INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA has named 11 former student-athletes and one coach to the Division I Field Hockey 25th Anniversary Team for their outstanding achievements while participating in NCAA competition. The NCAA is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Women’s Championships in several sports during the 2005-06 season.

In 1981, the NCAA began sponsoring women’s championships, which opened the door to increased athletic and academic opportunities for female athletes. Today, the NCAA sponsors 44 women’s championships in 20 sports, providing more than 150,000 women with an opportunity to compete for national titles each year.

The Division I Field Hockey 25th Anniversary Team is as follows:
(Name, School, Position)

• Marina DiGiacomo, Old Dominion, Midfielder
NCAA all-tournament (1997, 1998, 2000); NCAA national champion (1998, 2001); Honda Broderick Field Hockey Player of the Year (2000); all-American (1999, 2000)

• Kelly Doton, Wake Forest, Back
NCAA all-tournament (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003); NCAA national champion (2002, 2003); Honda Broderick Field Hockey Player of the Year (2003); Womensfieldhockey.com Player of the Year (2002, 2003); all-American (2001, 2002, 2003)

• Tracey Fuchs, Connecticut, Forward
NCAA all-tournament (1985); NCAA national champion (1987); Honda Broderick Field Hockey Player of the Year (1987); all-American (1985, 1986, 1987)

• Kristy Gleason, Iowa, Forward
NCAA all-tournament (1990, 1993); Honda Broderick Field Hockey Player of the Year (1993); all-American (1989, 1990, 1992, 1993)

• Leslie Lyness, North Carolina, Midfielder
NCAA all-tournament (1987, 1989); NCAA national champion (1989); Honda Broderick Field Hockey Player of the Year (1989); all-American (1988, 1998)

• Christy Morgan, Old Dominion, Forward
NCAA all-tournament (1982, 1983, 1984); NCAA national champion (1982, 1983, 1984); Honda Broderick Field Hockey Player of the Year (1985)

• Robin Smith, Old Dominion, Back
NCAA all-tournament (1997, 1998); NCAA national champion (1998); Honda Broderick Field Hockey Player of the Year (1997); all-American (1997, 1998)

• Judy Strong, Massachusetts, Forward
NCAA all-tournament (1981); National Player of the Year (1981)

• Carla Tagliente, Maryland, Forward
NCAA all-tournament (1999); NCAA national champion (1999); all-American (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)

• Cindy Werley, North Carolina, Midfielder
NCAA all-tournament (1994, 1996, 1997); NCAA national champion (1996, 1997); Honda Broderick Field Hockey Player of the Year (1995, 96); all-American (1994, 1996, 1997)

• Jana Withrow, North Carolina, Goalkeeper
NCAA all-tournament (1995); NCAA national champion (1995, 1996, 1997); all-American (1996, 97)

• Beth Anders, Old Dominion, Coach
NCAA national champion (1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2000); NCAA runner-up (1985, 1989, 1987); NFHCA National Coach of the Year (1998, 2000)

An NCAA Division I field hockey sport committee named an expert panel to select the Division I Field Hockey 25th Anniversary Team. The panel, which consisted of current and former coaches; athletics administrators; sports information directors; student-athletes and coaches association members, used historical data and results from online public voting at www.ncaasports.com to make their decision.

The Division I Field Hockey Championships is November 12-13, 2005. The University of Louisville will host the finals, November 18 and 20, 2005, in Louisville, Kentucky, at Tragar Stadium.

The following NCAA women’s sports are celebrating their 25th anniversary during the 2005-06 season: Divisions I and III women’s field hockey; Divisions I, II and III women’s cross country; Divisions I, II and III women’s volleyball; Divisions I, II and III women’s swimming; Divisions I, II and III women’s basketball; National Collegiate women’s gymnastics; Divisions I, II and III women’s tennis; Division I women’s golf; Division I women’s lacrosse; Division I women’s rowing; Divisions I and II softball; and Divisions I, II and III women’s outdoor track.