UMD Athletic Hall of Fame
Lahti was named to UMD Soccer's Top-25 of First 25 Years Team, and was the 1997 NSIC Offensive Player of the Year – the first Bulldog to earn the honor in program history. A 1997 NSCAA All-Central Region honoree, Lahti was also a 1997 NSCAA Scholar All-American and a 1997 United Soccer Coaches/NSCAA Academic All-Region. The midfielder was a two-time All-NSIC All-Conference selection in both 1997 and 1996, and helped UMD wrangle its first NSIC regular season title within four seasons of the program's existence in 1997.