Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern Receives Academic Laurels from NFHCA
3/31/2010 12:00:00β―AM | Field Hockey
March 31, 2010
EVANSTON, Ill. -- The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) recently announced its recipients of the Collegiate National Academic Team awards as well as the members of the 2009 Collegiate National Academic Squads. Northwestern once again was recognized for its collective team GPA while a program-best 11 Wildcats were named to the National Academic Squad, including four-time honoree Courtney Coburn.
The National Academic Team Award recognizes those institutions that achieve a minimum GPA of 3.0 during the first semester of the 2009-10 academic year; the National Academic Squad, meanwhile, honors those student-athletes who achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher through that same semester.
Northwestern's 11 individual honorees tops the previous program-best single-season total of eight set in 2006 and 2007. The complete list of Wildcats on the NFHCA Academic Squad is as follows:
Courtney Coburn • Sr. • Upper Arlington, Ohio
Sherilyn DeStefano • Fr. • South Kingston, R.I.
Shannon Disbrow • Fr. • Potomac, Md.
Alyssa Elmy • Sr. • Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Katie Lynch • Jr. • Briarcliff, N.Y.
Sarah Marcincin • Jr. • Bethlehem, Pa.
Courtney Plaster-Strange • Sr. • Louisville, Ky.
Kaylee Pohlmeyer • So. • Severna Park, Md.
Kendra Sirak • Jr. • Dallas, Pa.
Olivia Standa • Jr. • Lake Bluff, Ill.
Stacy Uchida • Sr. • Southbury, Conn.
