MANAHAWKIN, NJ – Kenyon senior Grace Lane (Chelsea, MI/Chelsea) and Ohio Wesleyan senior Meg McCarthy (Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) were selected to the 2024 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III Senior Team, announced Wednesday, November 21.
 
Lane and McCarthy are two of 60 student-athletes from 46 different Division III institutions selected to be on the 2024 NFHCA Senior Team. Student-athletes were selected to the team by the NFHCA to pay tribute to their collegiate careers and to acknowledge and celebrate their accomplishments and impact on and off the field.
 
This season, Lane led Kenyon with 32 points and 14 goals while tying for the team lead with four assists. The senior also sat at the top of many conference categories, leading NCAC individuals in points (2.00), goals (.875), and shots (4.63) per game. She also ranked second in the league in total points and goals. Four of Lane's goals were game-winners for the 10-6 Owls, a mark that tied for second amongst NCAC players.
 
McCarthy, a goalkeeper for the Battling Bishops, backstopped an Ohio Wesleyan defense that shares the NCAA Division III lead with 13 shutouts on the season. McCarthy led NCAC with eight shutouts, a goals-against average of 0.976, and set the Ohio Wesleyan career shutouts record (23) this season. The senior helped Ohio Wesleyan finish the 2024 season with a 17-5 record that included a share the NCAC championship, the conference tournament title, and the program’s third appearance in four years to the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Tournament.
 
All of the 2024 senior team selections will receive a personalized engraved award commemorating this special recognition and be celebrated through a highlight video which can be viewed here.