March 22, 2016
2015 ZAG Field Hockey / NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Led by four-year honoree Haley Kerstetter (Selinsgrove, Pa.), the Penn State field hockey team has totaled 12 or more representatives on the ZAG Field Hockey / NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad for a fourth consecutive year as announced Tuesday afternoon.
Joining Kerstetter, were Katie Andrews (Lancaster, Pa.), Carly Celkos (Berlin, N.J.), Kirsten Gochnauer (Mount Joy, Pa.), Grace Nissi (Duxbury, Mass.), Emily Bruggemeier (Hershey, Pa.), Shay Cannon (Wilmington, Del.), Colleen Conway (Franklin Lakes, N.J.), Emily Ehret (Philadelphia, Pa.), Cassie Kline (Millersville, Pa.), Aurelia Meijer (Hattem, Netherlands)Mary Nell Smith (Dauphin, Pa.), Lisa Winters (Hershey, Pa.), and Jordan Yaukey (Carlisle, Pa.).
"I think it speaks volumes about Penn State athletics overall," said head coach Charlene Morett-Curtiss. "The student-athletes understand when we're recruiting them that there is a high priority on academic success, and I think that's reflected in the consistency we have year after year with academic all-americans, deans list students and our teams overall GPA. It's a goal that we set for our team each year and they do a great job of working hard not only on the field, but in the classroom as well to acheive it."
In total, Penn State had 14 student-athlete award recipients during for the 2015 fall semester.
The National Academic Squad recognizes student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or higher through the 2015 fall semester.
The entire team was recognized as a National Academic Squad by the NFHCA two weeks ago for posting a team GPA above 3.00.
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