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Wilson Selected to 2025-26 IWLCA Aspire Class
9/5/2025 10:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. – The IWLCA announced Friday morning the 30 coaches selected to take part in this year's IWLCA Aspire Assistant Coach Program, which included Radford women's lacrosse assistant coach Elizabeth Wilson. This professional development program which launched in 2024, was designed to align with the IWLCA's vision to offer an intensive, high-quality continuing education opportunity for current assistant coaches. The inaugural Aspire class of 17 spots has been expanded to feature two cohorts of 15 coaches each for 2025-26.
"We're so pleased the Board approved funding for the expansion of the Aspire program for this year, allowing us to serve a greater number of total coaches in the two cohorts," said IWLCA Director of Internal Operations and Programming, Danie Caro. "Last year's program was very successful, and our hope is that strategically scaling the program to impact more coaches will result in improved professional development and increased retention rates."
The IWLCA has contracted e.t.c. coaching consultants to plan and execute the program's curriculum, and Sarah McQuade and Julie Muller will again serve as the lead facilitators. The parallel cohorts will partake in virtual and in-person programming throughout the fall semester, wrapping up in January 2026 to allow the participants time to focus on their teams and put their coursework to use during their competitive season.
The class of 2025-26 consists of the following individuals in two cohorts:
About the IWLCA:
The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization representing over 1,200 coaches and staff at NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III, and NAIA collegiate programs. The mission of the IWLCA is to lead, serve, and honor the game of women's lacrosse and those who coach it.
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"We're so pleased the Board approved funding for the expansion of the Aspire program for this year, allowing us to serve a greater number of total coaches in the two cohorts," said IWLCA Director of Internal Operations and Programming, Danie Caro. "Last year's program was very successful, and our hope is that strategically scaling the program to impact more coaches will result in improved professional development and increased retention rates."
The IWLCA has contracted e.t.c. coaching consultants to plan and execute the program's curriculum, and Sarah McQuade and Julie Muller will again serve as the lead facilitators. The parallel cohorts will partake in virtual and in-person programming throughout the fall semester, wrapping up in January 2026 to allow the participants time to focus on their teams and put their coursework to use during their competitive season.
The class of 2025-26 consists of the following individuals in two cohorts:
| "Aspire to Inspire" Cohort | ||||
| Lauren | Chong | Presbyterian College | Division I | Assistant Coach |
| Caroline | Curnal | Notre Dame | Division I | Assistant Coach |
| Ginnabeth | Day Sheppard | Berry College | Division III | Assistant Coach |
| Emerson | Foster | Randolph Macon College | Division III | Assistant Coach |
| Kaitlin | Frederick | UConn | Division I | Associate Head Coach |
| Kaelin | Hogan | East Carolina University | Division I | Assistant Coach |
| Sara | Kilian | Gannon University | Division II | Assistant Coach |
| Katie | McAllister | Gettysburg College | Division III | Assistant Coach |
| Hilary | McFadden | Grand Valley State University | Division II | Assistant Coach |
| Lyndsey | Muñoz | Towson University | Division I | Assistant Coach |
| Kyra | Schwartzman | Colby College | Division III | Assistant Coach |
| Abby | Tepper | Merrimack College | Division I | Assistant Coach |
| Tori | Vernau | Denison University | Division III | Assistant Coach |
| Elizabeth | Wilson | Radford University | Division I | Assistant Coach |
| Taylor | Woolard | Colgate University | Division I | Assistant Coach |
| Elevate Cohort | ||||
| Grace | Cobaugh | Seton Hill University | Division II | Assistant Coach |
| Grace | Coon | American University | Division I | Assistant Coach |
| Emily | DiGaetano | Hartwick College | Division III | Assistant Coach |
| Emilee | Heffner | Transylvania University | Division III | Assistant Coach |
| Ally | Moir | Bridgewater College | Division III | Assistant Coach |
| Danielle | O'Meara | Lee University | Division II | Assistant Coach |
| Marlo | Peck | John Carroll University | Division III | Assistant Coach |
| Zoë | Pekins | Tusculum University | Division II | Assistant Coach |
| Rachel | Robb | Young Harris College | Division II | Assistant Coach |
| Josey | Shaffer | Widener University | Division III | Assistant Coach |
| Alyssa | Suchan | University of Alabama Huntsville | Division II | Assistant Coach |
| Ally | Washburn | Smith College | Division III | Graduate Assistant |
| Landyn | White | Clemson University | Division I | Assistant Coach |
| Jacqueline | Wolford | Grand Valley State University | Division II | Graduate Assistant |
| Sophia | Zegar | Missouri Baptist University | NAIA | Assistant Coach |
About the IWLCA:
The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization representing over 1,200 coaches and staff at NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III, and NAIA collegiate programs. The mission of the IWLCA is to lead, serve, and honor the game of women's lacrosse and those who coach it.
STAY SOCIAL WITH RADFORD WOMEN'S LACROSSE
For all the latest on Radford Lacrosse, be sure to follow the team on X (@RadfordWLAX), Instagram (@radwlax), and "like" the team's official Facebook Page (Radford Women's Lacrosse).
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