Judy Strong Named to NCAA Division I 25th Anniversary Team for Field Hockey

Northampton, MA: Judy Strong, head field hockey coach at Smith College, has been selected as a member of the NCAA Division I 25th Anniversary Team for Field Hockey.

A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Strong competed for four years in field hockey and played on the 1979-80 lacrosse team that won the Division I New England championship. In 1981, Strong was named to the NCAA All Tournament team for Division I field hockey and tagged National Player of the Year in the same year. Inducted into the UMASS Hall of Fame for field hockey and lacrosse in 1997, Strong was a member of the 1980 and 1984 Olympic field hockey teams, winning the bronze medal in 1984. A member of the 1981and 1982 National Sports Festival team and the 1983 World Cup team, she has also coached in Olympic developmental camps. She served as a member of the NCAA Field Hockey Northeast Region ranking committee from 1989 to 1991 and a member of the NFCA Regional All America Selection Committee from 2002-04. Strong is currently in her 18th year at the helm of Smith’s field hockey program.

The 25th anniversary of NCAA women’s championships will be celebrated throughout the 2005-06 championship season. NCAA Division I and III women’s field hockey began in 1981 and will be celebrating their 25th Anniversary at the 2005 championships in November. To commemorate this milestone two 25th Anniversary Teams consisting each of 11 student-athletes and one coach have been named for each division.

NCAA Division I 25th Anniversary Team
Marina DiGiacomo, Old Dominion
Kelly Doton, Wake Forest
Tracey Fuchs, Connecticut
Kristy Gleason, Iowa
Leslie Lyness, North Carolina
Christy Morgan, Old Dominion
Robin Smith, Old Dominion
Judy Strong, University of Massachusetts
Calra Tagliente, Maryland
Cindy Werley, North Carolina
Jana Withrow, North Carolina, Goal Keeper
Beth Anders, Old Dominion, Coach