Welch and Klock Earn NFHCA Scholars of Distinction Award
Senior Celia Welch (Arlington, MA) and sophomore Samantha Klock have been named Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division III Scholars of Distinction for the 2016-17 academic year.
CHANDLER, AZ – Senior Celia Welch (Arlington, MA) and sophomore Sam Klock have been named Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division III Scholars of Distinction for the 2016-17 academic year.
The Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division III Scholars of Distinction have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.90 or greater through the first semester of the 2016-17 academic year. Each representative was also placed on the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad on Thursday, with that list requiring a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.30 or greater.
A total of 208 student-athletes representing 103 different schools were recognized as Zag Field Hockey/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III Scholars of Distinction on Thursday.
Welch is being honored for the fourth year in a row after maintaining a 3.9 GPA or greater throughout her entire career. Klock has been named a Scholar of Distinction for a second time at Goucher.
The Goucher College field hockey team also landed 12 student-athletes on the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad. The honorees are listed below:
| Name | Pos. | Yr. | Hometown/Highschool |
| Lizzie Barminski* | M | Sr. | Ventura, CA / Buena |
| Shannara Bauer | M/D | Jr. | Bethlehem, CT / Nonnewaug |
| Sarah Cost | D | Sr. | Waterboro, ME / Massabesic |
| Nolwenn Daniels | D | Fr. | Newark, DE / Hodgson Vo-Tech |
| Olivia Dickert | F/M | Jr. | Montville, NJ / Montville Twp. |
| Danielle Hallacker* | D | Sr. | Freehold, NJ / Freehold Twp. |
| Emily Jewell | D | Jr. | San Diego, CA / Scripps Ranch |
| Sam Klock^ | M/D | So. | Ashburn, VA / Broad Run |
| Alexyss Pawlak | D | Fr. | Huntington Beach, CA / Edison |
| Kristen Shklanko | M | Jr. | Huntington Beach, CA / Edison |
| Celia Welch*^ | M | Sr. | Arlington, MA / Arlington |
| Liz Zengel | G | Jr. | Smithfield, VA / Smithfield |
*Four-year member of the NFHCA National Academic Squad
^Member of the Divison III Scholars of Distinction
Amongst maintaining a stellar academic standard during the 2016 season, the Goucher College Gophers posted an 8-9 record (3-4 in Landmark play) and earned the teams' second berth to the Landmark Conference playoff since joining the conference in 2007. Goucher fell to the eventual champion, Elizabethtown College, 2-1, with time expired on a penalty corner.
For a complete list of the National Academic Squad, click here. For a complete list of the National Scholars of Distinction, click here.