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Serena Capsello
  • Biology
  • Class of 2019
  • New Paltz, NY

New Paltz Field Hockey Earns NFHCA Division III National Academic Team Award

2016 Mar 28

The State University of New York at New Paltz field hockey team earned a 2015 ZAG Field Hockey/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) NCAA Division III National Academic Team Award as a result of its success in the classroom, as announced Monday by the NFHCA. Serena Capsello of Baldwinsville, NY is a member of the team.

The National Academic Team Award recognizes those institutions that have achieved a minimum team grade-point average of 3.0 during the first semester of the 2015-16 academic year. During the fall of 2015, the New Paltz field hockey team achieved a term GPA of 3.15.

New Paltz was one of four State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) teams to make the list, as SUNY Cortland, SUNY Oneonta and SUNY Oswego were also honored.