Large contingent of Golden Bears land on 2023 NFHCA National Academic Squad

The Kutztown University Field Hockey team had 17 of its members receive recognition on the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division II National Academic Squad, announced Wednesday, Feb. 14.

The program honors student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher through the first semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. 383 student-athletes from 34 Division II institutions have been named to the 2023 NFHCA Division II National Academic Squad.

The NFHCA will announce the Scholars of Distinction on Monday, Feb. 19, and the National Academic Team awards on Wednesday, Feb. 21, and the National Scholar-Athlete on Monday, Feb. 26.

A list of KU's award winners can be found below:

National Academic Squad (17)
*Four-year member
*Shannon Barrett (Shavertown, Pa./Dallas)
Shae Bennett (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs)
Paige Bucher (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest)
*Jillian Buchman (Drums, Pa./Hazleton)
Megan Doyle (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown)
*Alyssa Eager (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley)
*Sarah Gatehouse (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson)
Alexis Hanlin (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs)
*Mia Kepler (Wall Township, N.J./Wall)
Hannah McConnell (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin)
Greenleigh McGehee (New Tripoli, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh)
*Lulu O'Neill (Collingswood, N.J./Collingswood)
*Andie Sierer (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin)
Jordan Stroup (Millerstown, Pa./Greenwood)
Jessica Traynor (Pennsburg, Pa./Upper Perkiomen)
Ella Weidenhammer (Newport, Pa./Newport)
*Abby Wheeler (Bethlehem, Pa./Northampton)