Twelve Holy Cross student-athletes named to Academic All-District team

WORCESTER, Mass. – Twelve Holy Cross student-athletes have been selected to the 2024-2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District at-large team. The Crusaders to be honored are senior Ginger Berry, senior Owen Egan, senior Emilie Fortunato, senior Meggan Fourie, senior Thomas Gale, junior Abby Hornung, senior Lindsay Hult, senior Calahan McPherson, senior John Mitchell, senior Nolan Schuermann, senior Luke Shoemaker and senior Sally Zinsner. McPherson, Mitchell and Zinsner were recognized for the second straight year.

The team is comprised of student-athletes from the sports of beach volleyball, bowling, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, rowing, skiing, water polo and wrestling.

Berry, who earned Academic All-Patriot League honors, was a member of the women’s rowing team’s varsity eight in four spring races this season. She helped the boat to a second-place finish at the Jesuit Invitational and a seventh-place finish at the Patriot League Championship. A semifinalist for the Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year Award, Berry was also a member of the Holy Cross women’s swimming and diving team. She graduated with a cumulative grade point average of 3.79 in Spanish and International Studies.

Egan was a three-time captain for the men’s golf team. During his senior season with the Crusaders, he averaged 74.38 strokes per 18 holes, including a career-low round of 67 on the final day of the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate. Throughout his time at Holy Cross, he averaged 74.41 strokes per round, the best mark in program history. In the classroom, Egan graduated with a cumulative grade point average of 3.63 in Economics.

Fortunato played in 31 games for the women’s ice hockey team this season, recording three assists. She also ranked third on the team with 37 blocked shots, while helping the Crusaders post a 2.09 team goals against average. Over the course of her collegiate career, Fortunato totaled three goals, 18 assists and 164 blocked shots in 129 games played. She graduated with a cumulative grade point average of 3.76 in Neuroscience.

Fourie was named All-Patriot League, All-Northeast Region, All-ECAC and Academic All-Patriot League for the field hockey squad this year. She led the team in scoring with 33 points on 15 goals and three assists, while ranking second in the Patriot League in goals, points and defensive saves (seven). During her Holy Cross career, Fourie totaled 70 points on 30 goals and 10 assists in 64 games played. In the classroom, she graduated with a cumulative grade point average of 3.62 in Computer Science and Economics.

Gale was named this season’s Atlantic Hockey Goaltender of the Year for the men’s ice hockey team. He finished the season with a 2.14 goals against average and a .927 save percentage, while setting a program single-season record with 24 victories. Gale finished his Crusader career with 37 victories, five shutouts, a .917 save percentage and a 2.41 goals against average. He graduated with a cumulative grade point average of 3.55 in Psychology.

Hornung earned Hockey East and New England Hockey Writers Association All-Star honors for the women’s ice hockey team this season. She finished the year with a 1.90 goals against average and a .940 save percentage, while posting two shutouts. During her Holy Cross career, Hornung now owns a 1.95 goals against average and a .939 save percentage. She currently carries a 3.64 cumulative grade point average with a major in International Studies and Sociology.

Hult was a four-year starter for the women’s lacrosse team, serving as a team captain as a senior. She led the squad with 29 caused turnovers this season, while ranking second on the team with 35 ground balls. Hult finished her Crusader career with 106 ground balls, 80 caused turnover and 80 draw controls in 67 games played, ranking third in program history in caused turnovers. She graduated with a cumulative grade point average of 3.66 in Sociology.

McPherson played in all 15 games for the men’s lacrosse team this year. He ranked ninth on the team with 15 ground balls, in addition to recording three caused turnovers and one assist. Over the course of his collegiate career, McPherson played in 49 games, totaling 49 ground balls, 13 caused turnovers, two goals and one assist. In the classroom, he graduated with a 3.81 cumulative grade point average in Economics.

Mitchell started all 15 games this season for the men’s lacrosse team. He led the squad in scoring with 23 points on 14 goals and nine assists, in addition to picking up 14 ground balls. During his career with the Crusaders, Mitchell played in 47 games, recording 33 points on 23 goals and 10 assists to go along with 25 ground balls. He graduated with a cumulative grade point average of 3.83 in Economics.

Schuermann won the Patriot League individual title for the men’s golf team, in addition to being named the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He averaged a team-low 74.00 strokes per round this year, and qualified for the NCAA Amherst Regional. A three-time All-Patriot League selection, Schuermann finished his collegiate career with a average of 74.79 strokes per 18 holes. He graduated with a cumulative grade point average of 3.57 in Economics.

Shoemaker started all 15 games this year for the men’s lacrosse squad. He ranked third on the team with 18 caused turnovers, in addition to picking up 22 ground balls and recording one assist. During his collegiate career, Shoemaker played in 50 games, totaling 45 ground balls and 38 caused turnovers. In the classroom, he graduated with a cumulative grade point average of 3.68 in Biology.

Zinsner, who earned first team All-Patriot League and Academic All-Patriot League honors this year, started all 18 games for the women’s lacrosse team. She ranked second on the squad in scoring with 68 points on a team-best 52 goals and 16 assists. Zinsner ranked fifth in the Patriot League in goals per game (2.89) and eighth in points per game (3.78). Over the course of her collegiate career, she totaled 182 points on 133 goals and 49 assists in 54 games played. Zinsner graduated with a cumulative grade point average of 3.70 in English and Spanish.

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