University of New Hampshire Athletics
5/12/2020 12:29:00 PM | Field Hockey
DURHAM, N.H. – University of New Hampshire senior Kayla Sliz (Ajax, Ontario) of the UNH field hockey team was presented with the 2020 Dean Williamson Award by the university's College of Liberal Arts.
Sliz was selected as the member of the Class of 2020 who has been outstanding and well-rounded in extracurricular activities, scholarship, athletics, and loyalty to the University.
Sliz was a tri-captain of the 2019 Wildcats after serving as a vice captain in 2018. The midfielder started all 18 games as a senior and ranked second on the team in points, shots and minutes played; she also tied for second in goals.
She was named to the 2019 Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I Northeast Region Second Team as well as the America East East Division Second Team. Sliz was one of the elite players selected for the 2019 NFHCA Senior Game. The midfielder played in 76 career games with 70 starts, including every game the past three seasons.
Pursuing a degree in psychology, Sliz also excelled in the classroom. She made the ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad all four years as a Wildcat; student-athletes must have a minimum 3.30 cumulative GPA through the fall semester to be honored.
Sliz was voted to the America East All-Academic Team twice and named to the National College Athlete Honor Society both years she was eligible. She has been named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll three times.
Sliz recently presented "More than a captain's band: An investigation into the role of leadership for women in collegiate sport" at UNH's Undergrad Research Conference. CLICK HERE to watch the presentation. She was also nominated for the UNH athletic department's Jim Urquhart Student-Athlete of the Year Award, which is presented to the most outstanding senior student-athlete base on athletic success, community involvement and academic achievement.
Dean Williamson '32 is a former president of the UNH alumni association board of directors and served on the UNH Board of Trustees as alumni representative, secretary, vice president and president. The Dean Williamson Award was established in 1956.
Sliz was selected as the member of the Class of 2020 who has been outstanding and well-rounded in extracurricular activities, scholarship, athletics, and loyalty to the University.
Sliz was a tri-captain of the 2019 Wildcats after serving as a vice captain in 2018. The midfielder started all 18 games as a senior and ranked second on the team in points, shots and minutes played; she also tied for second in goals.
She was named to the 2019 Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I Northeast Region Second Team as well as the America East East Division Second Team. Sliz was one of the elite players selected for the 2019 NFHCA Senior Game. The midfielder played in 76 career games with 70 starts, including every game the past three seasons.
Pursuing a degree in psychology, Sliz also excelled in the classroom. She made the ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad all four years as a Wildcat; student-athletes must have a minimum 3.30 cumulative GPA through the fall semester to be honored.
Sliz was voted to the America East All-Academic Team twice and named to the National College Athlete Honor Society both years she was eligible. She has been named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll three times.
Sliz recently presented "More than a captain's band: An investigation into the role of leadership for women in collegiate sport" at UNH's Undergrad Research Conference. CLICK HERE to watch the presentation. She was also nominated for the UNH athletic department's Jim Urquhart Student-Athlete of the Year Award, which is presented to the most outstanding senior student-athlete base on athletic success, community involvement and academic achievement.
Dean Williamson '32 is a former president of the UNH alumni association board of directors and served on the UNH Board of Trustees as alumni representative, secretary, vice president and president. The Dean Williamson Award was established in 1956.
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