University of Iowa Athletics
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#5 Sarah Drake

Class Fr.
Hometown Ann Arbor, Mich.
High School Pioneer
Sarah Drake - Field Hockey - University of Iowa Athletics

Hawk Items… Named to USA U21 Junior National Squad in 2011… member of 2012 Midwest Senior High Performance team… member of 2011 Midwest Junior High Performance Team… selected to 2010, 2011 and 2012 Junior National Team Camp… member of the 2010 Midwest High Performance Tournament Team at the USA National Championships… started all 77 career games played… three-time All-Big Ten selection… three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection… four-time NFHCA National Academic Squad member… earned Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar Award in 2011-12 and in 2012-13… recipient of the Big Ten Conference’s inaugural postgraduate scholarship in 2013.

2012 as a Senior… Selected as a first team Longstreth/NFHCA West Region All-American… garnered second team All-Big Ten honors… named Academic All-Big Ten… started all 21 contests… tallied eight points on four goals… scored the game-winning goal against Ohio State on Sept. 30… named to NFHCA National Academic Squad… earned team’s Practice Player of the Year award… named to UI Dean’s List… letterwinner.

2011 as a Junior… Named first team All-Big Ten… selected to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) West Region All-America team… named Academic All-Big Ten… started all 20 games… ranked third on the team with 20 points… finished third on the team with eight goals… ranked tied for third on the team with four assists… notched two game-winning goals (at Providence, vs. Indiana)… tallied an assist in Iowa’s first round NCAA Tournament game at Maryland… recorded four points in a game twice (Missouri State and Indiana), and three points against Kent State… tallied at least one point in eight games… named to NFHCA National Academic Squad… earned team’s Practice Player of the Year award… earned Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar Award.

2010 as a Sophomore… Named second team All-Big Ten… started all 17 contests… recorded five points on two goals and one assist… named Academic All-Big Ten… named to NFHCA National Academic Squad… earned team’s Practice Player of the Year award.

2009 as a Freshman… Started every game… one of two Hawkeye freshmen to start every contest… named to NFHCA National Academic Squad… amassed eight goals, which ranked third on the team… recorded 17 points (eight goals, one assist), which tied for third most on the team… named Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice (Sept. 7 and Nov. 2)… team-high GPA for fall 2009… named to Dean[apos]s List in both spring and fall.

High School… Team MVP in 2008 at Pioneer High School… compiled 18 goals and 12 assists as a senior and was named the Detroit News Field Hockey Player of the Year… during her tenure at Pioneer, the team was crowned state champions three times… two-time Futures Elite participant, a two-time National Futures Championship participant and a two-time AAU Junior Olympian.

Personal… Born March 14, 1991… daughter of Dee and Madeline Drake… double major in philosophy and ethics of public policy.