Eight Field Hockey Student Athletes to Play in National Women’s Championship
6/7/2010 9:58:08 AM | Field Hockey
SYRACUSE – Eight members of the Syracuse University field hockey squad have been selected to participate in the 2010 National Championship Tournament on June 19-26 at the USA Field Hockey Training Center in Virginia Beach, Va.
Senior back Maggie Befort, senior forward Lindsey Conrad and junior midfielder Nicole Nelson and junior forward Heather Susek will represent the Pennsylvania Senior Team. Senior back Kim Coyle will play on the Mid-Atlantic Senior Team and sophomore goalkeeper Leann Stiver will represent the North Senior Team. Senior forward Shelby Schraden and sophomore forward Kelsey Millman will also be at the championship as part of the Pennsylvania Junior Team.
Held in conjunction with the National Futures Championship, the USA Field Hockey Women's National Championship is a round-robin tournament featuring the top athletes from USA Field Hockey's six regional High Performance Centers.
Beginning in the early spring, High Performance Centers serving the New England, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Midwest, South and California regions conduct open trials for college-age and older athletes. Once selected to a High Performance Center, athletes receive elite-level training from some of the nation's top coaches over the course of the spring.
At the conclusion of the program, each High Performance Center selects a team to represent its region at the National Championships. Athletes competing in the tournament have the opportunity for selection to the U.S. National Squad. Last year, the New England High Performance Center completed a worst-to-first campaign, taking the 2008 championship after finishing in last place in 2007.
