(March 26, 2010) – The Stevens Institute of Technology field hockey team continued its run of academic honors as the team received the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Team Academic Award for the sixth-straight season. In addition to the team award, seven team members were named to the 2009 Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad.
Sixth-year Head Field Hockey Coach Jessica Reed and her teams have received the academic team award every year since 2004 – the first year field hockey was a varsity sport at Stevens. The group combined for the 3.22 grade-point average in the fall – well above the 3.0 requirement for the team award.
Six freshmen and one junior were named to the National Academic Squad, which honors student-athletes who achieve a grade-point average of 3.30 or higher during the fall semester. Stevens has now had 54 student-athletes named to the team in program history. Junior Ellyn Griggs earned the honor for the third time and freshmen Mary Baldeon, Laura Cerito, Mary Nikish, Nicole Pfeil, Christina Sedberry, and Samantha Weisman all received the honor for the first time.
“Our team puts in a great deal of work both in and out of the classroom,” said Coach Reed. “We had a very successful season on the field and it is great to see their hard work in the classroom rewarded and acknowledged.”
Stevens submitted a perfect Empire 8 season for the second year in a row, winning the conference title, and advancing to the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship. The Ducks finished with an overall mark of 17-4 and are 36-8 over the last two seasons.
- Rob Kulish (Stevens Sports Information Director)
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