TROY, N.Y. - The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) has announced its Division III Scholars of Distinction as well as those who earned National Academic Squad accolades and six Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) student-athletes have been recognized. 

Sophomore Molly Atkinson and freshman Sophie Clancy earned the highest honor as Scholars of Distinction. The Scholars of Distinction recognizes student-athletes who achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.90 or higher through the first semester of the academic year. Those with a 3.30 or better GPA are named to the National Academic Squad.

Named to the National Academic Squad, along with Atkinson and Clancy, were Mikayla Berman, Delana Bonci, Grace Johnson, and Abby Peterson. To qualify each student-athlete must have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher through the fall 2022 semester.
 

Name	Year	Hometown / High School	Major	2019	2020	2021	2022
Molly Atkinson	So.	Amherst, NH / Souhegan	Chemical Engineering			Distinction	Distinction
Mikayla Berman	Sr.	High Bridge, NJ / Voorhees	Physics	Academic	Academic	Academic	Academic
Delana Bonci	Sr.	Claverack, NY / Taconic Hills	Biomedical Engineering		Academic	Academic	Academic
Sophie Clancy	Fr.	Cazenovia, NY Cazenovia	Computer Science				Distinction
Grace Johnson	Fr.	Evanston, IL Evanston Township	Architecture				Academic
Abby Peterson	So.	Glastonbury, CT / Glastonbury	Chemical Engineering			Academic	Academic

Thirteen of Rensselaer's 21 members accomplished at least a 3.0 GPA in the fall, including nine who earned at least a 3.50 GPA. Eight of the 15 who were eligible garnered Liberty League All-Academic accolades.