21 Owls Named to NFCHA 2020 Division I National Academic Squad

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21 Owls Named to NFCHA 2020 Division I National Academic Squad

3.18.21 | Field Hockey

BROCKPORT, N.Y. - The Temple field hockey team has 21 student-athletes named to the NFHCA 2020 Division I National Academic Squad, as announced on Thursday morning.

This year, over 1,200 student-athletes from more than 75 Division I institutions earned recognition on the 2020 NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad. The Division I National Academic Squad program honors student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.3 or higher through the first semester of the 2020-2021 academic year.

The University of Louisville led all institutions with the most National Academic Squad selections, placing 25 student-athletes on the list. Ball State University had the second-most honorees, with 24 student-athletes recognized.

Seniors Dani Batze, Mia Sexton, and Grace Shanton have earned the honor all four years of their Temple field hockey careers.

Three Division I academic awards remain to be announced — the NFHCA Division I Scholars of Distinction will be announced on March 25 and the NFHCA Division I National Academic Team Awards will be released on March 29. The NFHCA Division I National Scholar-Athlete will be announced on June 15, 2021.

2020 NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
Dani Batze*
Sydney Beck
Sydney Borneman
McKenna Burkhardt
Cristina Carotenuto
Julia Christian
Kaitlyn Cummins
Molly Frey
Annie Judge
Maddie Molchany
Emma Nesbitt
Veronika Novakova
Megan Phillips
Tali Popinko
Cassie Romanczuk
Myrthe Schuilenburg
Mia Sexton*
Grace Shanton*
Claire Thomas
Olivia Vaccari
Anna Wickey

*Four-year recipient