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Old Dominion Monarchs Field Hockey
The Old Dominion Monarchs field hockey team represent Old Dominion University in the Big East Conference of NCAA Division I field hockey. History The Old Dominion field hockey program initiated as the Norfolk Division Braves of the College of William & Mary in 1930, competing with local high school clubs and trade schools prior to its independence. Once the independent Old Dominion College was established after governor Albertis Harrison dissolved the William & Mary college system in 1962, the field hockey program began competitions with other local, independent college clubs. Competitions expanded past the local level after the hiring of head coach Beth Anders in the early 1980s. Under her 30-season tenure as head coach, the Monarchs achieved nine NCAA tournament championship titles, producing six Honda Sports Award winners and 17 competitors in the Olympic Games. Anders helped the U.S. field hockey team win bronze in the 1984 Summer Olympics, won 12 CAA Coach of the Year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Griffiths (field Hockey)
Andrew Griffiths (born January 11, 1969) is a former field hockey forward from Canada. He is currently the head coach of the Old Dominion Monarchs field hockey team. International senior competitions * 1989 – World Cup Qualifier, Madison, USA (2nd) * 1990 – World Cup, Lahore (11th) * 1991 – Pan American Games, Havana (2nd) * 1991 – Olympic Qualifier, Auckland (6th) * 1993 – World Cup Qualifier, Poznan (7th) * 1995 – Pan American Games, Mar del Plata (2nd) * 1996 – Olympic Qualifier, Barcelona (6th) * 1996 – World Cup Preliminary, Sardinia (2nd) * 1997 – World Cup Qualifier, Kuala Lumpur (5th) * 1998 – World Cup, Utrecht (8th) * 1999 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Kuala Lumpur (4th) * 1999 – Pan American Games, Winnipeg (1st) * 2000 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Kuala Lumpur (7th) * 2000 – Americas Cup, Cuba (2nd) * 2000 – Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conference USA
Conference USA (C-USA or CUSA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference whose current member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. C-USA's offices are located in Dallas, Texas. History C-USA was founded in 1995 by the merger of the Metro Conference and Great Midwest Conference, two Division I conferences that did not sponsor football. However, the merger did not include either Great Midwest member Dayton or Metro members VCU and Virginia Tech. Since this left an uneven number of schools in the conference, Houston of the dissolving Southwest Conference was extended an invitation and agreed to join following the SWC's disbanding at the end of the 1995–96 academic year. The conference immediately started competition in all sports, except football which started in 1996. Being the result of a merger, C-USA was originally a sprawling, large league that stretched from Florida to Missouri, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheryl Van Kuren
Cheryl Lynne Van Kuren (born August 1, 1964 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is a former field hockey player from the United States who finished in eighth place with Team USA at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She played collegiate field hockey at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia from 1982 to 1985. She later earned an MBA from the University of Baltimore The University of Baltimore (UBalt, UB) is a public university in Baltimore, Maryland. It is part of the University System of Maryland. UBalt's schools and colleges provide education in business, law, public affairs, and the applied arts and sc .... External links Cheryl Van Kurenat sports-reference * 1964 births Living people 21st-century American women American female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Old Dominion University alumni Olympic field hockey players of the United States Sportspeople from Allentown, Pennsylvania University of Baltimore alumni {{US-fie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Nichols
Caroline Nelson-Nichols (born December 15, 1984) is an American field hockey player. She is a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for Women’s Field Hockey and the 2012 US Olympic team. Before serving as the interihead coach of the US Women's National Teamfrom January 2020 to June 2020, Nichols was the head coach of Columbia Field Hockey between 2015 and 2019. Nichols now is a performance coach on the staff of Saint Joseph's University's field hockey team. Early life and education Nichols was born in Hamilton, Bermuda. She grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia, playing both soccer and field hockey in school. She dropped soccer to concentrate on hockey before graduating from Salem High School in 2003. She graduated from Old Dominion University in 2007, with a major in biology.Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angie Loy
Angie Loy (born April 23, 1982 in Loysville, Pennsylvania; also known as Angie Loy Reisinger) is a field hockey forward from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, who earned her first career cap versus Ireland on January 14, 2004 at Stanford, California. In 2008, she was a member of the U.S. Women's Field Hockey team at the Beijing Summer Olympics. Formative years Born in Loysville, Pennsylvania on April 23, 1982, Loy was raised in rural Perry County, Pennsylvania, where her parents owned and operated a dairy farm. She graduated from West Perry High School in Elliottsburg, where she had been a standout member of the girls' field hockey team during the late 1990s, By the time she was a senior in 1999, she had played field hockey for six years and was a multi-sport athlete who also played on her high school's basketball and track teams. In addition, Loy was involved in community service efforts with the school's Peer Helpers group and was a member of the Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Bracalente
