CHESTERTOWN, Md. - Nine Washington College varsity student-athletes were inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society - the nation's oldest and most widely-known Academic Honor Society – on March 23 in Hynson Lounge on the campus of Washington College.
The nine WC varsity student-athletes inducted were: field hockey and lacrosse player MaryCate Anson (Newark, Del./Newark Charter), rower Maura Collins (St. Louis, Mo./Parkway West), soccer player Michael Daniello (Lewes, Del./Sussex Academy), softball player Becca Foulk (New Providence, Pa./Solanco), soccer player Dahlia Kuzameka (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven), field hockey player Celia Long (Worcester, Pa./Methacton), soccer player Hailey Sharpe (Holmdel, N.J./Holmdel), tennis player Isabella Sorhegui (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier) and field hockey player Kendal Thomson (Catonsville, Md./Mount de Sales Academy).
Anson, a four-year member of both the field hockey and lacrosse teams, is a five-time All-Centennial Conference selection (three field hockey and two lacrosse), five-time member of the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (three field hockey and two lacrosse) and was named the Centennial's Scholar-Athlete of the Year once in each sport, last spring for lacrosse and past fall for field hockey. Anson is also a four-time National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Scholar of Distinction selection and member of the of the National Academic Squad, a two-time Collegiate Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® honoree and a 2025 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Association (IWLCA) Division III Academic Honor Roll recipient. The senior is double majoring in Biology and Environmental Science.
Collins, a four-year member of the rowing team, is a three-time qualifier for MARC Academic Team and was recently named the 2026 Doris T. Bell Award winner for the senior female with the highest cumulative average who has won a varsity letter during the year. She is majoring in Biology. The senior is an Environmental Science major.
Daniello, a four-year member of the soccer team, is a three-time member of the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll and was recently named the winner of the 2026 Alfred Reddish Award, which is present to the senior male with the highest cumulative average who has won a varsity letter during the year. The senior is a Biology major.
Foulk, a four-year member of the softball team, is a two-time honoree of the Centennial Conference Academic Honor and was a 2024-25 NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) Scholar-Athlete All-America. A team captain, the senior is a double major in Biology and Chemistry.
Kuzemka, a four-year member of the soccer team, has garnered on the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll the past three years. The senior team captain is a Human Development major.
Long, a three-year member of the field hockey team, has landed on both the NFHCA Scholar of Distinction and National Academic Squad lists three times and is a two-time selection to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll. The senior is a double major in Communications & Media Studies and Sociology.
Sharpe, a four-year member of the soccer team, is a three-time recipient of a spot on the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll. The senior is a History major.
Sorhegui, a four-year member of the tennis team, has been named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athlete three times and earned a spot on the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll on two occasions. The senior is majoring in Economics.
Thomson, a four-year member of the field hockey team, is a four-time recipient of the NFHCA Scholar of Distinction and NFHCA National Academic Squad and secured a place on the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll on three occasions. The senior is double majoring in Business and Psychology.
This year's nine newly inducted student-athletes will bring the total number of Washington College varsity student-athletes initiated into Phi Beta Kappa to 136 since the first initiation class in 2007.
About 10% of the nation's colleges and universities have chapters of Phi Beta Kappa. At those schools, roughly 10% of seniors are inducted, meaning only roughly 1% of the nation's collegiate seniors are inducted each year.
