Michigan Wolverines field hockey

University	University of Michigan
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Head coach	Marcia Pankratz
Field	Capacity: 1,500
Location	Ann Arbor, Michigan
Colors	Maize and blue;
NCAA Tournament championships
	2001
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
	1999, 2020
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Conference Tournament championships
	1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2017, 2020, 2022
Conference regular season championships
	1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2020

The Michigan Wolverines field hockey team is the intercollegiate field hockey program representing the University of Michigan. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Michigan field hockey team plays its home games at Phyllis Ocker Field on the university campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan has won one NCAA Championship as well as eleven Big Ten regular season titles and eight Big Ten tournaments since the creation of the field hockey program in 1973. The team is currently coached by Marcia Pankratz.

History

Field hockey has been a varsity sport at the University of Michigan since 1973. From 1978 to 1988 and again from 1992 to the present, Michigan has played in the Big Ten Conference. Between 1989 and 1991, the team played in the Midwestern Collegiate Field Hockey Conference. The team won a number of major championships during the late 1990s and early 2000s, beginning with a Big Ten regular season title in 1997 and a Big Ten tournament championship in 1999. This streak of successes under head coach Marcia Pankratz culminated with the team's first and to date only national championship in 2001.^[2] The achievement was the first NCAA title won by a women's sports team at the University of Michigan, and was also just the second time a Midwestern university had claimed the championship after Iowa had done it first in 1986.^[3]

Season-by-season results

Year	Head Coach	Overall	Pct.	Conf.	Pct.	Conf. Place	Conf. Tourn.	Postseason
1973	Phyllis Weikart	1–3–1	.300	–	–	–	–	–
1974	Phyllis Ocker	2–8	.200	–	–	–	–	–
1975		5–6	.455	–	–	–	–	–
1976		8–3	.727	–	–	–	–	–
1977		7–8–3	.472	–	–	–	–	–
1978	Candy Zientek	11–8	.579	–	–	–	5th	–
1979		13–8–1	.614	–	–	–	2nd	–
1980		11–8	.579	–	–	–	T7th	–
1981		11–8–1	.575	–	–	–	6th	–
1982		13–3	.813	3–2	.600	3rd	–	–
1983	Karen Collins	9–7	.563	3–7	.300	4th	–	–
1984		1–13–5	.184	0–7–3	.150	T5th	–	–
1985		1–14–2	.118	1–8–1	.150	6th	–	–
1986		9–11–1	.452	1–8–1	.150	T5th	–	–
1987		11–6–3	.625	2–6–2	.300	5th	–	–
1988		6–10–4	.400	1–6–1	.188	T4th	–	–
1989	Patti Smith	9–9–2	.500	3–7	.300	4th	–	–
1990		12–7–2	.619	3–6–1	.350	4th	–	–
1991		9–9	.500	4–6	.400	5th	–	–
1992		10–8	.556	3–7	.300	T4th	–	–
1993		13–7	.650	4–6	.400	4th	–	–
1994		9–11	.450	4–6	.400	5th	T5th	–
1995		12–9	.571	4–6	.400	4th	T5th	–
1996	Marcia Pankratz	7–11	.389	2–8	.200	6th	T5th	–
1997		16–6	.727	7–3	.700	T1st	2nd	–
1998		15–6	.714	7–3	.700	2nd	2nd	–
1999		20–7	.741	7–3	.700	3rd	1st	NCAA Runner-Up
2000		19–4	.826	6–0	1.000	1st	1st	NCAA Second Round
2001		18–5	.783	4–2	.667	3rd	T3rd	NCAA Champion
2002		18–4	.818	6–0	1.000	1st	2nd	NCAA First Round
2003		17–6	.739	5–1	.833	T1st	3rd	NCAA Final Four
2004		17–6	.739	5–1	.833	T1st	1st	NCAA Second Round
2005	Nancy Cox	16–8	.667	3–3	.500	T3rd	1st	NCAA Second Round
2006		11–9	.550	4–2	.667	T2nd	T5th	–
2007		16–7	.696	6–0	1.000	1st	2nd	NCAA Second Round
2008		8–12	.400	3–3	.500	5th	T5th	–
2009	Marcia Pankratz	7–14	.333	2–4	.333	5th	5th	–
2010		15–7	.682	5–1	.833	T1st	1st	NCAA First Round
2011		15–7	.682	5–1	.833	1st	2nd	NCAA Second Round
2012		15–7	.682	4–2	.667	T2nd	2nd	NCAA First Round
2013		12–8	.600	4–2	.667	T3rd	T5th	–
2014		13–7	.650	6–2	.750	T2nd	T3rd	–
2015		18–5	.783	7–1	.875	T2nd	T2nd	NCAA Quarterfinal
2016		12–8	.600	5–3	.625	T3rd	T3rd	NCAA First Round
2017		21–3	.875	8–0	1.000	1st	1st	NCAA Final Four
2018		14–7	.667	7–2	.778	T1st	3rd	NCAA Second Round
2019		13–7	.650	5–3	.625	T3rd	T4th	NCAA First Round
2020		15–3	.833	6–0	1.000	1st	1st	NCAA Runner-Up
2021		16–5	.762	5–3	.625	T4th	2nd	NCAA Second Round
2022		14–6	.700	5–3	.625	T3rd	1st	NCAA First Round

