Dawn
Hill Promoted to Delaware Field Hockey
Associate Head Coach
DATE: July 30, 2004
NEWARK, DE -- University of
Delaware field hockey head coach Carol
Miller announced Friday that top
assistant Dawn Hill has been
promoted to the title of associate head
coach.
Hill, a former head coach at Virginia
Commonwealth University and an
All-American player at Old Dominion
University, begins her third season with
the Blue Hen staff in 2004. She served
under the title of assistant coach the
last two seasons.
"Dawn has been an outstanding addition
to our program," said Miller. "Her
experience as an extremely talented player
in an elite program and her tenure as both
an assistant and head coach at the
Division I level speaks for itself. Dawn
possesses an in-depth knowledge of the
game, experience as a distinguished player
at the collegiate and U.S. Team level, and
a personality that is patient, intense,
and confident. She provides our
student-athletes with a wonderful
experience."
A four-year standout at Old Dominion,
Hill led the Monarchs to three straight
national titles in 1982-84 and a second
place national finish in 1985 when she
earned All-American honors. The team
compiled an incredible mark of 82-9 during
her four years with the team. She was also
a member of the U.S. National Team in
1989-90 after four years on the U.S.
Reserve National team. In addition, she
competed at the U.S. Olympic Festival five
times, earning one gold medal and three
silver medals, and one bronze medal. She
was inducted into the Old Dominion Hall of
Fame in 1992.
After coaching two years at the high
school level, Hall began her college
coaching career as an assistant coach at
Old Dominion in 1988-91, leading ODU to
national titles in 1988 and 1990 and a
second place finish in 1989.
She became interim head coach at the
University of Maryland for the 1991-92
season, leading the Terrapins to a 17-5-1
record and a third place national finish.
For her efforts at Maryland, she was named
Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the
Year, Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the
Year, and College Field Hockey Coaches
Association National Coach of the Year.
She took over the interim position in
place of former University of Delaware
All-American Missy Meharg, who had taken
one year off to pursue a spot on the U.S.
National Team.
Hill returned to ODU as an assistant
coach from 1992-97, helping the Monarchs
win another national title in 1992. In
1997, she took over a VCU program that had
won just six games the previous two years
combined. After a 2-18 record her first
season, she led the squad to an 8-12 mark
in 1998. Her five-year record of VCU was
36-65-1 and her overall six-year mark as a
head coach is 53-70-1.
In addition to her collegiate coaching
career, Hill served as assistant coach
with the U.S. National Field Hockey Team
in 1990-92 and was head coach of the U.S.
National Under-21 Team in 1992.
A 1987 graduate of Old Dominion with a
degree in health and physical education,
Hill completed graduate classes while at
ODU with an emphasis in exercise science
and wellness. She has co-written three
different pieces on that topic that have
appeared in various publications.
The Blue Hens, who will begin the 2004
season Aug. 28-29 at the Michigan State
Tournament, welcome back nine starters
from last year's squad that posted a
record of 14-7 and advanced to the
Colonial Athletic Association championship
game. Delaware has advanced to the league
semifinals each of the last eight seasons.
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