Marcia Anne Pankratz (born October 1, 1964) is an American former

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forward and current head coach for the

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. Pankratz participated in two

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. In 1988 she finished in eighth position with ''Team USA'', in 1996 she claimed the fifth spot. Pankratz had 110 international appearances over the course of her career.

Career

Playing career

Pankratz attended Wakefield High School and the

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, where she played for the Hawkeyes. She finished her career with 76 goals to rank third among all-time Iowa goal scorers. She was chosen for the

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All-Tournament team in 1984 and was part of the first team of the Big Ten All-Decade Team (1981–91). She was named University of Iowa Female Athlete of the Year and was twice (1984 and 1985) selected All-American. She won the Big Ten Medal of Honor for 1985–86. Pankratz was vice-captain of Team USA from 1985–1996. She played with the team that won a bronze medal at the

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in 1986 and 1994, a bronze medal at the 1991

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, a silver at the Pan Am Games in 1995, and a bronze at the 1995

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tournament. She scored three goals at the 1996 Olympic Games.

Coaching career

She was assistant coach at the

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, and was head coach at the

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when the

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won the 2001 NCAA Championship, the first NCAA championship by a women's team in the history of Michigan athletics. Pankratz has guided Michigan to seven Big Ten Tournament Championships and ten Big Ten regular-season titles during her tenure. In 2017, Michigan swept the Big Ten regular-season and tournament championships and recorded a program-record 21 wins, including 18 in a row, en route to the NCAA Final Four. In 2020, Michigan swept the Big Ten regular-season and tournament championships, and advanced to the 2020 NCAA Championship where they lost in the championship game to North Carolina in overtime. She is the winningest coach in Michigan field hockey history, with a record of 333–142.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pankratz, Marcia 1964 births Living people American female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Michigan Wolverines field hockey coaches North Carolina Tar Heels field hockey coaches Olympic field hockey players for the United States Iowa Hawkeyes field hockey players Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 1991 Pan American Games Field hockey players at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games