Field Hockey Players Make Academic Squad

The field hockey program saw success both on the field and in the classroom in the 2018 season as seven players were named to 2018 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad, as announced by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA).

Field hockey’s Katie Anderson ’21 was one of 25 student-athletes to post a 4.0 GPA for the 2018 fall semester.

To be eligible for the national academic squad, student-athletes must have a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher through the fall semester of the 2018–19 academic year. Overall, 940 student-athletes from 76 Division I field hockey programs were recognized this year.

Maggie Lake ’20 and Iona MacKillop ’20 were honored for the third consecutive year on the national academic squad, while Katie Anderson ’21, Emma Goldberg ’21, and Nora Mulroy ’21 were recognized for the second straight season. Anderson also was named a Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Scholar of Distinction for her 3.98 cumulative GPA.

Colgate had two first-time recognitions by the NFHCA: Meghan Minturn ’21 and Ally Yu ’22.

Also, the Raiders were named a Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA National Academic Team after achieving a team GPA of 3.29 in the fall semester.