Field Hockey | 12/5/2024 9:49:34 AM
Ten Empire 8 field hockey student-athletes were named to the 2024 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III Region III team. E8 Champion SUNY Geneseo led the way with four All-Region selections, including three on the first team, while SUNY Brockport had three student-athletes honored. Hartwick College, St. John Fisher University and Utica University each had one student-athlete represented.
A total of 192 Division III student-athletes were named to the 2024
NFHCA Division III All-Region teams sponsored by
Apex Field Hockey. Division III teams are separated into six regions: Region I, Region II, Region III, Region IV, Region V, and Region VI. Each of these regions recognizes up to 16 student-athletes on both the first team and the second team.
All 10 NFHCA all-region picks earned All-Empire 8 first team accolades. Hailey Roethel of SUNY Geneseo and Emma Cooper of St. John Fisher University earned NFHCA All-Region honors for the third consecutive season, while SUNY Brockport goalkeeper Ella Buchanan and Katrina Clare of SUNY Geneseo were repeat all-region selections.
Last month, Clare was named 2024 Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Year, Roethel was named Defensive Player of the Year and Buchanan earned E8 Goalkeeper of the Year honors.
NFHCA All-Americans will be announced on December 17. Below are the Empire 8 All-Region III selections.
FIRST TEAM
! Katrina Clare, Sr., F, SUNY Geneseo (Barker, NY/Barker)
Ella Greico, So., F, SUNY Geneseo (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford)
!^ Hailey Roethel, Sr., D, SUNY Geneseo (Northport, NY/Northport)
SECOND TEAM
! Ella Buchanan, Sr., GK, SUNY Brockport (Barnevald, NY/Holland Patent)
!^ Emma Cooper, Sr., M, St. John Fisher (Eden, NY/Eden)
Sam Lewis, Jr., M, SUNY Geneseo (East Rochester, NY/East Rochester)
Mackenzie Mix, Sr., M, Utica (Camden, NY/Camden)
Paige Thowe, Sr., M, SUNY Brockport (Burnt Hills, NY/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake)
Ashley Tricarico, Sr., M, Hartwick (Hopewell Junction, NY/John Jay)
Kelsey Zehr, Sr., M, SUNY Brockport (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury)
! Named to 2023 NFHCA All-Region Team
^ Named to 2022 NFHCA All-Region Team
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