NAPLES, Fla. - Bates College junior foward Tory Peterson (Rensselaer, N.Y.) was selected to the American Collegiate Hockey Association's Women's Division Academic All-America team in at a banquet in Naples, Fla., April 27th. In addition, Peterson was also selected Scholastic All-America by the American Women's Hockey Coaches Association, at the same function. The AWCHA represents all the women's ice hockey coaches in the country. Both Bates men's and women's ice hockey teams are club teams.

Peterson, a mathematics major at Bates, plays on the checking line for the Bobcats and head coach Mike Grainsky.  She is an active participant in the organization "Athletes for Healthy Choices" and is also a member of the rugby club team.

Currently, Peterson is studying abroad in Australia.