Big Ten Conference Announces Field Hockey Players to Watch List

ROSEMONT, lll. – The Big Ten Conference revealed its 2023 Field Hockey Players to Watch List on Wednesday. Preseason honors were bestowed upon seven players who earned All-Big Ten honors last season.

Returning All-Big Ten First Team members include Penn State’s Mackenzie Allessie, Brie Barraco and Sophia Gladieux, the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year, along with Rutgers’ Iris Langejans.

Preseason accolades also went to three players named to the All-Big Ten Second Team last season in Indiana’s Sydney Keld, Iowa’s Esme Gibson and Maryland’s Hope Rose.

The 2023 field hockey season begins Friday with all nine schools playing this weekend, including a pair of teams taking part in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

BIG TEN FIELD HOCKEY WATCH LIST

Name	School	Yr.	Position	Hometown
Sofia Arrebola Garcia #	Indiana	Jr.	Midfielder	Santander, Spain
Sarah Charley	Indiana	Gr.	Forward	Worthington, Ohio
Sydney Keld ^#	Indiana	Sr.	Back	Middletown, Del.
Esme Gibson ^#	Iowa	5th	Midfielder/Defense	Worcestershire, England
Mia Magnotta #	Iowa	So.	Goalkeeper	Forty-Fort, Pa.
Sofie Stribos #*	Iowa	5th	Forward/Midfielder	Brussels, Belgium
Josie Hollamon	Maryland	Fr.	Midfielder/Defense	Delmar, Del.
Hope Rose ^	Maryland	Jr.	Forward	Dauphin, Pa.
Maura Verleg #	Maryland	5th	Defense	Geldrop, Netherlands
Lora Clarke #	Michigan	Sr.	Forward/Midfielder	Shaker Heights, Ohio
Kate McLaughlin #	Michigan	Sr.	Forward	Winnetka, Ill.
Anouk Veen #	Michigan	Sr.	Back	The Hague, Netherlands
Hannah Jarvie #*	Michigan State	5th	Forward	Saline, Mich.
Celina Riccardo #*	Michigan State	5th	Midfielder	Dowingtown, Pa.
Ellie Rutherford #	Michigan State	Jr.	Midfielder	Edinburgh, Scotland
Peyton Halsey #*	Northwestern	Gr.	Forward/Midfielder	Reading, Pa.
Annabel Skubisz #	Northwestern	Sr.	Goalkeeper	Houston, Texas
Lauren Wadas #	Northwestern	Sr.	Midfielder	Annville, Pa.
Leanne Bough #	Ohio State	Gr.	Midfielder	Whitney Point, N.Y.
Abby Danson #	Ohio State	Sr.	Goalkeeper	Clifton Park, N.Y.
Makenna Webster	Ohio State	Sr.	Forward	St. Louis, Mo.
Mackenzie Allessie +#	Penn State	Sr.	Midfielder	Mount Joy, Pa.
Brie Barraco +#*	Penn State	Gr.	Goalkeeper	Allentown, Pa.
Sophia Gladieux +#*	Penn State	Sr.	Forward	Boyertown, Pa.
Ava Cickavage	Rutgers	So.	Midfielder	Morrestown, N.J.
Iris Langejans +#	Rutgers	Sr.	Back	Almelo, Netherlands
Puck Winter	Rutgers	So.	Back	Deventer, Netherlands

+ 2022 All-Big Ten First Team ^ 2022 All-Big Ten Second Team

# 2022 Academic All-Big Ten * 2022 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar