Gilbert, Ariz. - The National Field Hockey Coaches' Association (NFHCA) has recognized 66 student-athletes as 2017 Zag Field Hockey / NFHCA Division II Scholars of Distinction for academic excellence, and among them were two freshmen on the Adelphi University field hockey team,
Alexandra Kanapes and
Lauren Parrinello.
Student-athletes chosen to represent their school were required to have a cumulative GPA of 3.90 or higher after the first semester of the 2017-18 academic year. As freshmen, Parrinello finished her first collegiate semester with a 4.0 GPA, while Kanapes had a mark of 3.955. The field hockey team as a whole posted the fourth-best GPA in Division II in the fall, a mark of 3.61, which earned the squad recognition with the Zag Field Hockey / NFHCA Division II National Academic Team Award.
The complete listing of the 2017 Zag Field Hockey / NFHCA Division II Scholars of Distinction can be found below:
2017 Zag Field Hockey / NFHCA Division II Scholars of Distinction
Ashley Abad, Southern New Hampshire Univ.
Sabrina Anderson, Mercy College
Taylor Balser, Mercyhurst University
Olivia Barnes, Franklin Pierce University
Caitlin Beauduy, Mansfield University
Allison Bentley, Indiana University of PA Virginia Bradbury, Millersville University
Helen Bradley, East Stroudsburg University
Nicole Bream, Slippery Rock University
Taylor Brodsky, LIU Post
Maroussia Buysschaert, Lindenwood University
Carly Canavan, Franklin Pierce University
Domenique Catalano, West Chester University
Madalyn Christen, Indiana University of PA
Elizabeth Clemmer, Indiana University of PA
Marre Corver, West Chester University
Myrlin De Graaf, Limestone College
Kelly Diplock, Limestone College
Shelby Easley, Lindenwood University
Marissa Elizardo, West Chester University
Kristen English, East Stroudsburg University
Noor Fons, Lindenwood University
Makayla Foster, Saint Michael's College
Mackenzie Fuhrman, Kutztown University
Maaike Gerkema Southern New Hampshire Univ.
Alexandra Hartmann, East Stroudsburg University
Tesa Hoffman, Bloomsburg University
Molly Humiston, Saint Michael's College
Taylor Jones, Lindenwood University
Alexandra Kanapes, Adelphi University
Melanie Kerins, Slippery Rock University
Courtney Konowal, Kutztown University
Olivia Kowatch, Franklin Pierce University
Madison Krajewski, Slippery Rock University
Aniek Kroezen, Pace University
Mariah Lee, Newberry College
Samantha Lorenc, Mercy College
Jessica Maier, Southern Connecticut State Univ.
Sydney McCarthy, East Stroudsburg University
Abigail McKay, Slippery Rock University
Katelyn Melvin, LIU Post
Kelsey Munster, West Chester University
Madeline Murphy, Slippery Rock University
Courtney Page, Slippery Rock University
Lauren Parrinello, Adelphi University
Autumn Peters, Millersville University
Rebecca Podskoch, Mercy College
Lauren Roberts, Lindenwood University
Leah Rogers, Mercyhurst University
Lesly Sanchez Alvarez, Pace University
Ashley Scholten, Bentley University
Claire Sharp, Queens University of Charlotte
Hannah Shirk, Kutztown University
Jaclyn Shragher, Bloomsburg University
Emily Skelley, Southern New Hampshire Univ.
Haley Smith, Newberry College
Natasha Tarbell, Southern Connecticut State Univ.
Caro Theunisz, Lindenwood University
Francesca Tossona, Bentley University
Elise Utne, Newberry College
Sarah White, Limestone College
Hadley Wiktor, Kutztown University
Sara Wilder, Bellarmine University
Susie Williams, Limestone College
Elizabeth Wolfe, Slippery Rock University
Kaycee Zelkovsky, LIU Post
About Adelphi Athletics
Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009, and in the past eight seasons, has collected 25 regular season conference titles, 26 tournament championships, 33 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 Presidents' Cup four times (2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017), while winning six NCAA Division II National Championships.
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