JACKSON, MS- Millsaps midfielder Jack Houtz has been named a Scholar All-American by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA).

In order to qualify as a USILA scholar All-American, the student-athlete must have at least a 3.0 grade point average, be named All-Conference plus be an upstanding member of his college. Houtz was named All-Conference after leading the Southern Athletic association with 47 goals.

Jack has a 3.76 GPA and is a double major in Economics and Business Administration with a focus in Finance. This summer Jack is working an internship as a fixed income analyst at Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey in Memphis, TN. Jack is also part of the following honor societies: Financial Management Association, Beta Gamma Sigma, and Omicron Delta Epsilon.

"I'm honored to receive this award," Houtz said. "I look forward to this being one of the many academic and athletic awards presented to Millsaps College Lacrosse in the coming years, a product of the environment that Coach Hoeffler has created surrounding the program."

Houtz is one of three Southern Athletic Association lacrosse players to receive the USILA scholar All-American honors, joining John Chase and Corry Hall of Berry College. The trio will be honored at the annual USILA All-American banquet this weekend, as part of the NCAA men's lacrosse championships. 

"Jack being named the program's first Scholar All-American is in my opinion the best individual accolade you can receive in the game. Jack had a phenomenal Junior season both in the classroom and on the field for us this year," Coach John Hoeffler said. "I am extremely happy Jack was named the first Scholar All-American in our program's history as he is the model student-athlete and exemplifies what we strive for both on and off the field here at Millsaps."

The full USILA Scholar All-American list can be found here.