FOREST, Va. — Averett University women's lacrosse senior Faith Bowlin was selected as the 2025 Old Dominion Athletic Conference's Virginia Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the league announced Tuesday as it unveiled its season awards.

Bowlin, a senior attack from Abingdon, Maryland, excelled on the field and in the classroom during her four seasons with the Cougars. A nursing major, Bowlin earned All-ODAC Academic honors multiple times, earned President's List distinction, was a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma honor society and a past College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team honoree. On the field, she finished her career statistically as one of the best players to wear an Averett uniform. Bowlin was second in program history in goals socred and points and third in assists. For her career, she finished with 214 goals, 48 assists and 262 points. This season she was named the ODAC Offensive Player of the Week once and was a recipient of the Female Senior Athlete of the Year award at Averett's Night of Champions. Previously, she earned all-conference and all-state honors and was the 2022 USA South Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year and Virginia Sports Information Directors Co-Rookie of the Year in 2022 before the Cougars joined the ODAC. Outside of lacrosse, Bowlin was a part of the Bonner Leaders program, and Averett Connections leader and a member of Sister 4 Sister.

Bowlin is the fourth ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete selection from Averett in the three years the Cougars have been members of the ODAC. Former men's tennis standout Philipp Bohnenkamp received the honor in back-to-back years in 2023 and 2024, and women's soccer senior Celia de Diego also earned the distinction in fall 2024.

2025 ODAC Women's Lacrosse Awards:
ODAC Offensive Player of the Year: Grace Koutouzis, Sr., A, Roanoke

ODAC Defensive Player of the Year: Libby Ford, Sr., D, Washington and Lee

ODAC Coach of the Year: Lindsey Lutz, Shenandoah

ODAC Rookie of the Year: Lara Baki, Fy., A, Washington and Lee

ODAC/VAFB Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Faith Bowlin, Sr., A, Averett

 

First Team

Paige Mayers So. A Bridgewater

Sydney Dumas ^ Jr. A Lynchburg

Lilly Fowler ^ Jr. A Randolph-Macon

Grace Koutouzis * Sr. A Roanoke

Maddie McDonald So. A Roanoke

Ainsley Buckner * 5th A Shenandoah

Lara Baki Fy. A Washington and Lee

Hannah Van Son So. A Washington and Lee

Neely Morris ^ So. M Lynchburg

Taylor Mittelstadter * Sr. M Randolph-Macon

Alex Ripkin So. M Shenandoah

Emma Marsh Jr. M Washington and Lee

Meredith Bornholdt * Sr. D Lynchburg

Laila Omar Jr. D Randolph-Macon

Julianna Fohner * Sr. D Shenandoah

Talia Maria * So. D Shenandoah

Cat Caples ^ Sr. D Washington and Lee

Libby Ford Sr. D Washington and Lee

Gillian Gladden Jr. GK Randolph-Macon

 

Second Team

McKenna Steinau Jr. A Lynchburg

Cami McNeally So. A Randolph-Macon

Zoe Blair So. A Roanoke

Ayla Jantz Fy. A Shenandoah

Emily Ransom Jr. A Shenandoah

Sophie Edwards Jr. A Washington and Lee

Maggie Hartnett Gr. M Guilford

Mya Hausauer So. M Lynchburg

Tracey Benzing Sr. M Roanoke

Sydney Harrison ^ Sr. M Roanoke

Addison Harmel Fy. M Shenandoah

Reese Morgenthaler Fy. M Virginia Wesleyan

Betty Boatwright Jr. M Washington and Lee

Makaila Veney ^ Sr. D Ferrum

Hailey Pierce Fy. D Randolph-Macon

Reaginn Bingaman Sr. D Roanoke

Liza Fergusson So. D Roanoke

Dagny Tombaugh Fy. D Washington and Lee

Iman Haddad Jr. GK Washington and Lee

 

* 2024 All-ODAC 1st Team

^ 2024 All-ODAC 2nd Team