2009: Team captain.
2008: NFHCA Academic Team ... All-CAC FirstTeam ... received team's Unsung Hero Award ... started all 17 games... registered a team-best four defensives saves.
2007: NFHCA Academic Team ... CAC All-AcademicTeam ... started all 17 contests ... recorded two defensive saveson the year.
2006: NFHCA Academic Team ... CAC All-AcademicTeam ... played in five games.
Broadneck HS: Earned All-Anne Arundel CountyFirst Team honors as selected by the county coaches, TheCapital, The Baltimore Sun, and The WashingtonPost in 2005 ... had seven defensive saves, one goal and oneassist as a senior ... senior team captain ... defensive MVPin 2003 and 2005 ... two-year member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Julia Patricia Puzak ... Dean'sList (Fall 2006) ... studied aboard in Ecuador (Spring 2009)... president of the St. Mary's Puzzle Club ... born September12, 1988 in Annapolis, Md. ... daughter of Peter and PattyPuzak ... has two siblings named Christine and Melissa ... hersister, Melissa '07, was a four-year letterwinner forboth the St. Mary's field hockey and lacrosse teams.
Why did Puzak choose St. Mary's?: "I knew thatI wanted to play field hockey in college so I chose a smallerschool that I would have a better chance of playing at. Whenever I visited my older sister, Melissa, I always enjoyedmyself. After I talked with Megan Block [former Seahawk fieldhockey coach], I knew St. Mary's was the place for me. Also,I thought I wanted to major in biology and St. Mary's has such astrong biology program I thought it would be a good fit for meacademically as well."
