Morrisville field hockey acknowledged with NFHCA Division III National Academic Team Award

MORRISVILLE, N.Y. » The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) announced earlier this month the qualifying intercollegiate field hockey programs that earned a team gradepoint average of a 3.0 or higher during the fall semester of the 2019 season.

SUNY Morrisville was selected as one of 147 total the honorees, after finishing the fall term with a combined 3.38 team GPA.

Three of the Mustangs student-athletes were named to the institution’s President’s List, finishing with a perfect 4.0 semester GPA, while seven others were named to the Dean’s List.

Morrisville field hockey posted the second highest team GPA across the Mustang Athletic Department.

“I am extremely proud to support the young women who not only have reached a team GPA of 3.0, but have surpassed that and achieved a team GPA of 3.38 during our fall season,” head coach Jennifer Koller said.

“Our driven studentathletes have worked incredibly hard to achieve this level of academic excellence, therefore capturing our programs first ever NFHCA Division III National Academic Team Award.

“These women have dedicated a lot of time and energy to their studies and field hockey and I want to thank every member of our program that has worked so hard to be an excellent representation of what it means to be a Mustang.”

SUNY Morrisville’s curricula are enriched with applied learning and pave the way for opportunity at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. An actionoriented, interactive learning lab, the college is a national leader in technology and has been lauded for its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs.

The college was ranked among the Best Regional Colleges in the North by U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2019 issue and was also recognized in the Top Public Schools, Regional Colleges North in the 2019 Best Colleges rankings. For more information about SUNY Morrisville, visit www.morrisville.edu.