Field Hockey | 3/5/2020 11:03:47 AM
All eight Empire 8 field hockey programs were named 2019 Zag Field Hockey/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Academic Team Award recipients on Thursday, March 5.
The Division III National Academic Team Award recognizes programs that earned a team grade-point average of 3.0 or higher during the fall semester of the 2019-2020 school year. The NHFCA is proud to announce that 147 programs earned the prestigious academic honor.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the highest team GPA nationally with a mark of 3.84. Elmira led all Empire 8 institutions with a 3.49 GPA. Seven of the eight E8 programs honored also earned Empire 8 President’s List team honors in the fall for maintaining at least a 3.2 GPA.
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