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Freda, Poerio Highlight Program-Record 21 Academic Honorees
February 26, 2025 | Field Hockey
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Boston University field hockey team set a program record with 21 student-athletes being named to the 2024 Patriot League Fall Academic Honor Roll.
BU has now placed at least 14 players on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in each of the past nine seasons. The previous record was 19, set last year.
Graduate student Kate Thomason was on the list for the fifth consecutive year while senior Katie Devine made it for a fourth straight season.
To be eligible for the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll a student-athlete must earn a 3.2 grade point average (GPA) in the academic semester which coincides with their sport.
Freshman Shea Freda and senior Tegan Poerio were also named Scholars of Distinction by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) for having a cumulative GPA of 3.9 or higher. This was Poerio's second consecutive year with that honor. They joined eight other Terriers on the NFHCA National Academic Squad for having a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.
The Terriers also received the NFHCA National Academic Team Award for having a combined team GPA of at least a 3.5.
^ - NFHCA National Academic Squad
* - NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
BU has now placed at least 14 players on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in each of the past nine seasons. The previous record was 19, set last year.
Graduate student Kate Thomason was on the list for the fifth consecutive year while senior Katie Devine made it for a fourth straight season.
To be eligible for the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll a student-athlete must earn a 3.2 grade point average (GPA) in the academic semester which coincides with their sport.
Freshman Shea Freda and senior Tegan Poerio were also named Scholars of Distinction by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) for having a cumulative GPA of 3.9 or higher. This was Poerio's second consecutive year with that honor. They joined eight other Terriers on the NFHCA National Academic Squad for having a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.
The Terriers also received the NFHCA National Academic Team Award for having a combined team GPA of at least a 3.5.
| Name | Year | Major | Fall '24 GPA | Hometown/High School |
| Pili Alvarez | Gr. | Criminal Justice | 3.85 | Montevideo, Uruguay/Scuola Italiana Di Montevideo |
| Bella Cloutier | So. | Psychology | 3.43 | South Portland, Maine/Northfield Mount Hermon |
| Martu Coulo | Jr. | Human Physiology | 3.65 | Buenos Aires, Argentina/All Saints School |
| Katie Devine^ | Sr. | Psychology | 3.85 | Lexington, Mass./Lexington |
| Maggie Driscoll | So. | Nutritional Sciences | 3.50 | Watertown, Mass./Watertown |
| Natalie Epperson | Jr. | Business Administration & Management | 3.40 | Mequon, Wis./University School of Milwaukee |
| Shea Freda^* | Fr. | Undeclared | 4.00 | Lexington, Mass./Phillips Andover Academy |
| Olivia Hammer | So. | Health Science | 3.35 | Newcastle, N.H./The Governor's Academy (Mass.) |
| Lily Harlan^ | So. | Advertising | 3.57 | Princeton, N.J./Stuart Country Day School |
| Maddie Hudson | Jr. | Business Administration & Management | 3.50 | Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra Area |
| Lily Johnson | Fr. | Undeclared | 3.43 | Portland, Maine/Cheverus |
| Nicole Lauro^ | So. | Advertising | 3.93 | Buenos Aires, Argentina/Escuela Normal Superior en Lenguas Vivas |
| Grace Mullaney^ | So. | Public Relations | 3.78 | Boxford, Mass./Pingree School |
| Celia Nocivelli | Jr. | Psychology | 3.75 | Marshfield, Mass./The Governor's Academy |
| Sophie Ortyl | So. | Public Relations | 3.50 | Lexington, Mass./Lexington |
| Tegan Poerio^* | Sr. | Human Physiology | 4.00 | Pittsburgh, Pa./The Ellis School |
| Amalia Preece^ | Jr. | Human Physiology | 3.50 | Santiago, Chile/Santiago College |
| Kate Thomason | Gr. | Environmental Health | 3.40 | Wellington, New Zealand/Samuel Marsden Collegiate School |
| Megan Wetzel^ | Jr. | Business Administration & Management | 3.83 | Houston, Texas/St. John's School |
| Kaitlyn Williams^ | Fr. | Human Physiology | 3.93 | Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough |
| Caitlin Wong^ | Fr. | Advertising | 3.68 | Auckland, New Zealand/St. Cuthbert's College |
^ - NFHCA National Academic Squad
* - NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
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