MANCHESTER, N.H. - The accolades continue to pile up for recently graduated Southern New Hampshire University women's lacrosse player Julie Kraus (Derry, N.H.).  On Monday, she was named the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Association (IWLCA) Division II Scholar-Athlete of the Year.  The IWLCA chooses one student-athlete in Divisions I, II and III annually for its Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.

Kraus, who graduated from SNHU with a 3.992 grade-point average last month with a degree in Business Administration, has garnered a host of accolades both for her play and her academic work.  This year, she received ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team honors for the second time in her career, and last season she was an ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Second Team selection.  That team for this season will be announced on Thursday.  A two-time Northeast-10 All-Academic Team member, Kraus has also received SNHU's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year award in each of the last three years and was nominated for the Northeast-10 Female Outstanding Scholar-Athlete award.

On the field, Kraus, who served as a tri-captain this season for the Penmen, garnered IWLCA/US Lacrosse Second Team All-America honors for the second time in her career this season.  She also garnered womenslacrosse.com All-America honors for the second time in her career in 2009, while Kraus was named Northeast-10 All-Conference for the third time in her career and to the First Team for the Second Time.  She was also the NE-10's Defensive Player of the Year in 2008.  A two-time IWLCA All-Region First Team selection, Kraus graduated from SNHU as the program leader in ground balls, caused turnovers and draw controls.

Over her four seasons, Kraus led the Penmen to a 43-20 record, including a 25-11 mark over her junior and senior seasons.  Southern New Hampshire made four trips to the Northeast-10 Conference semifinals over her career, while it reached the NE-10 championship game in both 2008 and 2009.