GILBERT, Ariz. - For the 15th consecutive year, Appalachian State University field hockey was honored as a Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Team recipient. Additionally, 16 student-athletes were named to the 2017 National Academic Squad and four student-athletes were awarded the prestigious Scholar of Distinction award.
Appalachian State was one of 74 Division I programs to earn the 2017 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Team Award by posting a team GPA of 3.0 or higher during the fall semester of the 2017-18 academic year. The Mountaineers made the cut with a fall GPA of 3.