Season-by-season results through the end of the 2022 season^[2]

Coaching Staff

Name	Position coached	Consecutive season at Michigan in current position
Marcia Pankratz	Head coach	21st
Ryan Langford	Assistant coach	12th
Kristi Gannon Fisher	Assistant coach	2nd
Reference:^[4]

Awards and accolades

National championships

Michigan has accumulated a total of 11 appearances in the NCAA tournament, including three Final Fours.^[2] In 2001, the Wolverines won their first NCAA championship by defeating Maryland in the final by a score of 2–0. The victory made them the first women's team at the university to win a national championship, as well as the second field hockey team from the Midwest to earn the title, after Iowa in 1986.^[3]

Year	Coach	Opponent	Score	Record
2001	Marcia Pankratz	Maryland Terrapins	2–0	18–5

Conference championships

Michigan has won eleven conference titles, all of them in the Big Ten Conference and all but one under the leadership of head coach Marcia Pankratz.^[2]

Year	Coach	Conference Record	Overall Record	Conference	NCAA Result
1997	Marcia Pankratz	7–3	16–6	Big Ten	–
2000		6–0	19–4	Big Ten	NCAA Second Round
2002		6–0	18–4	Big Ten	NCAA First Round
2003		5–1	17–6	Big Ten	NCAA Final Four
2004		5–1	17–6	Big Ten	NCAA Second Round
2007	Nancy Cox	6–0	16–7	Big Ten	NCAA Second Round
2010	Marcia Pankratz	5–1	15–7	Big Ten	NCAA First Round
2011		5–1	15–7	Big Ten	NCAA Second Round
2017		8–0	21–3	Big Ten	NCAA Final Four
2018		7–2	14–7	Big Ten	NCAA Second Round
2020		6–0	15–3	Big Ten	NCAA Runner-Up
11 Big Ten Championships

Conference Tournament Championships

Season	Conference	Head coach
1999	Big Ten Conference	Marcia Pankratz
2000	Big Ten Conference	Marcia Pankratz
2004	Big Ten Conference	Marcia Pankratz
2005	Big Ten Conference	Marcia Pankratz
2010	Big Ten Conference	Marcia Pankratz
2017	Big Ten Conference	Marcia Pankratz
2020	Big Ten Conference	Marcia Pankratz
2022	Big Ten Conference	Marcia Pankratz
8 Big Ten Tournament Championships

All-Americans

Key
First-team selection	Second-team selection	Third-team selection

Season	Player	Remarks
1996	Michelle Smulders
1997	Julie Flachs
1997	Loveita Wilkinson
1998	Kelli Gannon
1998	Loveita Wilkinson	Second selection
1999	Kelli Gannon	Second selection
1999	Ashley Reichenbach
2000	Catherine Foreman
2000	April Fronzoni
2000	Kelli Gannon	Third selection; Second first-team selection
2000	Courtney Reid
2001	Catherine Foreman	Second selection
2002	April Fronzoni	Second selection
2002	Kristi Gannon
2002	Stephanie Johnson
2002	Molly Powers
2003	April Fronzoni	Third selection; Second first-team selection

