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Temple field hockey standout and ROTC cadet McKenna Burkhardt has pushed the limits as a Division I athlete

Not only is Burkhardt a standout defender for the Owls field hockey program, but she also is a platoon leader for Temple’s Army ROTC organization.

Nienke Oerlemans, center, is mobbed by her Temple teammates after her goal broke a 0-0 deadlock with 1:56 left in the game on Sept. 30. McKenna Burkhardt assisted on the goal, one of her many accomplishments between field hockey and Temple's Army ROTC program.
Nienke Oerlemans, center, is mobbed by her Temple teammates after her goal broke a 0-0 deadlock with 1:56 left in the game on Sept. 30. McKenna Burkhardt assisted on the goal, one of her many accomplishments between field hockey and Temple's Army ROTC program.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer