ITHACA, N.Y. – The Big Red field hockey team placed four student-athletes on the 2011 Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad. Cornell has had at least four players earn the honor in seven of the past eight seasons. Additionally, the squad recently earned the NFHCA Collegiate National Academic Team Award for the fourth time during head coach Donna Hornibrook's tenure.

Cornell senior Alex Botte headlines the group with her fourth selection, joining Stephanie Brownstein '08 as just the second player in Cornell history to be named to the National Academic Squad all four years. Junior Katie Laventure earned her second selection, while senior Olivia Boyd and freshman Alaina Skalski are both first-time honorees.
 
To be eligible for the All-Academic Squad a student-athlete must have achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.30 through the first semester of the 2011-12 academic year, while the National Academic Team Award recognizes those institutions that have achieved a team GPA of 3.0 or higher during the first semester of the 2011-12 academic year.