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Head coach Missy Meharg has dedicated 20 years to the Maryland field hockey program, building a program rich with a winning tradition. Voted

National Coach of the Year an unprecedented six times, Meharg has exemplified the tradition of excellence Maryland field hockey has become known for, winning five National Championships and six ACC Championships, solidifying the Terps' position among the top programs in the nation.

With a firm grasp on the national top five for at least a decade, the team has reached the national semifinals 10 times, including

four years in a row from 2003-06, a first for the program. Maryland has also advanced to the national championship game six times

under the legendary coach.Competing in the toughest conference in the nation,

Meharg has also mentored the Terps to six ACC Tournament titles and five regular season crowns. Her teams have also won 20 games in six seasons, including three in the last five years.

Despite all the successes, Meharg has not slowed in her efforts to lure top talent to College Park and mentor them to success. Her players have garnered three Honda Awards, presented to the nation’s most outstanding player, 74 All-Americans, eight ACC Players of the Year, six ACC Rookies of the Year, eight ACC Tournament MVP’s, 73 All-ACC performers and over 100 National Academic Squad honorees.

Meharg has developed 40 Terrapins who have reached the highest level of field hockey, with 40 players competing internationally, including five players who are members of the 2008 U.S. National Team.

Meharg can be described as a leader, a motivator and a mentor. Her six National Field Hockey Coaches Association National Coach of the Year citations are unmatched by any coach in the country. She became the winningest coach at Maryland in 1998, surpassing her mentor Sue Tyler’s 153 victories. Entering the 2008 season, she needs just five victories for 350 for her career, ranking her among the top 10 winningest coaches in NCAA history across all divisions.

Accolades have come in the form of six NFHCA Coach of the Year awards (1991, 1993, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006), four ACC Coach of the Year honors (1992, 1995, 1998, 2001) and 11 Mid-Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year citations. Meharg captured her 300th-career win on the day the Terps defeated Wake Forest for the program’s sixth conference title in College Park and is one of six Division I head coaches to win over 300 games.

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Though Meharg’s numbers are extraordinary, her leadership is much more. An educator through sport, she recognizes the ability of athletic competition to teach life lessons. The mentor emphasizes the characteristics of sports that can be used as a vehicle to develop a meaningful life.

“Establishing a hard working, compassionate environment which assists to teach women in ‘becoming’ confident female leaders through their roles as a member of the Maryland field hockey team,” says Meharg. “Coaching with enthusiasm, building a community and establishing a mindset of service models the ultimate success.”

During her tenure at Maryland, she has been involved in all facets of collegiate field hockey. She currently serves on the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Advisory Committee. In 1996, Meharg served as an assistant coach as former Terp All-American Kate Kauffman-Beach and the U.S. squad competed in the Olympic Games in Atlanta.

The Terps have been represented in the Olympics, the Pan American Games, the World Cup, the Olympic Qualifying Tournament and a number o f o ther international competitions. Four Terrapins mentored by Meharg will represent the United States at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, including veteran national team members Keli Smith, Dina Rizzo and Lauren Powley, while Sarah Silvetti was named an alternate. Meharg was an assistant on the 1994 national team that won a bronze medal at the World Cup. Terrapins have also represented several countries in international competitions, including two-time Honda Award winner Paula Infante, who is a member of the Chilean National Team.

Meharg is an accomplished and experienced coach on the international stage. She was a member of the U.S. National Team’s coaching staff from 1993-1997, which included her appearance in the 1996 Olympics, the 1994 World Cup in Dublin, Ireland, and the 1995 Pan American Games in Argentina. In 1994 and 1995, she served as the head coach for the U.S. Under-21 team. After a hiatus, she returned to the U.S. Field Hockey elite level program in 2004, coaching on both the senior and junior national team selection programs. She was named head coach of the Maryland High Performance Center, establishing the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex as an east coast national training site. She currently serves as general manager of the Thundersticks, which won the USFHA National Championship in 2006.

did you Know?• Since the NFHCA began recognizing the National

Coach of the Year in 1990, Missy Meharg’s six awards are the most for any coach at the college level.

• Leading the Terps to four NCAA titles, Missy Meharg is one of just five coaches in Division I history to have won multiple national championships in field hockey.

• In December of 2007, Meharg received Level III certification from the USFHA, its highest coaching accreditation.

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Maryland Athletic Director Deborah A. Yow presented Missy Meharg with an award commemorating her 20 seasons on the bench.

MeHarg's CoaCHing reCordYear School Overall Pct. Highlights1988 Maryland 11-9-2 .545 NCAA First Round1989 Maryland 11-8-1 .575 1990 Maryland 11-6-2 .632 NCAA First Round1991 Maryland 17-5-1 .761 NCAA Semifinals NationalCoachoftheYear1992 Maryland 15-5-1 .738 ACC Champions NCAA Second Round1993 Maryland 21-3-0 .875 NCAA Champions NationalCoachoftheYear1994 Maryland 10-9-2 .5261995 Maryland 19-5-0 .792 NCAA Finals1996 Maryland 15-7-0 .681 NCAA Second Round1997 Maryland 18-4-0 .818 NCAA Second Round1998 Maryland 16-6-0 .727 ACC Champions NCAA Second Round1999 Maryland 24-1-0 .960 ACC Champions NCAA Champions NationalCoachoftheYear2000 Maryland 19-4-0 .826 ACC Champions NCAA Semifinals2001 Maryland 20-4-0 .833 ACC Champions NCAA Finals NationalCoachoftheYear2002 Maryland 17-5-0 .773 NCAA Second Round2003 Maryland 20-4-0 .833 NCAA Semifinals2004 Maryland 17-6-0 .739 NCAA Semifinals2005 Maryland 23-2-0 .920 ACC Champions NCAA Champions NationalCoachoftheYear2006 Maryland 23-2-0 .920 NCAA Champions NationalCoachoftheYear2007 Maryland 18-3-0 .857 NCAA Second RoundTotal 20years 345-98-9 .773 FourNCAAChampionships SixACCChampionships SixCoachoftheYearAwards

