Our hearts are with the student-athletes, coaches, and fans whose collegiate seasons were cut short today. Our thoughts are with the communities coping with the magnitude of this pandemic.
Keep taking care of yourselves and each other.
🏑❤️
“Darkness cannot overcome the light. Grief is real, but so is love.”
The field hockey community’s love goes out to
@WarwickFieldHoc
and everyone who has been touched by Meghan’s life and her passing. We are thinking of you.
Happy
#NationalFieldHockeyDay
to everyone who loves our sport, but especially to our coaches, who work diligently and passionately to elevate their athletes, themselves, and each other every single day.
❤️🏑
Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — Week 1
The headline:
@umichfldhockey
takes the top spot for the first time in coaches poll history.
Review the full top-25:
𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁.
Field hockey athletes were the first NCAA women champions.
In 1981, UCONN, Pfeiffer, and TCNJ made history when they captured the first NCAA trophies earned by women.
#TitleIX50
An exciting day for field hockey in Texas tomorrow as
@MiamiOH_FH
and
@Towson_FH
meet in Houston for the first NCAA field hockey game ever played in the Lone Star State!
Stay glued to our Instagram Stories (NFHCAcoaches) for a Texan Takeover tracking this exciting event!
In Texas, there are 18 high school programs.
A member of the women's national team.
Multiple NCAA champions.
0 NCAA Field Hockey Games.
That all changes TOMORROW when we play
@Towson_FH
in the first NCAA field hockey game in the state of Texas!!
Today we celebrate our pioneers, our coaches and every little girl who picked up a field hockey stick and fell in love.
Happy National Girls and Women in Sports Day!
#NGWSD
#LeadHerForward
@WomensSportsFdn
Title IX turns 48 today!
Thank you to the trailblazers who paved the way, to the coaches who continue to do the work, and to the field hockey athletes who give us hope for a more equitable future.
#TitleIX
Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — Week 3
The headline:
@umichfldhockey
and
@iowafieldhockey
, both undefeated, battle for the top spot.
Review the full top-25:
2021 NFHCA Division I National Player of the Year
Jill Bolton,
@LibertyFH
➡️ South Region POY, First-Team All-American, First-Team All-Region
➡️
@BIGEAST
First-Team and Tournament MVP
➡️ Led the Flames to their most successful year in program history
LHU FIELD HOCKEY: There it is, one historic win!
@LHUFieldHockey
head coach Pat Rudy has collected her 600th career collegiate win!!!
Simply amazing, wow.
#NCAAfh
#A10fh
@ncaa
The first woman to receive this award and first field hockey representative in the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame...wow.
Congratulations
@MissyMeharg
!
USA Field Hockey would like to congratulate
@TerpsFH
Head Coach, Missy Meharg, who will receive the John F. Steadman Lifetime Achievement Award from the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame in early November.
A BIG congratulations goes out to Sharon Sarsen!
The
@lakelandfh
head coach was named named the 2018 National High School Field Hockey Coach of the Year by the National High School Coaches Association (
@NHSCA
)!
📰:
Quite the highlight reel from our Division I seniors!
Check out some great goals and spectacular saves from the 2019
@VictorySportsOk
/ NFHCA Division I Senior Game!
📹👀🏑
"She’s had an outstanding all-around career here — great player, great leader, great teammate, great student." — Karen Shelton,
@UNCFieldHockey
Congratulations to Ashley Hoffman, this year's
@CWSA_HondaCup
Award winner for field hockey!
📰:
Graduation rates for field hockey continue to be among the highest of any sport, with an average of 95 percent across divisions.
Last month we were honored to recognize over 7,000 student-athletes for their academic achievements.
Congrats to all who represent our sport so well!
He started his career as an emergency stand-in for the junior high team, now he has 605 wins and 41 years under his belt with the
@WarwickFieldHoc
program.
Read about Bob Derr's legendary coaching career and his advice for new coaches.
🔗:
Congratulations to the members of 2021 NFHCA High School All-Region teams!
We're excited to honor over 130 student-athletes for their exceptional performance on the field this year.
#NFHCAAwards
|
#HSFH
Review the full list ➡️
Week ✌️ is out!
In this edition of the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll,
@iowafieldhockey
and
@ULFieldHockey
tie for second.
Review the full top-20:
We are SO EXCITED to announce that two-time Olympian and three-time All-American Michelle Vittese has joined the
#TUFH
staff as an assistant coach!
Welcome, Michelle!
#GDQ
🍒🏑
📝:
This year, over 2,415 student-athletes from 297 high schools earned a place on the
@OPAWinningTeams
/ NFHCA High School National Academic Squad!
Congratulations to our honorees!
Read the article:
View the list:
NFHCA Division I Weekly Awards
Defensive Player of the Week — Cheyenne Sprecher,
@UConnFHockey
Defensive Player of the Week — Sammi Steele,
@DukeFH
Offensive Player of the Week — Erin Matson,
@UNCFieldHockey
📰:
We are honored to recognize over 2,900 high school field hockey student-athletes for their work in the classroom this past fall.
