Firsts in NCAA field hockey
Sofia Walia and Ashpal Kaur Bhogal — two Sikh women at Rutgers University in New Jersey — have become the first Sikh women to play NCAA Division I field hockey (it turns out that they are not the first — see update below): “It’s great because there are a lot of Sikh people on campus but they’re not involved in a lot of activities, especially sports,” [Sikh Student Association President Simran Farmah] said. “We never really had any Sikh athletes. […]
Categories: Profiles • Tags: Amrit Cheema, Ashpal Kaur Bhogal, Division I, field hockey, National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA, New Jersey, Rutgers University, Scarlett Knights, Sharan Kalla, Sofia Walia
