Over the past couple days, the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) has been announcing many different honors for student athletes with impeccable grades and immense skills on the field.
The Shippensburg University women’s field hockey team in 2015 was among the few chosen to hold these high honors.
Since the team achieved a team-wide 3.0 grade point average, the team was awarded the 2015 NFHCA National Academic Team Award for its outstanding academic marks.
Sophomore Madison Scarr and senior Taylor Webster were just two out of 61 total DII women’s field hockey players who were honored with the 2015 ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA DII Scholar of Distinction. This distinction is granted to field hockey players who have accumulated a 3.9 GPA or higher through the first semester of the school year.
Scarr will receive her second ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA DII Scholar of Distinction after winning the award her freshman year.
The Red Raiders’ squad featured 12 of its own players who were hand-picked to be part of the National Academic Team.
The qualifications include having a 3.3 or higher GPA throughout the first semester of the school year, and this year has the most members appointed to the National Academic Squad from Shippensburg since 2012.
The 12 Raiders selected to the squad, including Scarr and Webster, are: sophomore Lauren Zengulis, freshman Lena Witthoff, freshman Lydia Westre-Stith, senior Molly Stuart, junior Cassie Rawa, junior Suzanne Muller, freshman Morgan Morris, sophomore Kylie Huffman, freshman Megan Hart and junior Becca Bausinger.
SU’s field hockey team is impressive on the field and obviously off the field as it continues to rake in awards left and right for its successful year.
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