The National Field Hockey Coaches Association announced its 2009 Division-I Senior All-Stars on Wednesday, and two senior members of the Iowa field hockey team — Tricia Dean and Meghan Beamesderfer — were among the players selected.

Selected by her teammates as one of three Hawkeye cocaptains prior to the start of the season, Beamesderfer has started in every game in her career at Iowa. She has also recorded five goals and two assists in the Hawkeyes’ 13 games this year.

She also leads the team in defensive saves with two.

Dean is also an Iowa cocaptain, and she has started in 77 of 78 career games for the Hawkeyes. This season, Dean has tallied six goals and six assists, amassing a team-leading 16 points.

“[Beamesderfer and Dean] are always fit,” Iowa head coach Tracey Griesbaum said of her two captains on Aug. 25. “They have great experience. They’ve been starters for three years. They haven’t missed a game due to an injury or anything like that, and they really take pride in their academics. They’re pretty much the whole package.”

The 2009 Division-I Senior All-Star Game is scheduled for Nov. 21 at Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C., at 4:30 p.m.

— by Jordan Garretson