Field Hockey | 3/24/2021 4:00:00 PM

BROCKPORT, N.Y. - Four members of the Bloomsburg University field hockey team have been honored as National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II Scholars of Distinction for the 2020 season as announced by the organization on Wednesday afternoon. Earning the award for the Huskies were senior Cheyenne Ott (Mount Bethel, Pa./Bangor Area), junior Sydney Rimmer (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley), and sophomores Bri Doebler (Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg Area) and Carlee Williams (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin).

The Division II Scholars of Distinction program recognizes student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.90 or higher through the first semester of the 2020-21 academic year. There were a total of 140 student-athletes - 64 from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) - recognized as Scholars of Distinction.

Ott, an early childhood education and special education major, earned the accolade for the third straight year while Rimmer, Doebler, and Williams each became two-time recipients of the honor. Rimmer is a double major in communication studies and political science while Doebler majors in health sciences. Williams is majoring in early childhood education.

Last week, the Huskies had 21 members of the team recognized as NFHCA National Academic Squad recipients for having a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher through the fall semester of the 2020-21 academic year.

The Bloomsburg honorees were:

• Emily Alker (Cresco, Pa./Pocono Mountain East)
• Mikayla Barrow (Hatfield, Pa./North Penn)
• Alicia Carr (Shickshinny, Pa./Wyoming Seminary)
• Nicole Cuervo (Oak Ridge, N.J./Jefferson Township)
• Sydney Derr (Fogelsville, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh)
• Bri Doebler (Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg Area)
• Callie Edwards (Swoyersville, Pa./Wyoming Valley West)
• Reagan Glassmire (Florence, N.J./Florence Memorial)
• Ashley Maxwell (Mount Joy, Pa./Donegal)
• Madilyn McKay (Dover, Del./Polytech)
• Arden Morgans (Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood)
• Cheyenne Ott (Mount Bethel, Pa./Bangor Area)
• Sydney Rimmer (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley)
• Kristen Robinson (Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra Area)
• Sam Schaffer (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal)
• Lauren Schrader (Annville, Pa./Annville-Cleona)
• Olivia Shoemaker (Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra Area)
• Hailey Stein
• Emily Swineford (Mt. Pleasant Mills, Pa./Selinsgrove Area)
• Jordan Wilkinson (Fleetwood, Pa./Oley Valley)
• Carlee Williams (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin)

The final honor announced by the organization, the NFHCA National Academic Team awards, will be made on Monday, March 29.