LINCOLN, Neb. (March 12th, 2024) - Men's basketball's Peter Lash has been named All-District First-Team in Tuesday's release by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). The junior is one of two A-R-C members to earn first-team honors in District 9.

In his third season at Nebraska Wesleyan, Peter Lash has picked up his second consecutive NBCA All-District First-Team honor. This season, Lash started 30 of Nebraska Wesleyan's 31 games and averaged 17.4 points per game and 8.2 rebounds per game, both team highs. In A-R-C play, Lash averaged 16.6 points per game and 7.2 rebounds per game, good for seventh and third, respectively. Lash's free throw percentage of 87.5 was good for fourth in the conference. Lash also led the conference in minutes played per game. For his play, Lash was named All-Conference First-Team for the third time.

The Charlotte, North Carolina, native also played a key role in Nebraska Wesleyan winning a share of the A-R-C regular season title and reaching the Elite Eight of the 2024 NCAA Division III National Tournament. The junior helped the Prairie Wolves sweep Coe College for the first time since 2019–20. In those two games, Lash averaged 18.5 points and 10 rebounds. Additionally, Lash's 18 points on January 24 helped Nebraska Wesleyan snap a six-game losing streak to the University of Dubuque. The junior's season high came on January 10 at Central College, where he scored 34 points and helped the Prairie Wolves secure an 88-82 victory over the Dutch.

In the American Rivers Conference tournament, Lash's 20 points carried Nebraska Wesleyan to a semifinal victory over Dubuque. In the NCAA tournament, Lash averaged 17 points and 11.25 rebounds in Nebraska Wesleyan's four games. In NWU's first-round win over Centenary College, Lash grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds. Lash's tournament high of 21 points came in Nebraska Wesleyan's 74-70 Sweet Sixteen victory over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.