WORCESTER, MA — Amanda Richards, of Wilmington, has been honored by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA).
12 WPI student-athletes were recognized for academics by the NFHCA. The team, meanwhile, was honored for the 13th consecutive year.
Seniors Sabrina Guzzi and Izzy Garver earned their fourth NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad selection while Guzzi was also named as a repeat Scholar of Distinction. They were joined by classmate Amanda Richards with her third nod. Zoe Schwartz paced the junior class with a third honor while Karen Mushrall collected her second. Sophomores Hannah Larochelle and Suzy Opalka were a perfect 2-for-2 as Carly Cidado and Emily Wilson were named for the first time. Rookie honorees included Emma Bennett, Abby O’Sullivan and Julia Vanderstreet. Bennett was also named a Scholar of Distinction.
The Division III Scholars of Distinction program recognizes those student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.90 or higher through the first semester of the 2017-18 academic year while the National Academic Squad program recognizes those student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher through the first semester of the 2017-18 academic year. The Division III National Academic Team Award, meanwhile, recognizes those programs that earned a team GPA of 3.0 or higher during the Fall Semester of the 2017-18 academic year.
About Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Founded in 1865 in Worcester, Mass., WPI is one of the nation’s first engineering and technology universities. Its 14 academic departments offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts, leading to bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. WPI’s talented faculty work with students on interdisciplinary research that seeks solutions to important and socially relevant problems in fields as diverse as the life sciences and bioengineering, energy, information security, materials processing, and robotics. Students also have the opportunity to make a difference to communities and organizations around the world through the university’s innovative Global Projects Program. There are more than 40 WPI project centers throughout the Americas, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe.
(NOTE: The above press release is from Worcester Polytechnic Institute via Merit.)
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