NEW YORK – A dozen Old Dominion field hockey players were named to the 2019-20 BIG EAST All-Academic Team as announced by the conference Monday afternoon.
Alexandria Brewer, Julia Demeester, Erin Huffman and Jess Miller each earned the BIG EAST honor in all four of their years while playing field hockey for ODU. Rebecca Birch and Ashleigh Thomas both earn recognition for the third time in their careers, while Cam MacGillivray and Riley Taylor were each named All-Academics for the second-straight season.
The remaining four Monarchs, Lauren Arledge, Alice Demars, Isabella Fragomeni and Nicole Fredricks, each earned a spot on the All-Academic Team in their first years with ODU's field hockey program.
To be eligible for the BIG EAST All-Academic Team, a nominee must have competed in a BIG EAST-sponsored sport, attained a minimum grade-point average of 3.00 for the preceding academic year, and completed a minimum of two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters of academic work, with a total of 18 semester or 27 quarter credits, not including remedial courses.
There are 2,768 honorees for the 2019-20 academic year. In total, Old Dominion had 44 student-athletes named to the conference's All-Academic squad between field hockey and lacrosse.
ODU Field Hockey BIG EAST All-Academic Honorees
Lauren Arledge, Freshman
Rebecca Birch, Senior
Alexandria Brewer, Senior
Alice Demars, Freshman
Julia Demeester, Senior
Isabella Fragomeni, Freshman
Nicole Fredricks, Freshman
Erin Huffman, Senior
Cam MacGillivray, Sophomore
Jess Miller, Senior
Riley Taylor, Sophomore
Ashleigh Thomas, Senior
12 Field Hockey Players Named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Ashleigh Thomas is one of 12 ODU Field Hockey players named to this year's BIG EAST All-Academic Team