Shippensburg University Athletics

2016 (Sophomore): Appeared in three games for the Raiders in her second season with the team…tallied her first collegiate point with an assist against Southern Connecticut State…honored as a ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA Division II Scholar of Distinction for being one of 79 Division II field hockey players with a cumulative GPA of 3.9 or higher.
 
2015 (Freshman): Appeared in four games for the Raiders in 2015, coming off the bench against Saint Michael’s, Southern Connecticut State, Slippery Rock and Mansfield…contributed to a pair of shutouts on defense…named to the 2015 ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA Division II National Academic Squad.
 
Biglerville High School: Earned four varsity letters with the Canners and coach Becky Smith…named the “Canners’ Best All-Around Player” in the Gettysburg Times...earned team’s Offensive Player of the Year as a senior team captain for totaling the most points on the team…named a YAIAA All Star and Academic All-League Award recipient as a senior…trained with several of the world's top field hockey coaches such as Rudy Mendoza at East Coast Training…traveled to Germany and played indoors against the German teams and traveled to Trinidad & Tobago for outdoor play…played on the club level with East Coast Field Hockey under coach Bill Gaudette…also competed in track & field, earning three varsity letters…was a 2014 and 2015 track & field captain and 2015 Coaches Award (T&F) recipient…received Biglerville High School Athletic Award and District III E. Jerry Brooks Award…was a member of the National Honor Society…sat on the Distinguished Honor Roll for all four years of high school…graduated third in her class with honors.
 
About Witthoff: Full name is Lena Marie Witthoff…is the daughter of Lonn & Carol Witthoff…majoring in biology, concentrating in pre-med, while seeking a minor in biochemistry…has a sister, Julia ’16.