Field Hockey

Five Monks Named as NFHCA Division III Scholars of Distinction

Posted: Feb 16, 2023

GENEVA, N.Y. — This year more than 470 student-athletes have been recognized as National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III Scholars of Distinction and five Saint Joseph's College players have earned the high academic honor.

Kassidy Collins (Gardiner, Maine), Paige DeMascio (Greene, Maine), Molly McCluskey (Orono, Maine), Sadie Tirrell (Naples, Maine), and Anna Walker (Scarborough, Maine) have been named as NFHCA Division III Scholars of Distinction.

The 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 2022-23 academic year.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Middlebury College placed the most student-athletes on the Scholars of Distinction list this year, with 11 honorees each.

NFHCA HONORS OF DISTINCTION

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.