7 Iowa Field Hockey Student-Athletes Earn Big Ten Postseason Awards

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Seven University of Iowa field hockey student-athletes earned Big Ten postseason honors, the conference announced Tuesday.

Fourth-year midfielder Dionne van Aalsum, second-year midfielder Jordan Byers and fifth-year forward Fréderique van Cleef were named first-team All-Big Ten.

Second-year back Téa Fortpied and fourth-year forward Gia Whalen earned second-team All-Big Ten honors.

First-year forward Reine van Hoof was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. Second-year midfielder Niamh de Jong rounded out the Hawkeyes' honorees, earning the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.

Van Aalsum, a unanimous first-team selection, was recognized with a Big Ten postseason award for the fourth straight season. She started every game and recorded 17 goals and three assists.

Byers, a first-team selection after earning All-Big Ten Second Team honors a year ago tallied two goals and three assists while starting in 15 of 16 games for the Hawkeyes.

Van Cleef also earned unanimous first-team recognition after tallying 17 goals and eight assists while appearing in every game. This marks her second first-team honor in as many years.

Fortpied earned second-team honors for the second consecutive year after playing in all 16 games and recording one goal and two assists.

Whalen was named to the second team for the second time in her career after appearing in all 16 games and scoring one goal.

Van Hoof earned All-Freshman Team honors after appearing in 16 games and recording four goals and one assist.

De Jong was Iowa's recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. The distinction is presented to student-athletes who display sportsmanship and ethical behavior, maintain good academic standing, and demonstrate good citizenship outside of athletics. De Jong appeared in 15 games and recorded one assist.

UP NEXT
Iowa travels to Columbus, Ohio, to open postseason play against Penn State on Wednesday at 4 p.m. (CT) in the Big Ten Tournament.