MANAHAWKIN, N.J. – The JWU (Providence) field hockey program saw 11 student-athletes named to the 2024 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III National Academic Squad.

Seniors Haley Budenas (Cyber Threat Intelligence & Defense) and Darian Shepherd (Business Administration) were joined by juniors Rebecca Johnson (Criminal Justice) and Caitlin Quinn (Culinary Arts), sophomores Sophia Brea (International Business), Rayne Millett (Health Science), and Ava Pontes (Psychology), and freshmen Ava Gaudette (Health Science), Kyra Rose-Espinoza (Baking & Pastry Arts), Zoe Soletsky (Culinary Arts), and Ava Wacha (Finance).

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.

More than 1880 outstanding undergraduate student-athletes from over 150 institutions were recognized. 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.