Lauren Huber Named Division III Commissioners Association Region VIII Women's Sport Student-Athlete of the Year

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Lauren Huber, a former Illinois Wesleyan University two-sport standout, has been recognized with the Division III Commissioners Association (D3CA) Region VIII Women's Sport Student-Athlete of the Year award. This honor comes after a storied career on the hardwood and track, where she excelled in both basketball and track and field. As one of the most accomplished student-athletes in school history, Huber was an All-American in both sports and broke the program's career scoring record, a mark that had stood for nearly 30 years.

Key Takeaways:

  • Lauren Huber was recognized as the Division III Commissioners Association (D3CA) Region VIII Women's Sport Student-Athlete of the Year.
  • Huber was an All-American in both basketball and track and field, and broke the program's career scoring record in basketball.
  • She tied for the team lead with 15.0 points per game and 7.8 rebounds per contest in basketball, and posted a fourth-place finish in the heptathlon at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
  • Huber excelled on the national level, setting personal-bests in every event of the multi and rankings inside the program's top-10 in five events.
  • She was named a College Sports Communicators First Team Academic All-America in basketball and a Third Team Academic All-America honoree in track and field.
  • Huber is a trained and licensed Emergency Medical Technician, and has held leadership positions within the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and other areas on campus.
  • She will continue her collegiate athletic career at NCAA Division I University of Notre Dame, where she will compete as part of the track and field team.

Statistics:

  • Lauren Huber's career scoring record: 1700 points
  • Points per game: 15.0
  • Rebounds per game: 7.8
  • Assists: 72
  • Steals: 37
  • Personal-bests in the heptathlon: 4918 (program record)
  • Personal-bests in the high jump: 1.67m (third all-time)
  • Personal-bests in the 800m: 2:14.11 (fifth in the program)
  • Personal-bests in the shot put: 11.73m (eighth in the program)
  • Personal-bests in the javelin: 38.88m (ninth in the program)

Sources:

  • Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics News Release (No date provided)
  • Division III Commissioners Association (D3CA)
  • Chi Alpha Sigma
  • NCAA
  • NACDA
  • College Sports Communicators
  • USTFCCA