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17 Wildcats Earn NFHCA Academic Honors
3/10/2020 4:12:00β―PM | Field Hockey
EVANSTON, Ill. β Seventeen Northwestern field hockey players were named to the 2019 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad on Tuesday. This is the largest number of Wildcat players honored by the NFHCA since 2016.
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Student-athletes selected for this honor have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher through the first quarter of the 2019-2020 academic year.
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Seniors Erica Hootstein, Lily Katzman and Kirsten Mansfield all received this honor for the fourth time in their careers.
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Individuals from Northwestern earning a spot on the National Academic Squad follow:
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Lakin Barry
Kayla Blas
Samantha Cho
Christen Conley
Shannon Daley
Saar de Breij
Ana Medina Garcia
Peyton Halsey
Erica Hootstein*
Lily Katzman*
Shannon Lackey
Kirsten Mansfield*
Florien Marcussen
Alia Marshall
Maren Seidel
Sophie Thomas
Kaitlin Wood
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*four-year recipient
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Student-athletes selected for this honor have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher through the first quarter of the 2019-2020 academic year.
Β
Seniors Erica Hootstein, Lily Katzman and Kirsten Mansfield all received this honor for the fourth time in their careers.
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Individuals from Northwestern earning a spot on the National Academic Squad follow:
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Lakin Barry
Kayla Blas
Samantha Cho
Christen Conley
Shannon Daley
Saar de Breij
Ana Medina Garcia
Peyton Halsey
Erica Hootstein*
Lily Katzman*
Shannon Lackey
Kirsten Mansfield*
Florien Marcussen
Alia Marshall
Maren Seidel
Sophie Thomas
Kaitlin Wood
Β
*four-year recipient
β’β’β’β’β’β’
Be the first to know what's going on with the 'CatsΒ --Β Follow @NU_Sports on Twitter,Β become a fan of Northwestern Athletics on Facebook,Β check us out on Instagram, visit ourΒ Social Media pageΒ and download our mobile app from theΒ Apple StoreΒ andΒ Google Play! To get involved with the #B1GCats, become aΒ season-ticket holderΒ or join theΒ Wildcat Fund!
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