Season	Player	Remarks
2003	Kristi Gannon	Second first-team selection
2003	Stephanie Johnson
2004	Lori Hillman
2004	Adrienne Hortillosa
2005	Lori Hillman
2006	Mary Fox
2007	Lucia Belassi
2007	Paige Laytos
2010	Paige Laytos	Second selection
2010	Rachael Mack
2010	Meredith Way
2011	Bryn Bain
2011	Rachael Mack	Second selection
2012	Rachael Mack	Third selection
2012	Ainsley McCallister
2013	Rachael Mack	Fourth selection
2014	Ainsley McCallister	Second selection

Season	Player	Remarks
2015	Lauren Thomas
2015	Sam Swenson
2016	Katie Trombetta
2017	Katie Trombetta	Second selection
2017	Meg Dowthwaite
2017	Sam Swenson	Second selection
2018	Emma Way
2018	Guadalupe Fernandez Lacort
2019	Guadalupe Fernandez Lacort	Second selection
2020	Halle O'Neill
2020	Anna Spieker
2020	Kathryn Peterson
2021	Sofia Southam
2021	Halle O'Neill	Second selection
2021	Kathryn Peterson	Second selection
2021	Anouk Veen
2022	Katie Anderson

Awards and accolades through the end of the 2022 season^[2]^[5]^[6]

Stadium

Michigan has played its home games at Phyllis Ocker Field Hockey Field since its construction in 1995. The field is named after Phyllis Ocker, a former University of Michigan teacher, field hockey coach, and athletics administrator. In 2003, Ocker Field's AstroTurf playing surface was upgraded at the cost of $500,000.^[7] Between the end of the 2013 season and the start of the 2014 season, Ocker Field underwent substantial renovations that included the installation of a blue AstroTurf 12 playing surface and a permanent 1,500-seat grandstand, which tripled the stadium's capacity.^[7] In 2017 Ocker Field received a new playing surface with the installation of a Poligras Platinum CoolPlus field. Between the 2003 and 2014 renovations, the stadium had a seating capacity of 500.^[8] Before the construction of Ocker Field, the Michigan field hockey team had played at four other venues on campus: Michigan Stadium (1973–75), Ferry Field (1976–86), the Tartan Turf (1987–90), and Oosterbaan Fieldhouse (1991–94).^[8]

References

^ "University of Michigan Style Guide: Colors". July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
^ a b c d e "Michigan Field Hockey Year-by-Year Results". mgoblue.com. January 5, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
^ a b Thomas, Paul. "Tasch Backstops U-M to First Women's NCAA Team Title". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
^ "Michigan Field Hockey Coaches". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
^ "Michigan Field Hockey Record Book" (PDF). MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
^ "Eleven Big Ten Players Earn NFHCA All-America Honors". BTN.com. Big Ten Network. December 1, 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
^ a b "Phyllis Ocker Field Hockey Field". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
^ a b "Phyllis Ocker Field Hockey Field". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.

External links

Media related to Michigan Wolverines field hockey at Wikimedia Commons

Official website

[1] "University of Michigan Style Guide: Colors". July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.

[results-2] "Michigan Field Hockey Year-by-Year Results". mgoblue.com. January 5, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2021.

[Thomas-3] Thomas, Paul. "Tasch Backstops U-M to First Women's NCAA Team Title". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2014.

[4] "Michigan Field Hockey Coaches". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.

[recordbook-5] "Michigan Field Hockey Record Book" (PDF). MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2013.

[B1G_AA_2014-6] "Eleven Big Ten Players Earn NFHCA All-America Honors". BTN.com. Big Ten Network. December 1, 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

[Ocker_2014-7] "Phyllis Ocker Field Hockey Field". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

[Ocker_2012-8] "Phyllis Ocker Field Hockey Field". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.