2022 NFHCA Division II National Academic Squad announced

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GENEVA, N.Y. — 318 student-athletes from 30 Division II institutions have been named to the 2022 NFHCA Division II National Academic Squad.

The NFHCA National Academic Squad program, sponsored by OPA Winning Teams, honors undergraduate collegiate student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher through the first semester of the current academic year, and were nominated by their NFHCA member coach.

East Stroudsburg University had the most National Academic Squad selections this year with 24 student-athletes on the list.

Pace University had the second-most National Academic Squad selections this year, placing 18 student-athletes on the list.

Appearing on the list for the fourth time are 49 student-athletes — undergraduate four-year honorees have been distinguished in the award listing.

The 2022 honorees appear below. They are listed alphabetically first by school, then by last name. The table is also searchable and filterable.

The NFHCA thanks OPA Winning Teams for their continued sponsorship of the National Academic Squad.

Three Division II academic awards remain to be announced — the NFHCA Scholars of Distinction will be announced on February 16, the NFHCA National Academic Team awards on February 21, and the National Scholar-Athlete on February 22.

Individualized digital certificate will be created following the spelling corrections deadline (February 28). Coaches will be notified when the digital certificates are available online.

OPA Winning Teams is the official sponsor of the NFHCA National Academic Squad.

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The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) is a nonprofit organization serving field hockey coaches and supporters of the game from across the United States. The mission of the organization is to champion, strengthen, and celebrate field hockey coaches and the game. The NFHCA strives to cultivate and recognize the professional contributions of its membership and to foster and promote the growth of the sport. The NFHCA is responsible for providing a recognizable presence and voice in regard to legislation affecting the sport as well as interscholastic and intercollegiate programs.