Liberty FH Features 15 on NFHCA National Academic Squad
2/11/2026 2:11:00 PM | Field Hockey
LYNCHBURG, Va. – For a second straight year, the Liberty field hockey squad featured 15 student-athletes on the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I National Academic Squad.
In order to be recognized, student-athletes must possess a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.50 or higher through the first semester of the 2025-26 academic year (see below) and were nominated by their NFHCA member coach. This year, over 1,100 undergraduate student-athletes from 82 institutions made the 2025 Division I National Academic Squad.
The Lady Flames' Anna Miller earned this distinction for a fourth straight year.
It should be noted that the standards for qualification were changed before the 2022-23 school year, with the GPA minimum being bumped from a 3.30 cumulative GPA to a 3.50 GPA. Additionally, only undergraduate student-athletes are eligible for the award.
Three Division I academic awards remain to be announced. The NFHCA Scholars of Distinction will be unveiled on Friday, followed by the NFHCA National Academic Team awards next Tuesday. The NFHCA Division I National Scholar-Athlete recipient will be released on Feb. 19.
Lady Flames on the 2025 Division I National Academic Squad
(* - designates four-year award recipient)
Autumn Albright
Madie Baker
Lou Combrinck
Zoé Gaillard
Morena Giacosa
Paris-Gail Isaacs
Malena Magnano
Anna Miller*
Isa Pardo
Caroline Richard
Mia Santana
Dara Semmartin
Josefina Tomasi
Julieta Tornati
Riley Welsch
In order to be recognized, student-athletes must possess a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.50 or higher through the first semester of the 2025-26 academic year (see below) and were nominated by their NFHCA member coach. This year, over 1,100 undergraduate student-athletes from 82 institutions made the 2025 Division I National Academic Squad.
The Lady Flames' Anna Miller earned this distinction for a fourth straight year.
It should be noted that the standards for qualification were changed before the 2022-23 school year, with the GPA minimum being bumped from a 3.30 cumulative GPA to a 3.50 GPA. Additionally, only undergraduate student-athletes are eligible for the award.
Three Division I academic awards remain to be announced. The NFHCA Scholars of Distinction will be unveiled on Friday, followed by the NFHCA National Academic Team awards next Tuesday. The NFHCA Division I National Scholar-Athlete recipient will be released on Feb. 19.
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— Liberty Field Hockey (@LibertyFH) February 11, 2026
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Lady Flames on the 2025 Division I National Academic Squad
(* - designates four-year award recipient)
Autumn Albright
Madie Baker
Lou Combrinck
Zoé Gaillard
Morena Giacosa
Paris-Gail Isaacs
Malena Magnano
Anna Miller*
Isa Pardo
Caroline Richard
Mia Santana
Dara Semmartin
Josefina Tomasi
Julieta Tornati
Riley Welsch
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