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Field Hockey Quartet Earns All-America Honors
November 23, 2009 | Field Hockey
Links: Complete All-America Teams (PDF)
PRINCETON (11/23/09) -- Four members of the Princeton field hockey team earned All-America honors on Monday when the National Field Hockey Coaches Association announced the 2009 Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-America Teams.
Sophomore Katie Reinprecht and Kathleen Sharkey each earned first-team honors while freshman Julia Reinprecht was a second-team selection and classmate Michelle Cesan was named to the third team. Katie Reinprecht and Sharkey both were named All-Americas for the second time in their career, while it is a first-time honor for Julia Reinprecht and Cesan.
Katie Reinprecht finished second on the Tigers in scoring with 17 goals and 13 assists. She was the Ivy League Player of the Year for the second year in a row and unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection. She currently ranks sixth all-time in scoring at Princeton in just two seasons. She was also named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team this past weekend. Her selection was Princeton's 19th first-team choice and its first since Natalie Martirosian in the 2003 season.
Sharkey finished the season atop the Tiger scoring charts with 21 goals and nine assists and joined Katie Reinprecht as a unanimous first-team All-Ivy. She currently ranks ninth on the Princeton career-scoring list.
Julia Reinprecht completed her freshman season with 26 points and was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year. She was also a first-team All-Ivy and joined her sister on the NCAA All-Tournament Team. Cesan finished her season with 14 goals and 11 assists for 39 points and was also a first-team All-Ivy League selection.