COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – 19 members of the Ursinus College field hockey team were named to the 2025 NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad sponsored by OPA Winning Teams that was announced by the organization on Wednesday morning.
The Division III National Academic Squad program honors student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher through the first semester of the 2025-26 academic year.
A total of 1,800 student-athletes from 147 Division III institutions were honored as part of the NFHCA National Academic squad.
For the Bears, they had the 19 honorees compiled of two seniors, four junior, six sophomores and five first-years.
Seniors: Lauren Breisch,
Susie Miller,
Adriana Palladinetti,
Lauren Sieczkowski and
Gigi Testa
Juniors: Marie Brainard,
Rachel Fosbenner,
Andi Helphenstine,
Kirsten Johnson,
Ava Mikulski,
Emma Reinert,
Ava Wood
Sophomores: Lauren Habakus,
Bianca Hessler,
Hailey Johnson,
Katie Studzinski, and
Hadley Whitman
First-Years: Carlyn McKendrick,
Sophia Penza
Breisch, Palladinetti, and Testa received National Academic Squad recognition in all four years of their career.
Click here to view the full 2025 NFHCA National Academic Squad. The Academic Squad starts a month of award announcements for the organization. They will release the NFHCA Scholars of Distinction will be on February 13, the NFHCA National Academic Team awards on February 17, and concluding with the announcement of the National Scholar-Athlete on February 19.