Diana Renee Bracalente (born July 29, 1963 in Quakertown, Pennsylvania) is a former field hockey player from the United States, who finished in eighth position with ''Team USA'' in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 .... at Sports Reference References External links * 1963 births Living people People from Quakertown, Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Bucks County, Pennsylvania American female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for the United States Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Old Dominion University alumni La Salle University alumni 21st-century American women {{US-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willemien Aardenburg
Willemien Aardenburg (born August 30, 1966, in Laren, North Holland, Laren, North Holland) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the National Women's Team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Aardenburg just played three international matches for the Dutch, in which she did not score. References External links * Dutch Hockey Federation 1966 births Living people Sportspeople from Laren, North Holland Dutch female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands 20th-century Dutch women 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch women {{netherlands-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiffany Snow
Tiffany Snow (born December 2, 1981) is an American field hockey player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics. College In 2004, while at Old Dominion Old Dominion most commonly refers to: *The Old Dominion, a nickname for the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia ** Colony of Virginia *Old Dominion University, a public university in Norfolk, Virginia **Old Dominion Monarchs, the athletic teams represe ..., Snow won the Honda Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best field hockey player. References External links * 1981 births Living people American female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for the United States Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Escondido, California 21st-century American women Old Dominion Monarchs field hockey players {{US-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christy Morgan
Christine Lee "Christy" Morgan (born October 13, 1963 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is an American former field hockey player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics. Currently, Christy is head coach for women's field hockey at James Madison University. College While at Old Dominion Old Dominion most commonly refers to: *The Old Dominion, a nickname for the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia ** Colony of Virginia *Old Dominion University, a public university in Norfolk, Virginia **Old Dominion Monarchs, the athletic teams represe ..., Donnelly won the Honda Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best field hockey player for the 1984–85 season. References External links * 1963 births Living people American female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for the United States Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Norristown, Pennsylvania 21st-century American women Old Dominion Monarchs field hockey players {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelli James
Kelli L. James (born March 16, 1970) is a former field hockey striker from the United States, who earned a total number of 144 caps for the Women's National Team. The former student of the Old Dominion University tied for team scoring lead at the 1999 Pan American Games with 3 goals, and scored four goals in a single match in 4–0 win over China at the 1998 World Cup in Utrecht, Netherlands. She won a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games. Life James grew up in Medford, New Jersey and attended Bishop Eustace Preparatory School. College In 1993, while at Old Dominion, James won the Honda Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best field hockey player. International Senior Tournaments * 1991 – Pan American Games, Havana, Cuba (3rd) * 1994 – World Cup, Dublin, Ireland (3rd) * 1995 – Pan American Games, Mar del Plata, Argentina (2nd) * 1995 – Champions Trophy, Mar del Plata, Argentina (3rd) * 1996 – Summer Olympics, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yogi Hightower
Yolanda Hightower (born January 1, 1961) is an American former field hockey player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics. She won the silver medal at the Pan American Games in Indianapolis. In 2001, Hightower was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. College While at Old Dominion, Hightower won the Honda Award (now the Honda Sports Award The Honda Sports Award is an annual award in the United States, given to the best collegiate female athlete in each of twelve sports. There are four nominees for each sport, and the twelve winners of the Honda Sports Award are automatically in th ...) as the nation's best field hockey player for the 1982–83 season. References External links * 1961 births Living people American female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for the United States Field hockey players at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
The 2000 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the twentieth women's collegiate field hockey tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college field hockey team in the United States. The Old Dominion Lady Monarchs won their record ninth championship, defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels, a fellow perennial power, in the final. The semifinals and championship were hosted by Old Dominion University at Foreman Field in Norfolk, Virginia. As of 2013, despite their earlier dominance, Old Dominion has not won a championship or made an appearance in the title game since 2000. Bracket References {{DEFAULTSORT:NCAA 2000 Field Hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ... 2000 in women's field hockey 2000 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
