Geneva, N.Y. (February 21) – The MIT field hockey team led all Division III programs with the highest team GPA and tied for first place with 11 Scholars of Distinction as announced by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA). The Engineers, who compiled a 3.86 GPA on a 4.0 scale during the 2022 fall semester, were recipients of their 21^st straight National Academic Team Award. This was the fourth year in a row and sixth time MIT has produced the highest GPA among Division III teams.
 
The Scholar of Distinction award recognizes student-athletes with a cumulative GPA of 3.9 or higher through the first semester of the 2022-23 academic year. Below is a list of MIT's honorees:
 
Carly Briggs (Sr., Lexington, Mass.)
Faith Choe (So., San Diego, Calif.)
Anna Duncan (So., St. Louis, Mo.)
Liberty Ladd (Sr., Falmouth, Maine)
Ashley Lederman (So., Villanova, Pa.)
Avani Narula (So., Malvern, Pa.)
Eva Oppenheim (So., Larkspur, Calif.)
Lydia Patterson (Jr., Houston, Texas)
Erica Radler (Sr., Wayne, N.J.)
Laura Schwendeman (Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Anna Simmons (So., Wilmington, N.C.)
 
Briggs, Ladd, and Schwendeman qualified for the third time while Patterson was a repeat honoree.
 
These awards come after the Engineers placed 16 student-athletes on the NFHCA National Academic Squad earlier this month.
 
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