Middlebury College

Hope Shue, a neuroscience major who graduated with a 4.00 grade point average, became the first Panther student-athlete and women's lacrosse player to be selected as the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-American of the Year. She also became the program's inaugural College Sports Communicators (CSC) At-Large/College Division Academic All-America Team Member of the Year in 2025. She was a three-time CSC Academic All-America At-Large selection, garnering first-team accolades in her final two years after second-team praises in 2023. She was a three-time CSC Academic At-Large All-District recipient. Shue was a three-time Elite 90 Award winner, presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA participating at the site of the NCAA Championship finals. She became the first Middlebury student-athlete and first Division III women’s lacrosse player to win the prestigious accolade on three occasions. She joined former North Dakota State and Super Bowl champion Carson Wentz as the only two college athletes to garner the award three times while also securing four NCAA Championships.

The attacker claimed a multitude of awards, highlighted by Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) National Player and Attacker of the Year accolades in her final two springs. She was also lauded as the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player and NESCAC Offensive Player of the Year for the second-straight season. Shue was a four-time All-American, all-region and All-NESCAC First Team recipient while earning a spot on the NCAA All-Tournament squad three years. 

She led the conference as a senior with 86 goals and 119 points, which were single-season program records, leading Middlebury to its fourth-straight NCAA Championship. The attacker surpassed Middlebury Hall of Famer Amy DiAdamo '97 in career goals (309) and points (391) and concluded her career as the Division III all-time leader in goals during NCAA play with 80.

In the classroom, Shue was a three-time NESCAC All-Academic selection and was named to the Dean’s List on eight occasions. The Panther garnered the Hazeltine-Klevenow Memorial Trophy. 

Off the field, Shue volunteered at "Everybody Wins! VT", was a member of MiddCAM and MiddCORE, served as a two-year leader of Middlebury's Radical Health program and helped organize Community Suppers. She also participated in Middlebury's Special Olympics programs, worked as an ADA Special Assistant, a MiddCORE Intern and a daycare teacher.