Wildes named to NFHCA Senior Team
MANAHAWKIN, New Jersey - The National Field Hockey Coaches Association has selected its 2023 NCAA Division II Senior Team, and among the 38 student-athletes selected was American International College graduate goalkeeper Taylor Wildes.
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Wildes was the backbone of a team that improved by five wins over the previous campaign, and at one point led the nation in save percentage during the season. She ended the 2023 season with seven wins, leading AIC past Franklin Pierce University in a shootout to close the campaign, and posted a .785 save percentage with three shutouts. Across her career she has four shutouts; her first came last season when she held then-No. 9 Assumption University scoreless over 80 minutes.
In addition to her on-field efforts, Wildes has been an outstanding student and community leader; she is a four-time NFHCA National Academic Squad selection, and serves as the athletic communications graduate assistant while also working as the College's Team IMPACT liaison. In her role with Team IMPACT this year, AIC has made three new matches, making a difference in the lives of children with life-threating or chronic medical conditions.
Wildes is the third Yellow Jacket goalkeeper to earn NFHCA Senior Team honors; the other two were Kim Steiner '12 and Kori Huffman '14.