HARTFORD, Conn. - Trinity College field hockey junior goalkeeper Olivia McMichael (Glenside, Pa.) was named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III All-American First Team and Bantam graduate student Caelin Flaherty (Upton, Mass.) graced the NFHCA Division III All-American Second Team, while both were selected for the Synapse Sports All-American Second Team.  Flaherty, McMichael, and Trinity senior captain Elle Fair (Westport, Conn.) were named to the NFHCA Division III All-Region First Team, while junior Jackie Frank (Longmeadow, Mass.) made the NFHCA All-Region Second Team.  Flaherty and McMichael were also selected for the All-NESCAC First Team and Fair and Frank made the All-NESCAC Second Team. 

Earlier this fall, Fair was selected to represent the Bantams on the 2022 Victory Sports Tours/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III Senior Game.  The 60 members of the NFHCA Division III Senior Team were nominated by their NFHCA member coaches based on career accomplishments. The Division III Senior game was played on November 19, 2022, at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey.  Trinity, coached by Anne Parmenter (22nd Season), finished the 2022 season with a 15-5 record and tied Amherst and Tufts for second place in the NESCAC with a 7-3 record against conference teams.  The Bantams downed Bowdoin, 2-0, in the NESCAC Quarterfinals but lost against Tufts, 1-0, at Middlebury in the NESCAC Semifinals.  Trinity qualified for their 10th NCAA Division III Championship Tournament, defeating Catholic, 1-0, in the first round, and College of New Jersey, 2-1, at Middlebury in the second round before losing, 3-0, at Middlebury in the NCAA Quarterfinals.

Flaherty, who repeats on the All-NESCAC First Team, started 19 games at forward this fall and had seven goals and a team-high nine assists for 23 points with three game-winning goals.  Flaherty was Trinity's senior female athlete of the year in 2021-22, having earned All-Regional and All-American honors while leading Trinity field hockey to its first NCAA Final Four since 1997.  She was also a Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division III National Academic Team member in all four of her undergraduate seasons.  Flaherty finished her outstanding career with 35 goals (T10th all-time at Trinity) and 23 assists (T8th all-time at Trinity) for 93 points (10th all-time at Trinity) on 230 shots with eight game-winners and two penalty strokes in five attempts in 73 games with the Bantams.  An alum of the New Hampton School in New Hampshire, Flaherty graduated from Trinity in May with a degree in International Studies.  She is the daughter of Catherine and John Flaherty.

McMichael has started every game this fall as the Trinity goalkeeper, totaling 99 saves for a NESCAC-low 0.84 save percentage and allowing just 19 goals for a 0.95 with six shutouts in 1,186 minutes in the cage.  A graduate of Germantown Academy, McMichael is majoring in mechanical engineering at Trinity.  She is the daughter of Judi and Steve McMichael.

Fair started all 20 games for the Bantams this fall, moving up to the midfield after three seasons in the backfield.  Fair scored three goals this season, all on penalty strokes, and three assists for nine points along with a pair of defensive saves. She has made the NFHCA Division III National Academic Team each season and the NESCAC Fall All-Academic Team in 2020 and 2021.  Fair closes out her field hockey career with four goals and four assists for 12 points on 37 shots with one game-winner and three penalty strokes in five attempts in 57 games.  Fair also plays lacrosse for the Bantams and is majoring in American Studies at Trinity.  She is the daughter of Sarah and Matt Fair.

Frank, who repeats on the All-NESCAC Second Team, has started all 20 games for the Bantams, and is equally effective at midfield and forward.  She has eight goals and five assists for 21 points with a pair of gamewinners this fall.  Frank was  a Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division III National Academic Team and Scholar of Distinction member in 2020.  A graduate of Longmeadow High School, she is the daughter of Diane and David Frank.