Skip to Content
/ Articles / Sports & Recreation /

Kutztown Places Four Field Hockey Players on NFHCA Scholar of Distinction List

From Kutztown University

Mar 28, 2019

KUTZTOWN, Pa. – The Kutztown University field hockey team had four student-athletes recognized on Tuesday as members of the 2018 ZAG Field Hockey/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Scholars of Distinction.

The Scholars of Distinction includes all student-athletes that have a cumulative GPA of 3.9 or higher through the first semester.

Juniors Mackenzie Fuhrman, Hannah Shirk and Hadley Wiktor, along with freshman Katie Dotterweich were recognized on the distinctive list. It was the third time Fuhrman, Shirk and Wiktor have earned the honor.

In all, 86 student-athletes were selected.

The Golden Bears were recognized as 1-of-30 Division II field hockey programs to maintain at least a 3.0 team GPA during the Fall 2018 semester, earning them the NFHCA Division II National Academic Team Award for the 15th consecutive year.

Head coach Marci Scheuing‘s teams have received the National Academic Team Award in each of her six years, including the top GPA in Division II in 2015.

Kutztown finished the 2018 season at 14-5 overall, the most wins by a program since 2007, including seven Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) games. The Maroon and Gold also played in their first PSAC Tournament since 2015. They were voted ninth in the nation in Division II in the final national poll. It is the fourth straight season of 10+ wins overall.

Scholars of Distinction (4)
Katie Dotterweich (Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone)
Mackenzie Fuhrman (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township)
Hannah Shirk (Hamburg, Pa./Hamburg Area (Slippery Rock))
Hadley Wiktor (Danville, Pa./Danville Area)

 

We need your support!

Your contribution makes community media possible.

A donation of any size to your nonprofit media organization supports the future of media access in our community - the things you love, and the places you care about, by the people you know.

Live Streaming