University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey graduate forward -- and now PWHL Toronto draft pick -- Clara Van Wieren has been named a 2024-25 First Team Academic All-American on the Women's At Large Team, as selected by the College Sports Communicators.

Van Wieren, one of just seven repeat selections after earning the honor in 2023-24, finished her outstanding career as the Bulldogs all-time games played leader (174 games), and reached the 100th career point milestone – only the 16th UMD career player to reach the 50 goal mark this past season after putting up a team-leading tie of 40 points (17g, 22a), which included a Bulldog-best five game-winning goals. A product of Okemos, Mich., Van Wieren maintained a perfect 4.00 GPA over her entire collegiate career in the classroom, including this past season as she pursued a Professional Studies master degree at UMD. A two-time, back-to-back winner of the WCHA Outstanding Student Athlete of the Year Award, a multiyear CSC Academic All America, AHCA All –American Scholar, WCHA Scholar Athlete, and member of the WCHA All-Academic Team, Van Wieren was also a 2024-25 All-WCHA Third Team selection. An invitee of multiple USA Hockey National Festival invites and team captain, finished her career with 122 points (54g, 68a). She was a Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup Finalist in April, and was named both UMD Athletics' E.L Duce Rasmussen Female Scholar-Athlete Award and Shjon Podein Community Service Award winner.

Two weeks ago, Van Wieren was the 25th overall player taken in the 2025 PWHL Draft by Toronto in the third round, one of 18 UMD players taken all-time in the PWHL Draft.