Field Hockey Earns NFHCA National Team Academic Award with Nation’s Second-Highest GPA

HANOVER, N.H. — After 22 student-athletes were named to the National Academic Squad and garnered Scholars of Distinction recognition, the Dartmouth field hockey team has also been recognized with a team academic award by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. The award is presented to teams with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher during the fall semester of the current academic year.

The Big Green posted a stellar 3.78 grade point average this fall, tied with Stanford for the second-best mark in Division I field hockey. It was also the best mark in the Ivy League.

This marks the fifth straight season Dartmouth earned a top-five GPA, with second place being its highest standing. The Big Green have enjoyed stellar success in the classroom. Four-year honorees on the academic squad included Payton Altman, Meg Barnes, Lila Browne, Caroline Carr and Rory Williamson.

Meanwhile, Browne, sophomore Boau-Lilly Shepherd and first-years Lucia Campaño, McLaine Leik and Kylie McKinley were all named Scholars of Distinction for owning cumulative GPAs of 3.9 or higher through the fall semester.

Top Five Performers
1. VCU, 3.84
2. Dartmouth, 3.78
2. Stanford, 3.78
4. American, 3.77
5. Harvard, 3.76

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