Six Field Hockey Players Earn 2020 ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA DI Scholars of Distinction Honors
March 29, 2021 | Field Hockey
BROCKPORT, N.Y. - Six Ball State field hockey players earned the 2020 Zag Field Hockey/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I Scholars of Distinction honor, which was announced by the NFHCA office. Freshman Halle Baisas (Louisville, Ky./Dupont Manual), sophomore Gina Caravaglia (Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen), sophomore Caitlyn Grodzicki (Lititz, Pa./Warwick), freshman Emma Hilton (Clark N.J./Arthur L Johnson), senior Jenna McKune (Louisville, Ky./Assumption) and junior Callie Rumbaugh (Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley) were the six recipients for the Cardinals.
The Division I Scholars of Distinction program recognizes student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.9 or higher through the first semester of the 2020-21 academic year.
Baisas, Caravaglia, Hilton and Rumbaugh own perfect 4.0 GPA's with three majoring in exercise science (Baisas, Caravaglia and Rumbaugh) and one in psychology (Hilton). McKune, a pre-med major, holds a 3.8 GPA while her teammate Grodzicki, who is a nursing major, owns a 3.9 term GPA. This is the fourth time in McKune's career she has received the Scholars of Distinction award and the second for Grodzicki.
Just last week, Ball State third-year field hockey head coach Stephanie Bernthal and her Cardinals made program history by placing the entire 24-member roster on the 2020 NFHCA (National Field Hockey College Association) Academic Squad. The total was the second-most amongst all NCAA Division I field hockey programs this season.
The Cardinals ended the 2020 fall semester with a team grade point average of 3.77 on Ball State's 4.0 scale, placing four Cardinals with 4.0 GPA's for the fall team and seven more that earned 3.8 or better term GPA's as well.
Over half of the squad holds a 3.6 Cumulative GPA or higher, showing the consistent pursuit of academic excellence within the program.
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