William & Mary Athletics

Honors
CAA All-Rookie Team (2023)
CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (2023-24, 2024-25)

Sophomore Season (2024)
Selected to the preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention list … Appeared in 14 games, starting 11 … Tallied two points on one goal … Took ten shots on the year, ranking fourth on the team … Scored a game-tying third quarter goal against VCU (10/13) … Recorded the first defensive save of her career against Towson (9/27) … Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll distinction during the fall semester … Competed in the 2024 Senior Nexus Championship over the summer in Virginia Beach, Va.

Freshman Season (2023)
Named to the CAA All-Rookie Team … Started 15 of the Tribe’s 21 matches … Made her first collegiate start in W&M’s 2-1 win at then-No. 12 Wake Forest (9/1) … Scored her first collegiate goal at Drexel (10/13) … Finished the season with 12 shots, including eight on goal … Started the Tribe’s final five matches, including all four postseason contests … Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll High Honors during the spring semester … Competed in the 2024 Senior Nexus Championship over the summer in Virginia Beach, Va.

Prep
Four-year letterwinner and two-time team captain at Covenant Day School … Honored as the 2022 NCISAA Player of the Year after leading team to the state championship game … First-team all-state selection all four years …  Chosen as one of Max Field Hockey’s Top 150 players for the class of 2023 … Selected to play in the first North Carolina All-State game for both public and private schools in 2022 … Earned Mid-Atlantic All-Region honors by Max Field Hockey as a senior … Conference’s leading goal scorer as a senior and was a four-time first-team all-conference selection … Earned Coach’s Award (MVP) in 2020 and 2022 … In addition to CDS’s runner-up finish in 2022, she helped team place fourth in the state twice (2020, 2021) … Garnered the Sportsmanship all-star award at the 2022 National Field Hockey Festival … NFHCA High School Senior Impact Team (2022) … Selected for Nexus Championship (2019-23) … NFHCA All-Academic Squad … Member of the National Honor Society (2022-23) and Spanish National Honor Society (2021-23) … Honor Roll all four years … Senior Class Vice President … Beta Club …

Personal
Daughter of Stephen and Amy Lynn Gruendel … Father played football at Yale … Enjoys hiking, running, hanging out with friend and playing with her dog, Lily.