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Sophomore Feline Guenther excelled athletically and academically during the 2017 season.
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Guenther Named Scholar Of Distinction By NFHCA
March 22, 2018 | Field Hockey, Academics
UNC sophomore Feline Guenther has been named a Division I Scholar of Distinction by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA). The honor, announced on Thursday, goes the NCAA DI field hockey players who achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.9 or better through the fall 2017 semester.
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Guenther is a sophomore from Hamburg, Germany. She is in her first year at UNC after transferring in following a year at University of Hamburg. She hopes to major in business.
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In 2017, she started every game in the midfield and was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team, which draws on both academic and athletic performance.
For the full list of all student-athletes honored, click here.
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On Tuesday the Tar Heels were announced as a recipient of the 2017 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Team Award, which recognizes programs with a team GPA of 3.0 or better during the 2017 fall semester.
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Guenther is a sophomore from Hamburg, Germany. She is in her first year at UNC after transferring in following a year at University of Hamburg. She hopes to major in business.
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In 2017, she started every game in the midfield and was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team, which draws on both academic and athletic performance.
For the full list of all student-athletes honored, click here.
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On Tuesday the Tar Heels were announced as a recipient of the 2017 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Team Award, which recognizes programs with a team GPA of 3.0 or better during the 2017 fall semester.
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