NEWBERRY — Wolves midfielder Payton Keeler was named the recipient of the 2025 South Atlantic Conference Field Hockey Wealth Enhancement Group Elite 23 Award.
The Elite 23 Award honors the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average (based on a minimum of 48 credit hours) in each of the league’s 23 team championship sports.
Keeler, a junior pursuing her Physical Education Teacher Certification, holds a perfect 4.00 GPA through 89 credit hours at Newberry College.
Keeler was named First Team All-South Atlantic Conference after helping lead the Wolves to the SAC regular season title and was named was named the MVP of the SAC Tournament after dishing out an assist in Friday’s 6-2 semifinal game victory over Wingate and played a key defensive role in the Wolves 3-0 shutout win over Lander in the championship game, the team’s 10th shutout of the season.