Former Wisconsin women’s hockey standout Britta Curl was named a first-team Academic All-American by College Sports Communicators on Tuesday.
This marks the second consecutive year Curl has secured first-team Academic All-American selection, and she joins former Badger Sara Bauer as the second UW women’s hockey player ever to earn the award in back-to-back seasons.
The honor arrives roughly one month after PWHL Minnesota selected Curl with the ninth overall pick in the 2024 Professional Women’s Hockey League draft.
Curl played five seasons at Wisconsin and was named a two-time captain for the Badgers during her tenure from 2018-24. The forward played for three Badger NCAA title teams during her tenure and left Wisconsin with a program-record 181 appearances.
Another honor for our captain!
Congrats @brittacurl on being named a first-team Academic All-American by @CollSportsComm!#Badgers || #OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/Fl0IuU5mUS
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerWHockey) July 16, 2024
The Bismarck, North Dakota native tallied 86 goals and 93 assists for 180 points at UW, the ninth-most in Badger program history. During her final season at Wisconsin, Curl registered 62 points on 22 goals and 40 assists while recording 55 blocks at the forward position.
Curl also pocketed a gold and two silver medals over the last three International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championships for the U.S. Women’s National Team.