14 Hawkeyes Named to NFHCA National Academic Squad

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Fourteen University of Iowa field hockey student-athletes have been named to the 2024 National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I National Academic Squad.

Iowa’s honorees include Emily Kate Covert, Hillary Cox, Celine de Witte, Lauren DeRose, Lexie Haig, Rachel Herbine, Mia Magnotta, Hannah Maney, Sabrina McGroarty, Mack Panko, Milly Short, Ella Wareham, Gia Whalen and Jacey Wittel. 

Two Hawkeyes — Cox and Wittel – have each earned the distinction four times in their career.

The NFHCA National Academic Squad, sponsored by OPA Winning Teams, honors 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.