COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) is proud to announce that 78 Division III programs–a group that includes Connecticut College–have earned the 2025 NFHCA Division III National Academic Team Award.

The NFHCA National Academic Team Award recognizes programs that earned a team grade-point average of 3.5 or higher during the fall semester of the current academic year. The Camels, who earned the award for the 12th straight year, posted a 3.72 GPA last semester.

The award is the latest academic accolade for the Conn College field hockey program. Earlier this month, a total of 16 Camels were named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad. The program 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. 

Elizabeth Bonner, Maddie Mason, Bridget McGann, Kellyn Scheel, Isabelle Steiner and Reese Ziegler were also named NFHCA Division III Scholars of Distinction. The award recognizes student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.9 or higher through the first semester of the 2025-26 academic year.

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 association is to champion, strengthen, and celebrate field hockey coaches and the game. The NFHCA strives to be the organization that every field hockey coach looks to for the resources to grow in the game and the inspiration to stay in the game.