By: Keystone Sports Information
MANAHAWKIN, N.J.- The Keystone College field hockey team had 12 players receive NFHCA Division III Academic Squad honors announced by the organization Wednesday morning.
More than 1880 outstanding undergraduate student-athletes from more than 150 institutions on the 2024 Division III National Academic Squad.
Sponsored by OPA Winning Teams, the NFHCA National Academic Squad program honors undergraduate student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher through the fall semester, nominated by their NFHCA member coaches.
Mount Holyoke College led with 25 selections, while both Haverford College and Middlebury College each landed 24 student-athletes on the list.
Impressively, 310 honorees earned this distinction for the fourth consecutive year.
The academic squad recipients from Keystone include:
- Kayla Castano (Campana, Buenos Aires, Argentina/Colegio ArmonÃa)
- Lucia Cisilino (Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina/San Jose)
- Deanna Cole (Franklinville, N.J./Delsea Regional)
- Phaedra Day (Newark Valley, N.Y./Newark Valley)
- Marissa Gacek (West Pittston, Pa./Wyoming Area)
- Breanna Landers (Matawan, N.J./Matawan Regional)
- Gabby Lodato (Union, N.J./Union)
- Hannah Osbahr (Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge)
- Brynn Probert (Bushkill, Pa./East Stroudsburg)
- Belen Rodriguez (Caballito, Buenos Aires, Argentina/Colegio Santa BrÃgida)
- Neeltje Van Broekhoven (Rasmalen, Netherlands/Gymnasium Bernrode)
- Jordan Vandermark (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown)