field hockey - GoHofstra.com
field hockey - GoHofstra.com
field hockey - GoHofstra.com
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH APRIL CORNELL<br />
APRIL<br />
CORNELL<br />
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH<br />
April Cornell, a 2005 graduate of the University of Connecticut,<br />
is in her seventh season with the Hofstra University Field<br />
Hockey program and her third as associate head coach in 2012.<br />
Cornell joined the Pride in 2006 after spending the previous season as an<br />
assistant at the University of New Hampshire.<br />
During her tenure with the Pride, Cornell has coached All-Americans<br />
Genna Kovar and Charlia Warner, as well as nine all-region honorees and<br />
19 players who have garnered All-CAA accolades.<br />
While at New Hampshire, Cornell coached two NFHCA All-Region<br />
selections and three All-America East selections as the Wildcats posted a<br />
7-12 record and a fourth place finish in the America East standings.<br />
Cornell started her coaching career as a student-assistant coach at<br />
Connecticut<br />
in the spring<br />
of 2005 after<br />
<strong>com</strong>pleting<br />
her eligibility<br />
that past fall.<br />
A four-year<br />
letterwinner for<br />
the Huskies,<br />
Cornell served<br />
as a co-captain<br />
during her<br />
senior season<br />
in 2004. As a<br />
back, she led the<br />
defensive unit to<br />
a No. 3 national<br />
ranking in 2003<br />
and a No. 1<br />
ranking in 2004.<br />
Connecticut<br />
made four<br />
NCAA and<br />
Big East<br />
Tournament<br />
appearances, won three Big East regular season titles and two conference<br />
tournaments during her time in Storrs. Cornell earned NFHCA second<br />
team All-Mid-East Region and second team All-Big East accolades in<br />
2004.<br />
In 2009, Cornell earned USA Field Hockey Level II Coaching<br />
certification through USA Field Hockey’s Coaching Accreditation<br />
Program. Active in USA Field Hockey, Cornell was invited to the<br />
January 2005 National Team tryout and served as a head coach for<br />
the Elite United States Futures National Program. She also <strong>com</strong>peted<br />
in the US High Performance program and played in the National<br />
Championships in 2005 and 2006. Cornell is currently a member of the<br />
NFHCA All-American Committee and serves on the New York State<br />
Futures coaching staff.<br />
Cornell, who graduated from Connecticut with a degree in psychology, is<br />
currently <strong>com</strong>pleting course work on a MBA degree at Hofstra.<br />
8 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY • <strong>GoHofstra</strong>.<strong>com</strong>
Change language