thought-about for inclusion on the Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® At-Large Team, student-athletes have to be not less than a sophomore academically and athletically, should have not less than a 3.50 cumulative grade level common, and should have competed in 90 % of the establishment’s video games performed or should begin in not less than 66 % of the establishment’s video games.
The 4 Hawks being named to the workforce have been sophomore Kate Zonin (North Smithfield, R.I.), senior Sara Costa (Shrub Oak, N.Y.), senior Samantha Ciaglo (Colchester, Conn.) and junior Talei Ricketson (Centennial, Colo.).
Zonin had a breakout season for the Hawks in 2026 being named the CNE Offensive Player of the Year in addition to a 1st Team All-Conference choice. Kate ended the 12 months with a team-high 73 objectives to associate with 17 assists for 90 factors. She added 69 draw controls, 20 floor balls and 16 brought about turnovers. The sophomore is the primary ever main convention award winner in program historical past. Zonin was additionally named to the All-Hawk workforce for the 2025-26 college 12 months. Zonin sits third in program historical past in factors (109), third in profession objectives (90), and eighth in profession draw controls (69).
Costa completed her Hawk profession with a sensational senior season. Sara ended the 12 months second on the workforce in factors with 51 on 36 objectives and 15 assists. She added 23 grounders and 11 brought about turnovers in 18 begins. Costa ends her profession 4th in program historical past in factors (100), 4th in objectives (75), fifth in profession assists (25), third in profession floor balls (83) and sixth in brought about turnovers (32). She would later be named to the CNE All-Conference 2nd Team. This is the second consecutive season being named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
Ciaglo leaves Hartford as essentially the most adorned defensive-player in program historical past being named to the CNE All-Conference 2nd workforce for the second consecutive season. Samatha contributed a single-season program document 24 brought about turnovers this season with 28 floor balls. The senior leaves as this system document holder in brought about turnovers (65) and is 2nd in floor balls (103).
Ricketson performed in all 18 video games for the Hawks in 2026 making 17 begins. Talei ended the 12 months with 11 objectives, 11 assists to go together with 9 grounders and 5 brought about turnovers. Ricketson sits sixth in program historical past in profession factors (86), tenth in profession objectives (41), and 2nd in profession assists (45). Talei made the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team for the second consecutive 12 months.
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