Thursday, June 14, 2007

UAlbany Names Katie White Assistant Field Hockey Coach

Albany, N.Y. – University at Albany head field hockey coach Phil Sykes announced the hiring of Katie White as an assistant coach on Thursday, June 14.

White comes to Albany after spending a year as an assistant at Colgate University. White helped develop the Patriot League’s Goalkeeper of the Year and Rookie of the Year while with the Raiders. White acted as the recruitment coordinator for the field hockey program, while also organizing and directing three tournaments.

A four-year letterwinner at New Hampshire, White was a two-time All-America East Conference First Team and Regional All-America honoree, and was named the conference’s rookie of the year in 2003. She finished her career with the Wildcats ranked third in goals and fourth in points. White earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from New Hampshire in 2006.
White has also served as the director and head coach in the USFHA Futures Program in New York, and was an assistant coach for the Futures Program in New Hampshire. She has coached field hockey camps at Boston College and Northeastern University, and also gained experience as a coach at Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning in North Andover, Mass.

UAlbany, which finished 12-7 overall a year ago, earned a share of the America East regular season title with Boston U. before falling to Maine in the conference tournament. The Great Danes kick off the 2007 season on August 25 at Appalachian State.

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports

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