2010 IWLCA Annual Meeting Honors Banquet

IWLCA Awards its 2010 Coaches Honor Awards

On Thursday, November 18, 2010, at its 2010 Annual Meeting Coaches Honors Awards Banquet at the Ritz Carlton Golf Resort in Naples Florida, the IWLCA awarded its 2010 Coaches Honor Awards.

Victory Club Recognition – 100 Career Wins

Laura Cook, Sacred Heart University

Carla Hesler, Saint Michael’s College

Karen Hollands, Ithaca College

Anne Phillips, Yale University

Kathy Railey, Stevenson University

Kully Reardon, Babson College

Cathy Reese, University of Maryland

Kully Reardon and Anne Phillips 

Victory Club Recognition – 300 Career Wins

Chris Sailer, Princeton University

Chris Sailer

Division I

National Coach of the Year

Cathy Reese, University of Maryland

Reese led her alma mater to its first national championship in nine years in 2010. The Terps also won the Atlantic Coast Championship for the second year in a row. The Terps finished the year at 22-1, moving the fourth-year head coach's record to an incredible 78-9 at the helm of the program. Reese was also named ACC Co-Coach of the Year, earning the lofty honor for the third time in a mere four seasons in College Park.

 Cathy Reese

Regional Coaches of the Year

Mid-Atlantic: Missy Doherty, Towson University 

Northeast: Lindsey Hart, University of Albany

South: Cathy Reese, University of Maryland

West/Midwest: Kelly Amonte Hiller, Northwestern University

Division II 

National Coach of the Year 

Joe Spallina, Adelphi University

 Spallina coached the Panthers to a record of 19-1 this past season and became the first coach in Division II history to capture back-to-back national titles. Spallina has compiled a record of 51-2 over the past three seasons. In addition, he has also produced the Northeast-10 Player of The Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Goalie of the Year and Freshman of the Year in 2010, while earning Coach of the Year honors thanks to a spotless conference mark of 11-0.

Regional Coaches of the Year 

North: Joe Spallina, Adelphi University

South: Ginny Martino, West Chester University

Ginny Martino

Division III  

National Coach of the Year

Jim Nestor, Salisbury University

Nestor guided the Sea Gulls (21-1, 7-0 Capital Athletic Conference) back to the national championship game for the second-consecutive and fourth overall season. The Sea Gulls won their first national championship in the 38-year history of the women's lacrosse program at SU. This is the second time in Nestor's nine seasons that he has been named National Coach of the Year, as he received the distinction in 2005 when his team went 17-1 and advanced to the national championship game.

Regional Coaches of the Year

Berkshires: Kate Livesay, Trinity College

Kate Livesay

Boardwalk: Celine Cunningham, Stevens Institute of Technology

Celine Cunningham

Chesapeake: Jim Nestor, Salisbury University

Empire: Patty Kloidt, Hamilton College

Metro: Carol Cantelo, Gettysburg College

Carol Cantelo

Pilgrim: Carol Rappoli, Tufts University

West: Meredith Buzzi, Kenyon College

Meredith Buzzi

Team Community Awareness Awards

Division I

George Mason University

Division II

C.W. Post

Division III

St. Mary’s College of Maryland

Kara Reber, Meghan McNamara and Lauren Rywak

2010 Diane Geppi-Aikens Memorial Award

The Diane Geppi-Aikens Memorial Award honors lifetime achievement to the women’s college game.  Renamed for the former Loyola head coach who inspired the nation with her courageous battle with cancer, this year’s award is presented to Jan Hathorn of Washington & Lee University.

Hathorn, currently the Athletic Director at Washington & Lee University, has been active in the women’s lacrosse community for over 25 years. A former Division III Vice President for the IWLCA, Hathorn has served on numerous IWLCA and NCAA committees. She is a tremendous ambassador of the game and embodies the characteristics of Diane Geppi-Aikens. As a lacrosse coach, Hathorn turned W&L into one of the nation's elite programs, guiding the Generals to a 222-93 (.705) record from 1989-07. Her teams produced 17 winning seasons, nine ODAC titles and eight NCAA Tournament berths, and she was named the ODAC Coach of the Year nine times, including in each of her final five years. Hathorn's 277 career wins (277-112) rank among the most in the history of collegiate women's lacrosse.

Danie Caro and Jan Hathorn

2010 IWLCA Service Award

The IWLCA Service Award is given to that individual who has committed themselves to the betterment of the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaching Association during the past year. This year’s recipient is Theresa Sherry of the University of California.

Theresa Sherry

2010 Outstanding Assistant Coach Award

The purpose of the Outstanding Assistant Coach Award is to recognize an assistant women’s lacrosse coach who has made a distinct impact on the success of their program demonstrated through hard work, commitment, dedication and sportsmanship. This year’s recipients are: Colleen Shearer of the University of Virginia, Tom Kienle of Rollins College, and Robin Selbst of the College of New Jersey.

Shearer is in her fourteenth season as an assistant at Virginia. Working primarily with the attack, the New Jersey native has helped Virginia advance to the NCAA tournament each season she has been in Charlottesville.

Kienle has helped Rollins jump from a new program to one of the top-ten in the country in only three years. The Long Island native has also been involved in many camps and youth lacrosse organizations across the state.  He is currently a part time Physical Education teacher at a local elementary school while coaching full time at Rollins.

Selbst, a former lacrosse student-athlete at TCNJ, is in her tenth year as the assistant coach at her alma mater. After helping the Lions win a national title in 1996 as a player, she returned to the sidelines where she has helped TCNJ win the national championship three times. Selbst also serves as the assistant coach for the Lions’ field hockey team, working again with head coach Sharon Pfluger. 

Colleen Shearer and Julie Myers

Dennis Short and Tom Kienle

2010 President’s Cup Award

The President’s Cup is awarded to that individual who has worked to promote, develop and enhance the intercollegiate women’s lacrosse game during the past year. This year’s recipients are the writers and editors of Lacrosse Magazine (Communications Staff).