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Maryland Terrapins Field Hockey
The Maryland Terrapins field hockey team is the field hockey, intercollegiate field hockey program representing the University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in NCAA Division I, Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), although it was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) before 2014. The Maryland field hockey team plays its home games at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex on the university campus in College Park, Maryland. The Terrapins are among the most accomplished field hockey programs in the country, and they have won a total of eight NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship, NCAA national championships and 16 conference championships (10 in the ACC and 6 in the Big Ten). The team is currently coached by Missy Meharg. History Field hockey has been a varsity sport at the University of Maryland since 1974. Between 1983 and 2013, the Terrapins competed as a member of the Atl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Park, Maryland
College Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, located approximately from the northeast border of Washington, D.C. Its population was 34,740 at the 2020 United States census. It is the home of the University of Maryland, College Park. College Park is also home to federal agencies such as the National Archives at College Park (Archives II), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA's Weather Prediction Center, and the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, as well as tech companies such as IonQ (quantum computing) or Cybrary (cyber security). College Park Airport, established in 1909, is the world's oldest continuously operated airport. The College Park Aviation Museum, attached to the airport and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, houses antique and reproduction aircraft as well as materials relating to early aviation history. In 2014, the University of Maryland launched the Greater College Park initiative, a $2&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Carolina Tar Heels Field Hockey
The North Carolina Tar Heels field hockey team represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I field hockey. History Field hockey has been played at the University of North Carolina since the 1940s, but it only became a varsity sport in 1971 when the school was a charter member of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). The team won several state AIAW championships and finished second twice in the AIAW Southern Region II tournament before joining the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for the 1982 season. Stadium Originally operated as Navy Field, it was redeveloped as a multi-use stadium, Francis E. Henry Stadium, primarily for the use by field hockey. The stadium, with a 1,086 seating capacity, was opened on April 24, 1999. It was heavily renovated in 1999, with a private donation to UNC. The Francis E. Henry Stadium was demolished in 2017. In August 2018, the Tar Heels ina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Powley
Lauren Powley (born March 5, 1984) is an American field hockey player. Biography Early life and education Lauren Powley was born March 5, 1984, in Kingston, Pennsylvania, to Penelope and Kenneth Powley. She grew up in Mountaintop, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Wyoming Seminary high school in Kingston, Pennsylvania, in 2002. Field hockey career Powley played collegiate field hockey for the Maryland Terrapins. She was co-captain of the team her senior year, which won the NCAA Women's Field Hockey Championship. She has been a member of the United States women's national field hockey team since 2005 and has 37 international caps. Prior to that, she and played on the junior squads in 2001 (under-18), 2002 (under-19), 2004 and 2005 (under-21). Powley competed in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keli Smith Puzo
Keli Smith Puzo (born January 25, 1979) is an American field hockey player. Smith Puzo is a two-time Olympian who competed in both the Beijing and London Olympic Games. At the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the United States women's national field hockey team in the women's event. She grew up and attended grade school in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, and attended the University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the Univ ..., where she played for the Terrapins. References External links * American female field hockey players 1979 births Living people Maryland Terrapins field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for the United States Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carla Tagliente
Carla Tagliente (born January 2, 1979, in Marathon, New York) is a former field hockey striker from the United States, who earned a total number of 78 caps for the Women's National Team, in which she scored five goals. The former student of the University of Maryland, where she played for the Terrapins, scored her first international goal in her first international appearance, versus South Korea (1-0) at the 1997 Champions Trophy in Berlin, Germany. Tagliente retired in April 2003. International senior tournaments * 1997 – Champions Trophy, Berlin, Germany (6th) * 1999 – Pan American Games The Pan American Games, known as the Pan Am Games, is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas. It features thousands of athletes participating in competitions to win different summer sports. It is held among athletes from nations of th ..., Winnipeg, Canada (2nd) * 2000 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Milton Keynes, England (6th) * 2001 – Pan America Cup, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine DeBow
