# @middathletics on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DY0FZfKP_Ns
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65911793-middathletics-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-26T19:36:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Middlebury Athletics (@middathletics) — https://gondola.cc/middathletics

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IWLCA NATIONAL DEFENDER OF THE YEAR! 🧱🥍

Congratulations to Caroline Messer of the NCAA Champion Middlebury women’s lacrosse team on earning IWLCA National Defender Player of the Year! #MiddLacrosse #NationalDefenderoftheYear [[📸: Will Costello]]

🫡 Becomes the second Panther in the last five years to log the national honor
🥇 Earned All-American First Team, All-Region and NESCAC First Team honors alongside anchoring a defensive unit that slotted second in the country with 5.17 goals allowed per game
🔝 Led the squad with 47 caused turnovers, which slots second in a single season

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middlacrosse, nationaldefenderoftheyear

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