MANAHAWKIN, N.J. – Eight Pioneers were named to the 2025 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III National Academic Squad Feb. 11.

Seniors Carly Horn (Pompton Lakes, N.J./Pompton Lakes) and Allison Ochs (Carteret, N.J./Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School), and sophomores Julia Dennehy (Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk), Lauren Rennie (Forked River, N.J./Lacey Township) and Sofia Russell (Spring Lake Heights, N.J./Manasquan) each collected their second NFHCA academic honor, while sophomores Sofia Chebookjian (Ocean Township, N.J./Ocean Township) and Courtney DiPrenda (Pompton Lakes, N.J./Pompton Lakes), along with freshman Giuliana Pasquarella (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem), earned their first.

The Division III National Academic Squad program honors undergraduate collegiate student-athletes and scholastic junior and senior student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher through the first semester of the current academic year.

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