COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – The NFHCA recognized 144 exceptional undergraduate student-athletes as 2025 Division II Scholars of Distinction on Friday morning.

 Among those honored were Sydney Bolesta (Dallas, Pa. / Dallas) and Carter Bower (Houston, Texas / St. Agnes Academy), who earned the distinction for the first time in their collegiate careers.

With their achievements, Bolesta and Bower become just the second and third student-athletes in D'Youville Field Hockey history to receive this prestigious honor. The award is presented to student-athletes who have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.90 or higher through the fall semester and are nominated by their NFHCA member coaches.