Mary Ann Leight Harris, formerly Mary Ann Leight (born 1939), is a former American field hockey player and coach.
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| Born | 1939 (age 84–85) |
She graduated from North Penn High School and attended Temple University. She was a multi-sport athlete who received nine varsity letters at Temple. She was a member of the United States national field hockey team from 1958 to 1973 and the team captain from 1971 to 1973.[1]
She later worked as a teacher and coach at Springfield High School, Sidwell Friends School, and Souderton High School. She compiled over 300 wins as a field hockey coach, and her teams won nine conference championships.[2]
In 1988, she became one of the charter inductees into the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame.[3] She was also inducted into the Temple University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Mary Ann Leight Harris". Temple University. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ Thomas D. McGlinchey (October 22, 2009). "Field Hockey: Harris earns 300th win". Souderton Independent.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". USA Field Hockey. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2021.