Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – The Skidmore College field hockey team and its players were recognized by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) for their success in the classroom.

The Thoroughbreds were recognized for having a cumulative team GPA above 3.0 and 15 players were named to the 2009 Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Divison III National Academic squad for having a 3.30 GPA or higher during the 2009 fall semester.

Those 15 players included senior Elise Britt, who was a recipient of the honor for four years. Sheray Michel was the other senior selected along with juniors Margaux Hoagland, Christine Kemp, Brittany O'Brien, Katie Potter, Julia Sarni, Claire Superak, sophomores Alison Frey, Annie Rosencrans, Jackie Slocombe and freshmen Hilary Cranston, Molly Gile, Ceilidh MacNeill and Anna Wahl.

The Thoroughbreds finished the season with a 17-4 record, winning their second consecutive Liberty League title and reached the NCAA quarterfinals for the fifth time in school history.