KENT, Ohio – The National Field Hockey Coaches Association recently announced its Zag Field Hockey/Division I National Academic Squad for the 2018-19 academic year. Kent State had 17 student-athletes honored.
The Golden Flashes had three student-athletes recognized for earning the distinction in all four years: Aileen Ahlers, Jessica Apelt and Pippa Best.
The Division I National Academic Squad program recognizes those student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher through the first semester of the 2018-19 academic year.
The Golden Flashes were also recently recognized by the NFHCA as a Division I National Academic Team Award recipient.