Christine ("Chris") DeBow (born October 19, 1976 in Media, Pennsylvania) is a former field hockey defender from the United States, who earned a total number of 53 caps for the Women's National Team. The former student of the University of Maryland, where she played for the Terrapins, earned the bronze medal at the 1997 Junior Pan American Championships. She is now currently coaching and is co owner and founder of the field hockey club the eliminators, which is a club based in southern maryland. International senior tournaments * 1997 – Champions Trophy, Berlin, Germany (6th) * 1998 – World Cup, Utrecht, The Netherlands (8th) * 1999 – Pan American Games The Pan American Games, known as the Pan Am Games, is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas. It features thousands of athletes participating in competitions to win different summer sports. It is held among athletes from nations of th ..., Winnipeg, Canada (2nd) * 2000 – Olympic Qualifyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Kauffman
Katie Kauffman Beach (born September 26, 1974, in Reading, Pennsylvania) is an American field hockey player and coach. Nicknamed KK, K2 or Beach, she is best known as a midfielder who played for the United States Women's National Team in 180 international games, including the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. She was chosen as the U.S. Field Hockey athlete of the year in 2000. She was inducted into the United States Field Hockey Hall of Fame in 2014. Biography Born in Reading, Pennsylvania on September 26, 1974, Beach was raised in West Lawn. After graduating from Wilson High School in 1992, she attended the University of Maryland. While there, she studied marketing and played for the Terrapins, beginning in 1993, the year that the Terrapins won the NCAA championship. She was a two-time All-American, and two-time U.S. Field Hockey Athlete of the Year. In 2004, Beach retired from the national team to take a job with Columbia University, where she served for four years as head coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Frazer
Megan Frazer (born 2 October 1990) is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup. She has also captained the Ireland team. Frazer was a member of the Maryland Terrapins team that won the 2010 and 2011 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championships. Between 2010 and 2012 she was named three times as an NFHCA All-American and in 2011 she also won the Honda Sports Award. Frazer has also won Irish Senior Cup titles with Ulster Elks. Early years, family and education Frazer is from Derry, Northern Ireland. She is a daughter of Stan/Wilson Frazer and Margaret Frazer. She has a sister, Lauren. She is also a cousin of Darron Gibson, the former Republic of Ireland international footballer. Frazer played for the Northern Ireland women's national football team at youth level. Between 2001 and 2009, Frazer attended Foyle and Londonderry College, where she played field hockey, cricket and touch rugby. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie O'Donnell Bam
Kathleen "Katie" O'Donnell Bam (born December 6, 1988) is an American field hockey player. She was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and attended Wissahickon High School in Ambler, Pennsylvania. O'Donnell began playing for the Maryland Terrapins in the 2007 season. She was the youngest member of the 2005 United States women's national team and has become known for her excellent stick skills and ability to create. Her attributes were put on full display throughout her freshman campaign as she earned a starting position for the preseason number-one team in the country at forward. High school O'Donnell helped lead Wissahickon to the District 1 title by scoring the game-winning goal in double overtime to win the championship. She continued her dominance in her sophomore year and recorded 24 goals and 9 assists in her junior year despite missing weeks of the season to travel with the US U-16 team. In her senior season, she surpassed the 100-career-goal milestone. She led the team i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susie Rowe
Susannah Elizabeth Rowe (born 14 April 1987) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter who bowled occasional right-arm medium pace. She played for England in 1 One Day International and 22 Twenty20 Internationals between 2010 and 2013. She played domestic cricket for Kent, Surrey, South East Stars and London Spirit. Early life Rowe was born on 14 April 1987 in Lewisham, Greater London. Domestic career In county cricket, Rowe played for Kent from 2004 to 2012, helping them to the County Championship title in 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2012 as well as the Twenty20 Cup in 2011. Rowe moved to Surrey ahead of the 2013 season. She made her county high score of 92 in the 2013 County Championship Division One Relegation Play-Off against Essex, helping her side to a 5-wicket win to retain their Division One status. Rowe also played for various teams in the now-defunct Super Fours competition, including Knight Riders, Rubies, Emeralds, Diamonds and Sapphir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honda 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 the running for the Honda-Broderick Cup award, as the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. Three other athletes are honored as the Division II Athlete of the Year, Division III Athlete of the Year, and Inspiration Award winner. Process Winners are selected in each of the 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports by a panel of more than 1,000 NCAA administrators. Three other athletes are honored as the Division II Athlete of the Year, Division III Athlete of the Year, and Inspiration Award winner. Each woman is selected not only for her superior athletic skills, but also for her leadership abilities, academic excellence and eagerness to participate in community service. At the end of the year, one deserving athlete will be chosen as the Collegiate Woman A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
