Amanda Strenk, who enjoyed a record-setting season for the field hockey team at the University of Rochester, has been elected an Academic All-American after voting by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). She was a Second Team At-Large honoree.
 
She is the fifth Rochester field hockey player to be named an Academic All-American, joining Amy Beth Deep (1990), Rachel Cahan (2007, 2008), Shelby Hall (2013), and Sayaka Abe (2017).
 
To qualify for selection, athletes must achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or higher with at least sophomore academic standing. They must be starters or key reserves. CoSIDA sponsors sport-specific teams in M&W soccer, football, women's volleyball, M&W basketball, baseball, softball, M&W cross country/track and field. The other sports are included in an 'at-large' category, such as swimming & diving, lacrosse, ice hockey, field hockey, golf, tennis, and rowing.

 
Strenk is a Baldwinsville, NY native (C.W. Baker). She majored in chemical engineering with a minor in electrical engineering. She was a member of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society. In late April, she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the internationally-renowned honor society. She was a Teaching Assistant for two courses, including Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics.
 
She earned First Team Academic All-District honors from CoSIDA in the 2020-21 season as well. Strenk was a three-time honoree on the Liberty League All-Academic Team and a four-time honoree on the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) National Academic Squad. She interned with Bristol Myers Squibb last summer. In July, 2022, she will begin work as a manufacturing engineer at Pfizer in Groton, CT. The Department of Athletics and Recreation, selected Strenk as a Lysle "Spike" Garnish scholar, one of the top 10 senior student-athletes.
 
In late April, 2022, Strenk was presented with Rochester's Merle Spurrier Award as the senior woman who had contributed the most to athletics. She earned First Team All-America honors for field hockey (just Rochester's fifth First Team All-America honoree). She was the Regional Player of the Year as chosen by the NFHCA and First Team All-Region. She earned First Team All-Liberty League honors as well as the Player of the Year designation. She finished the season with 23 goals (a single-season record). She led the Liberty League in goals scored (23), points (48), and gamewinning goals (six).