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#16 Jessy Silfer

Class Fr.
Hometown Cazenovia, N.Y.
High School Cazenovia Central
Jessy Silfer - Field Hockey - University of Iowa Athletics

Hawk Items… Selected to compete in 2014 U.S. U21 Championship.

2014 as a Sophomore… Started all 18 contests… registered four shots… netted first career goal and points in 3-1 win over Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 12… named to NFHCA National Academic Squad… named Gladiator SGI/NFHCA Division I Scholar of Distinction (achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.90 or higher through the first semester of the 2014-15 academic year)… gathered Academic All-Big Ten honors… named to the Dean’s List for both the fall and spring academic semesters… letterwinner.

2013 as a Freshman… Started all 21 games… named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Oct. 22… registered one shot on goal… named to NFHCA National Academic Squad… named Gladiator SGI/NFHCA Division I Scholar of Distinction (achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.90 or higher through the first semester of the 2013-14 academic year).

High School… Served as 2012 team captain for Cazenovia Central High School, earning the Most Outstanding Player Award and NFHCA Regional All-America honors… named the 2011 Cazenovia Defensive MVP… led her team to two New York State Class C Field Hockey championships and three New York State Section III Class C titles… two-time all-state, two-time New York State all-star team, two-time All-Central New York team, and two-time Onodaga High School League first team selection… four-year Scholar Athlete… three-year National Honor Society member… 2012 U.S. Lacrosse High School Academic All-American team honoree… named to the President’s list for the 2013-2014 school year.

Personal… health and human physiology – health studies major.