COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Nine student-athletes from the Washington & Jefferson College field hockey team have been named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III National Academic Squad.
 
The NFHCA National Academic Squad program, sponsored by OPA Winning Teams, celebrates the academic excellence of undergraduate collegiate student-athletes. This prestigious recognition is bestowed upon individuals who have attained a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher through the fall semester of the current academic year, and who have been nominated by their dedicated NFHCA member coaches.
 
More than 1,800 student-athletes from 147 Division III institutions have been honored on the 2025 National Academic Squad.
 
Represented on the NFHCA National Academic Squad following the 2025 season are Bella Updyke (Canonsburg, Pa./Peters Township), Sara Schriver (Pickens, S.C./Christ Church Episcopal School), Jessica Nakanishi (Susanville, Calif./Lassen), Lily Giering (Reading, Pa./Exeter Township), Angelina Fontana (Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove), Grace Erhard (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley), Megan Brackney (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe), Lindsey Blount (Lockport, N.Y./Starpoint), and Emily Bloom (Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford).