Ohio State Buckeyes field hockey


The Ohio State Buckeyes field hockey team is the intercollegiate field hockey program representing Ohio State University. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Ohio State field hockey team plays its home games at Buckeye Varsity Field on the university campus in Columbus, Ohio. Since the establishment of the field hockey program in 1971, the Buckeyes have won three Big Ten conference regular-season championships, one conference tournament title, and have appeared in the NCAA tournament seven times. The team is currently coached by Jarred Martin.

History

Field hockey has been a varsity sport at Ohio State University since 1971. From 1982 to 1988 and again from 1992 to the present, Ohio State has played in the Big Ten Conference. Between 1989 and 1991, the team played in the Midwestern Collegiate Field Hockey Conference. The Buckeyes have won three regular-season Big Ten championships, in 2001, 2006, and 2010, and one Big Ten conference tournament title, in 2001. Ohio State has also made seven appearances in the NCAA tournament, advancing past the first round twice, and once reaching the semifinals, in 2010. The Buckeyes are currently coached by Anne Wilkinson, who is in her 19th season as the team's head coach. Prior to her tenure, Ohio State had previously been coached by Mary Raysa, Harriet Reynolds, and Karen Weaver.

Season-by-season results

YearHead CoachOverallPct.Conf.Pct.Conf.
Place		Conf.
Tourn.		Postseason-
1971Mary Raysa5–4–1–––––-
1972Mary Raysa6–4–3–––––-
1973Harriet Reynolds11–2–1–––––-
1974Harriet Reynolds12–3–1–––––-
1975Harriet Reynolds9–7–––––-
1976Harriet Reynolds17–5––––AIAW 2nd Round-
1977Harriet Reynolds11–3–2–––––-
1978Harriet Reynolds13–5–2–––––-
1979Harriet Reynolds12–5–2–––––-
1980Harriet Reynolds12–9–2–––––-
1981Harriet Reynolds12–18–––7th–-
1982Harriet Reynolds8–101–45th––-
1983Harriet Reynolds5–16–42–85th––-
1984Harriet Reynolds8–13–34–4–23rd––-
1985Harriet Reynolds9–9–24–4–23rd––-
1986Harriet Reynolds3–12–50–7–35th––-
1987Karen Weaver5–12–21–8–16th––-
1988Karen Weaver4–12–52–4–23rd––-
1989Karen Weaver7–112–86th––-
1990Karen Weaver6–11–24–6T3rd––-
1991Karen Weaver14–6–16–3–1T2nd––-
1992Karen Weaver8–104–63rd––-
1993Karen Weaver8–123–73rd––-
1994Karen Weaver14–75–54thT3rdNCAA 1st Round-
1995Karen Weaver10–93–75thT3rd–-
1996Anne Wilkinson13–76–4T2ndT3rd–-
1997Anne Wilkinson11–96–43rdT3rd–-
1998Anne Wilkinson12–85–53rdT3rd–-
1999Anne Wilkinson12–74–64thT3rd–-
2000Anne Wilkinson12–83–3T3rdT3rd–-
2001Anne Wilkinson15–55–1T1st1stNCAA 1st Round-
2002Anne Wilkinson8–102–45thT3rd–-
2003Anne Wilkinson13–74–23rdT3rd–-
2004Anne Wilkinson10–101–56thT3rd–-
2005Anne Wilkinson15–73–33rdT3rdNCAA 1st Round-
2006Anne Wilkinson15–45–11stT3rdNCAA 2nd Round-
2007Anne Wilkinson6–122–45thT5th–-
2008Anne Wilkinson14–73–3T4th2nd–-
2009Anne Wilkinson13–74–2T2ndT5thNCAA 1st Round-
2010Anne Wilkinson18–55–1T1st2ndNCAA Final Four-
2011Anne Wilkinson12–94–2T2ndT3rdNCAA 1st Round-
2012Anne Wilkinson10–92–4T5thT5th–-
2013Anne Wilkinson6–130–67thT3rd–-
2014Anne Wilkinson6–121–7T8thT5th–-
2015Anne Wilkinson9–104–45th–-
2016Anne Wilkinson6–111–78th–-
2017Jarred Martin10-92-6–-
2018Jarred Martin12-85-5–

Season-by-season results through the end of the 2014 season

Awards and accolades

Conference championships

Ohio State has won three conference titles, all in the Big Ten Conference and under the guidance of head coach Anne Wilkinson.

All-Americans

SeasonPlayerRemarks
1977Sue Marcellus
1978Sue MarcellusSecond first-team selection
1979Sue MarcellusThird first-team selection
1994Dawn Pederson
1996Britta Eickhoff
1997Britta EickhoffSecond selection
1999Katie Hobson
2000Katie HobsonSecond selection
2000Marjie van Nouhuys
2001Vanessa Immordino
2001Marjie van NouhuysSecond selection

SeasonPlayerRemarks
2002Vanessa ImmordinoSecond selection
2003Vanessa ImmordinoThird selection
2004Saskia Mueller
2005Leticia Fragapane
2005Yesenia Luces
2005Saskia MuellerSecond selection
2006Linda Haussener
2006Yesenia LucesSecond selection
2006Saskia MuellerThird selection

SeasonPlayerRemarks
2007Linda HaussenerSecond selection
2007Yesenia LucesThird selection;
Second first-team selection
2008Linda HaussenerThird selection
2009Berta Queralt
2010Aisling Coyle
2010Berta QueraltSecond selection
2011Jenn Sciulli

Olympians

Individual honors through the end of the 2014 season

Stadium

Ohio State has played its home games at Buckeye Varsity Field since its opening in August 2010. The field's permanent bleacher seating gives it a capacity of 500, and it features an AstroTurf 12 playing surface. Located adjacent to the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, the university's indoor strength and conditioning facility, Buckeye Varsity Field features 3/8" closed-cell perforated foam padding as well as a press box and a scoreboard. The Buckeyes' home field hockey locker rooms are located at the adjacent Biggs Athletic Facility, which also provides the team with a full-service athletic training room. Visiting teams typically utilize the locker rooms at Buckeye Field, the home of the Ohio State softball team.