#7 Gia Whalen Season 2024-25

2023 – Started in all 19 games… logged 996 minutes as a midfielder… tallied two assists with two points… recorded two shots on goal… letterwinner.

High School — Nominated for National Player of the Year … All-USA Today High School Field Hockey team… MAX Field Hockey Top 10 Player for Class of 2023… Top National Players Watch List… two-time MAX Field Hockey first-team All-American (2021 and 2022)… MAX Field Hockey Pennsylvania First-Team All-Region (2021 and 2022)… NFHCA High School First Team All-American (2022)… NFCHA High School Second-Team All-American (2021)… NFHCA High School First-Team All-Region (2022 and 2021)… Catholic Academy League MVP (2022)… Catholic Academy League First-Team All-Star (2020, 2021 and 2022)… Villa Maria Academy MVP (2021 and 2022)… National High School Invitational First-Team All-Tournament Team (2021 and 2022)… Pennsylvania High School Field Hockey Players to Watch (2020, 2021 and 2022)… Villa Maria Academy team captain (2021 and 2022)… Class of 2023 Top 10 National player ranking… Pennsylvania Region High School Players to Watch (2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022)… Pennsylvania High School Field Hockey First-Team All-State (2021 and 2022)… Pennsylvania High School Field Hockey Second Team All-State (2020)… All-Main Line First Team (2020, 2021 and 2022)… Daily Local News First Team All-Star (2021 and 2022)… first-team all-area midfielder (2020, 2021 and 2022)… NFHCA National Academic Squad (2021 and 2022)… PIAA District 2A Champions (2022)… PIAA State semifinal game participant (2022)… USA Senior Nexus Championship (2022 and 2023)… 2022-23 USA Rise U19 National Team… 2022 USA U19 National Team Test Series vs. Canada U19 National Team… USA U19 National Selection Camp selection (2021 and 2022)… AAU Junior Olympics Selection U16 (2019 and 2020)… three-time USAFH Stars and Stripes Selection U16 (2019, 2020 and 2021)… 2021 USA U16 National Nexus Championship… 2021 USA U16 Junior National Indoor Team Selection… USA U16 Junior National Team (2020 and 2021) … 2021 USA Field Hockey Nexus Selection Camp… two-time USA U16 National Team Test Series vs. Canada U16 National Team… two-time USA U16 Junior National Selection camp… two-time USA U16 Junior National indoor Team… played for WC Eagles Club team for 10 years (2012-22)… four-time National Club Champion… five-time Regional Club Champion… eight-time National Indoor Tournament Champions… three-time Shooting Star Tournament Champions… two-time Disney Showcase Champions, one-time Disney Showcase Silver medalist… 2021 USAFH National Club Championship U16 MVP… also played travel lacrosse, travel basketball, soccer, sailing, surfing and horseback riding… NFHCA National Academic Squad (2021 and 2022) … Villa Maria Academy 23rd annual Andrea Thompson Memorial Award recipient (2023) … Villa Maria Academy Father Gillet Award recipient (2023)… distinguished honors as a junior and senior, second honors as sophomore… four-time open house ambassador.

Personal — Born Aug. 24, 2005… daughter of Thomas and Gina Whalen… has a younger brother, Brady… father and grandfather played baseball and basketball, respectively, at Temple University… father is in the Temple Hall of Fame… mother played field hockey at Temple University… other grandfather played in the Boston Red Sox organization… undecided on major.