AUSTIN, Texas – Aidan Olmstead became the second player in Loyola University Maryland men's lacrosse program history to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America® honors when he was named to the national second team on Tuesday, capping a stellar academic and athletic career.
 
Olmstead was one of 45 male student-athletes from the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling to be named to either the first, second or third At-Large teams by the College Sports Information Directors' Association.
 
He joins 2014 Loyola graduate Joe Fletcher as Greyhounds men's lacrosse players who were named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. Olmstead is the 17th student-athlete in Loyola history to earn Academic All-America honors in any sport for a total of 21 all-time honorees through June 14, 2022.
 
Last month, Olmstead was named the Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second time in as many years, and he also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors.
 
He graduated from Loyola in May 2021 with a bachelor's degree in international business and global studies and posting a 3.926 grade-point average, and he received his Loyola M.B.A. last month, finishing those studies with a 3.98 GPA.
 
Earlier this year, he was named a finalist for the 2022 Senior CLASS Award, one of 10 men's lacrosse players nationally to be so honored, earning Senior CLASS Award Second-Team All-America recognition.
 
He was named to the Loyola Dean's List every semester of his undergraduate career and received the school's Magis Scholar Leader Award. He was a five-time member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, three-time Academic All-Patriot League honoree and is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Chi Alpha Sigma.
 
On the field, Olmstead was a two-time All-Patriot League performer and wrapped up his career ranked third all-time at Loyola in points (224).
 
Olmstead was one of three players at the school to post 100 or more goals and assists and finished fourth in assists (113) and 10 in goals. He is seventh all-time in the Patriot League in points and 10^th in assists.