NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Senior forward Poppy Beales (King's Lynn, Norfolk, England) and sophomore midfielder Chiara Picciafuoco (Buenos Aires, Argentina) of the No. 12 Yale field hockey team were honored by the NFHCA Tuesday as the organization announced its annual All-America selections. Beales was named second team All-America and Picciafuoco was named first team All-America.
 
Beales and Picciafuoco helped Yale to a historic season. The Bulldogs earned their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament and their first appearance in the Ivy League Tournament. Yale won 12 games, tied for third-most in school history. 
 
Beales adds to her already significant collection of hardware this season, having been named first team All-Mideast Region and first team All-Ivy League (for the third time each) and selected to the NFHCA Senior Team. She also was a second team All-ECAC selection. Yale's captain, Beales finished fourth in the Ivy League with a career-high 12 goals. She ranks seventh on Yale's career goals list (31) and 10th on Yale's career points list (65). Beales started 50 games in a row at the end of her career. 
 
Beales, Yale's 2025 captain, is a graduate of Framlingham College.
 
This is Picciafuoco's second straight All-America honor; she was named to the second team last year. She is a two-time first team All-Mideast Region and first team All-Ivy League honoree. She started all 18 games this season, contributing a pair of goals and a pair of assists. 
 
Picciafuoco is a graduate of Belgrano Day School.
 
Yale Field Hockey All-Americans
1984 Nada Sellers
1984 Cyndie Bieler
1998 Lindsay Hobbs
2001 Tovia Martirosian
2007 Harriet Thayer
2019 Bridget Condie
2024 Chiara Picciafuoco
2025 Poppy Beales, Chiara Picciafuoco