Congratulations to the members of the 2021 NFHCA High School National Academic Squad!
Review the list ➡️
We're excited to announce the 2021 NFHCA Division I All-American teams!
Congratulations to this year's 48 honorees.
#NFHCAAwards
|
#D1FH
Review the full list ➡️
We are so excited to recognize Nancy Cox with the NFHCA Lifetime Achievement Award this year.
"Coaching and developing young people through a sport called field hockey has been one of my greatest privileges in life."
📰:
☀️Rise and shine, it's All-American time!
Congratulations to the 48
@LongstrethUSA
/ NFHCA Division I All-American student-athletes!
View the selections:
For the good of the game.
For the good of the game.
For the good of the game.
Thank you to Marlene Bjornsrud,
@USAFieldHockey
, and
@WeCOACH
for bringing a powerful presentation to the 2020 NFHCA Annual Convention.
Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — Week 7
The headline: Undefeated
@iowafieldhockey
unanimous choice for top spot.
Review the full top-25:
Defending national champion Northwestern University claims the No. 1 spot in the 2022 Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Preseason Coaches Poll.
Full poll release:
Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — Week 8
The headline:
@iowafieldhockey
stays strong at number one,
@TerpsFH
climbs four spaces to number four.
Review the full top-25:
Happy National Field Hockey Day!
What would field hockey be without coaches?
We're sending high-fives out to all of our members and every field hockey coach out there — thank you for making our sport great! 🙌
#NFHDay2018
DYK — University of North Carolina head coach, Karen Shelton, is a West Chester University graduate?
It's true!
And this year, UNC and WCU were both recognized as
@spiideo
/ NFHCA National Coaching Staffs of the Year.
Congratulations to the 1⃣3⃣3⃣ student-athletes across all three divisions selected to represent at the 2022 Victory Sports Tours/NFHCA Collegiate Senior Games!
Division I:
Division II:
Division III:
We're proud to announce that ALL 79 Division I programs have earned the NFHCA National Academic Team Award this year with a team-average GPA of at least a 3.0.
In a year like no other, field hockey student-athletes rose to the challenge.
👏🏿👏🏼👏🏻👏🏿👏🏽
Congratulations to Karen, Grant, and Robbert!
@UNCFieldHockey
takes its fifth National Coaching Staff of the Year honor back to Chapel Hill.
#NFHCAAwards
|
#D1FH
Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — Week 6
The headline: The two remaining undefeated teams in the country, No. 1
@iowafieldhockey
and No. 2
@umichfldhockey
, go head-to-head this week.
Review the full top-25:
Week 1⃣ of the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll is out!
Highlights:
@LouisvilleFH
climbed four spots to No. 5 and previously unranked
@WMTribeFH
and
@MonmouthFH
entered the poll.
🔗
Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — Week 5
The headline: Undefeated
@iowafieldhockey
at number one for the second-consecutive week, while No. 2
@umichfldhockey
and No. 3
@ULFieldHockey
go head-to-head this week.
Review the full top-25:
We are proud to recognize over 1⃣2⃣0⃣0⃣ Division I student-athletes for their work in the classroom this fall!
Congratulations to the 2020 NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad!
Review the complete list ⤵️
Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll — Week 9
The headline: As we head into postseason,
@iowafieldhockey
holds onto the number one spot,
@MonmouthFH
and
@MaineFH
return to the poll.
Review the full top-25:
What's life like for an
@NCAA
Division I assistant field hockey coach?
Well...Natalie Holder (
@ODUFieldHockey
) will tell you!
Read up on Nat's typical day:
Today, let's celebrate some hard-working student-athletes.
Congratulations to the 2019
@zagsport
/ NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad honorees!
Over 1,900 Division III student-athletes earned a 3.3 cumulative GPA (or higher).
📰:
Twenty-four teams head to the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship!
The first round begins on Wednesday — get ready for a wild two weeks!
Check out the bracket:
Penn Monto/NFHCA Division II National Coaches Poll — Week 1
The headline: After a 2-0 start,
@SHIPfieldhockey
starts the regular-season poll at number one.
Review the full top-10:
Congratulations to the 2,300 high school student-athletes who received special recognition for their performance in the classroom!
View the full list of the 2019 Keith Waldman —
@OPAWinningTeams
/ NFHCA High School National Academic Squad honorees ⤵️
"This is what growing the game of field hockey looks like. People going out on a limb, making the effort, and it becoming a huge success."
— Tina Edmonds,
@TexasPrideFH
Check out our wrap up of last week's historic game in Texas.
📰:
We're excited to announce the 2021 NFHCA Division I Scholars of Distinction!
These 280+ student-athletes earned a 3.9 cumulative GPA or higher through last semester.
Review the list ➡️