Field Hockey Earns NFHCA Division III National Academic Honors

PAXTON, Mass.— After earning a team GPA of 3.0 or higher the Anna Maria College field hockey team earned the Zag/NFHCA Division III National Academic Team Award along with placing 10 players on the Zag/NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad and one Scholar of Distinction. The National Academic Team Award recognizes those institutions that achieved a minimum team grade point average of 3.0 during the first semester of the 2016-17 academic year. 

Anna Maria College freshman midfielder, Anne Melanson (Grafton, Mass.) earned recognition as a Scholar of Distinction. The Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division III Scholars of Distinction have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.90 or higher through the first semester of the 2016-17 academic year.

The National Academic Squad includes all student-athletes with a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher through the first semester.

Anna Maria ZAG/NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad Honorees:

(*Four-year member of Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad)

Katherine Albro* (Leicester, Mass.)

Sarah Coley (Worcester, Mass.)

Nicole Denver (Springfield, Mass.)

Lauren DiPillo* (Canton, Mass.)

Rhiannon Fletcher (Royalston, Mass.)

Danielle Huston (Spencer, Mass.)

Anne Melanson (Grafton, Mass.)

Kaitlyn Moran* (Leicester, Mass.)

Taryn Rebelo (New Bedford, Mass.)

Bryanna Tobin (Deep River, Conn.)