Wheaton Field Hockey Inducts Seven to Academic All-Conference Team

BOSTON, Mass. – The Wheaton College field hockey team is inducting seven of its members to the 2015 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Field Hockey Academic All-Conference Team.

Sophomore Kelsey Buckley, Mikaela Coombs, Hailey Kohler, Emma Peterson, Alissa Rams, Hannah Southard and junior Amelia Gage are among the honorees for Wheaton out of the 56 chosen in the NEWMAC.

Honorees must have met the following criteria: earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5/4.0 scale or 4.35/5.0 scale after the 2015 spring semester, achieved second year academic status at her institution and been a member of the varsity team for the entire season.

The NEWMAC consists of 11 highly selective institutions committed to academic excellence: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Wheaton finished the 2015 season 9-8 overall and 1-7 in the NEWMAC.

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