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Justine (Baer) Reading captured All-America honors from the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) three times during her illustrious Golden Bear career. She scored First Team honors as a sophomore in 1999, and Second Team recognition as a junior and senior in 2000 and 2001.
The Berks County native, who grew up in Shoemakersville, Pa., and attended Hamburg Area High School, opened her collegiate by capturing 1998 PSAC Rookie of the Year honors. Baer went on to graduate with a school record 32 assists, while ranking third in program history with 34 career goals and 100 career points. She still ranks in the top 10 in each category.
Baer was named to the All-PSAC First Team in 1999 as a sophomore and in 2018, with the field hockey program celebrating its 50th anniversary, she was named to KU's All-Time Team.
Academically, Baer was twice named to the NFHCA All-Academic Squad in 1999 and 2000.
Baer graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2002 and became an elementary school teacher in the Hamburg Area School District. She also served as head field hockey coach of the Hawks for three seasons.
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