Marcia Pankratz
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Marcia Anne Pankratz is a former field hockey
forward from the United States
, who participated in two Summer Olympics. In 1988 she finished in eighth position with Team USA, in 1996 she claimed the fifth spot.
A spirited vice-captain of the USA team, Pankratz helped spark the USA squad from 1985-1996. She played at the Hockey World Cup
in 1986 and 1994 (bronze medal). She earned a bronze medal at the 1991 Pan American Games
and added a Pan Am silver medal in 1995. She won a bronze medal at the 1995 Champions Trophy and led the team by scoring three goals at the 1996 Olympic Games. She concluded her career with 110 international appearances.
A graduate of Wakefield High School
and the University of Iowa
, Pankratz was a two-time All-America selection at Iowa (1984, '85) and the University of Iowa Female Athlete of the Year. She was a 1984 NCAA
All-Tournament team selection and the recipient of a 1985-86 Big Ten Medal of Honor, and a first team selection to the Big Ten All-Decade Team (1981–91).
Pankratz later on was assistant coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
, and head coach at the University of Michigan
, where she led the Wolverines to the 2001 NCAA Championship.
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
forward from the United States
United States
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, who participated in two Summer Olympics. In 1988 she finished in eighth position with Team USA, in 1996 she claimed the fifth spot.
A spirited vice-captain of the USA team, Pankratz helped spark the USA squad from 1985-1996. She played at the Hockey World Cup
Hockey World Cup
The Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation . The tournament was started in 1971...
in 1986 and 1994 (bronze medal). She earned a bronze medal at the 1991 Pan American Games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
and added a Pan Am silver medal in 1995. She won a bronze medal at the 1995 Champions Trophy and led the team by scoring three goals at the 1996 Olympic Games. She concluded her career with 110 international appearances.
A graduate of Wakefield High School
Wakefield High School (Wakefield, Massachusetts)
Wakefield Memorial High School is a public school located in Wakefield, Massachusetts that offers a broad range of Advanced Placement Program courses....
and the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
, Pankratz was a two-time All-America selection at Iowa (1984, '85) and the University of Iowa Female Athlete of the Year. She was a 1984 NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
All-Tournament team selection and the recipient of a 1985-86 Big Ten Medal of Honor, and a first team selection to the Big Ten All-Decade Team (1981–91).
Pankratz later on was assistant coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
, and head coach at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, where she led the Wolverines to the 2001 NCAA Championship.