March 5, 2012

BALTIMORE, MD - The Johns Hopkins field hockey team placed 15 student-athletes on the 2011 Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad. In addition, Hopkins finished tied for fourth among all Division III teams with a 3.48 cumulative GPA. The 15 NFHCA Academic Squad honorees is one shy of the program record.

The NFHCA National Academic Squad recognizes those collegiate student-athletes who have achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.30 through the first semester of the 2011-12 academic year. Since 2001, Blue Jays have combined to earn All-Academic honors from the NFHCA 110 times. This marks the eighth straight year that Hopkins has earned the team award.

Senior Kelly Schwarz.

Leading the way are seniors Kelly Schwarz and Amy Wharton, who earn the honor for the fourth straight year. Selected to the national academic squad for the third time in their careers are seniors Zoe Koven and Annie Shepard and juniors Meghan Kellet, Elizabeth Peijenberg and Sam Stuek. Seniors Ali Bahneman and Olivia Ross, junior Liane Tellier and sophomore Allison Thompson have been selected for the second time, while senior Elliana Openshaw, sophomores Maddie Fryer and Sarah Henderson and freshman Alexa Lantiere earn the honor for the first time in their career.

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