Field Hockey Places 23 Student-Athletes on Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

Field Hockey Places 23 Student-Athletes on Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

2/29/2024 1:05:00 PM | Field Hockey

LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Bucknell Bison field hockey team continued its success in the classroom by placing 23 student-athletes on the Patriot League Fall Academic Honor Roll.

The Patriot League announced 1,236 student-athletes across seven fall sports made the 2023-24 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll when it was announced by the League office.

The total number of student-athletes to make the 2023 Patriot League Fall Academic Honor Roll is an increase of 102 student-athletes from the fall of 2022.

To be eligible for the Fall Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade point average (GPA) in the fall semester and participate in one of the Patriot League's seven fall championship sports. The seven sports are men's and women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's and women's soccer, and volleyball.

Bucknell recorded a League-high 174 student-athletes on the fall academic honor roll with Lafayette (150) and Colgate (147) placing second and third, respectively. Lehigh had 142 student-athletes earn fall academic honors, with Holy Cross (127), American (92), Boston University (92), Loyola Maryland (78), Navy (77), and Army West Point (53) rounding out the totals from the Patriot League's full-member institutions. Associate members Georgetown (55) and Fordham (49) also contributed to the League's final total.

The field hockey posted a team GPA of 3.52 in the fall semester and one athlete, Olivia Bush, recorded a perfect 4.00 mark. Bush was named an NFHCA Division I Scholar of Distinction. The squad placed two members, Rachel Apa and Lily Neilson on the Academic All-Patriot League team while earning the NFHCA National Academic Team Award and having 13 players named to the NFHCA National Division I Academic Squad.

Hannah Guarente, Jr. Psychology
Tallulah Fuhs, Jr. Sociology
Isabella Pavlides, Jr. Psychology
Jessica Leon, So. Bachelor of Arts
Hope Davis, Jr. Biomedical Engineering
Ryane Fisahn, Fr. Biomedical Engineering
Kira Leclercq, So. Environmental Geosciences
Sydney Panagos, Sr. Neuroscience
Alexandra Shizas, So. Bachelor of Arts
Nicole Moran, So. Bachelor of Arts
Nicky Punt, So. Bachelor of Arts
Zoe Carlson-Pietraszek, Jr. Biology
Olivia Bush, Sr. Geology
Mia Fields, Sr. Mechanical Engineering
Vivienne Lachaux, So. Management & Organizations (MORS)
Kari Melberger, Sr. Markets, Innovation & Design
Sarah Althouse, Fr. Bachelor of Arts
Nora Frederick, Jr. Civil Engineering
Reanne Burgess, Sr. Civil Engineering
Julia Corropolese, Fr. Bachelor of Arts
Lily Neilson, Jr. Biology
Lindsey Fogelsanger, Jr. Psychology
Rachel Apa, Sr. Markets, Innovation & Design