BETHESDA, Md. —
Air Force 2nd Lt. Sidney Peters, the four-time Western Collegiate Hockey Association Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic, Academic All-Big Ten honoree and 2018 Hockey Humanitarian Award recipient, has been named as one of the NCAA's Top 30 Woman of the Year honorees for her excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership.
Peters, who just began her studies as a first-year military medical student at the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine — “America's Medical School” — at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences here, was a four-year letter winner as goalie for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers women's hockey team.
She completed her career with a record of 53-17-6, ranking 5th in all time wins, shutouts, goals against average and total saves for the Gophers, and sixth in save percentage.
Volunteer Work
In addition to her achievements on the ice, Peters devoted more than 800 hours over five years volunteering with the University of Minnesota's campus Emergency Medical Services and the Maroon and Gold Impacting the Community student-athlete development program, which included community outreach to elementary schools and the university children's hospital.
And, at her own expense, Peters volunteered at the Hospital Bernard Mevs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, for…