During her career, Meharg has been extensively involved with teaching in the U.S. Field Hockey Association Coaching Certification Program. She is among an elite group who received Level III certification in December 2007, the USFHA's highest coaching accreditation and the first of its kind. She has completed several other certification programs which are directed by the Federation of International Hockey (F.I.H.). Meharg enjoyed doing color commentary work for television and has worked a variety of sports, including field hockey. She has completed seven instructional field hockey coaching video with Championship Productions.

Meharg’s collegiate playing career was nearly as successful as her coaching career is now. She was an All-America forward at the University of Delaware, where she also played lacrosse, from 1981-85. Meharg was a Honda Award nominee in field hockey in 1983, the same year she was named MVP of the East Coast Conference after leading her team in goals, assists and points. The Blue Hen hockey team reached the NCAA Championship semifinal round when she was a sophomore in 1982, and Meharg’s lacrosse squad won the national championship the following spring.

Meharg enjoyed an impressive seven-year playing career with the U.S. National Team from 1985-91. During that time, she was a member of the 1986 World Cup team and an alternate to the 1987 Pan American and 1988 Olympic teams. She capped her playing career as a member of the 1991 Pan American team and the 1991 U.S. squad that unfortunately missed qualifying for the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.

Meharg earned a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Delaware in 1985 and her master’s degree in sports psychology from Maryland in 1989. She is the mother of two sons: 17-year old Andre, who is a high school senior and plays lacrosse at a boarding school, and 16-year old Genya, a sophomore at Severna Park High School and a member of the school's soccer and tennis teams.

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welsH & infante win Honda award

In 2001, defensive back Autumn Welsh became the first athlete under Missy Meharg to be recognized as the national player of the year. Welsh was named the recipient of the prestigious Honda Award, marking the first time in Maryland field hockey history that a Terps attained the honor.

After leading the Terps to back-to-back NCAA Championships in 2005 and 2006, defensive midfielder Paula Infante earned the honor both years, becoming only the third field hockey player in the history of the award to win it multiple times. Infante went on to be a top-five finalist for the coveted Honda-Broderick Cup, presented to the NCAA's Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year across all sports.

Infante (2005, 06), Welsh (2001) and women’s lacrosse standout Jen Adams (2000, 2001) are the only Honda Award recipients in Maryland athletics history.

CoaCHing aCColadesSix-time NFHCA Division I Coach of the Year (1991, '93, '99,

2001, '05, '06)Four-time ACC Coach of the Year (1993, '95, '98, 2001)11-time Mid-Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year (1990, '91, '92,

'93, '95, '99, 2001, '02, '05, '06, '07)Maryland’s All-Time Winningest Coach with 345 Victories

teaM aCColadesFour-time NCAA Champions (1993, 1999, 2005, 2006)Six-time ACC Champions (1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,

2005)Six-time NCAA Finalists (1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006)10-time NCAA Semifinalists (1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000,

2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)18 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1988, 1990, 1991, 1992,

1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008)

MeHarg's legaCy at Maryland Milestone ViCtories1 Sept. 6, 1988: Maryland 6, Loyola (Md.) 125 Sept. 18, 1990: Maryland 6, Towson 050 Nov. 24, 1991: Maryland 2, Penn State 1 (OT)75 Oct. 10, 1993: Maryland 2, Rutgers 0100 Sept. 16, 1995: Maryland 5, SW Missouri 0125 Oct. 26, 1996: Maryland 3, Duke 1150 Sept. 7, 1997: Maryland 4, Michigan State 1153* Sept. 20, 1998: Maryland 3, Massachusetts 0175 Oct. 9, 1999: Maryland 4, Rutgers 1200 Oct. 11, 2000: Maryland 6, Rutgers 3225 Nov. 10, 2001: Maryland 7, Fairfield 1250 Sept. 14, 2003: Maryland 7, Pacific 0275 Oct. 9, 2004: Maryland 5, Duke 4 (OT)300 Nov. 6, 2005: Maryland 3, Wake Forest 2325 Nov. 12, 2006: Maryland 1, Penn State 0*BecameMaryland'sall-timewinningestcoach

Player aCColades74 All-America Selections118 NHFCA National Academic Squad Selections72 All-ACC Selections190 ACC Academic Honor Roll Selections13 Players on the U.S. National Team8 ACC Tournament MVP Selections8 ACC Player of the Year Selections (2 Def; 1 Off)4 World Cup team members6 ACC Rookie of the Year Selections6 Pan American team members1 Player on the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team3 Players on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team3 Honda Award Winners

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Looking forward to his fourth season at Maryland, Tjerk van Herwaarden came to College Park in the height of the Terps success, joining the staff in 2005 as an assistant coach, helping the team capture back-to-back national titles. He was then named the team's Technical Director/Coach in 2007.

"Tjerk has had an incredible impact on the Terps, as we captured back-to-back NCAA titles in 2005 and 2006," said head coach Missy Meharg. "His patience and ability to read tactical adjustments are major strengths. His game knowledge is not only evident in training sessions but also in video work and fundamental teaching sessions."

A native of the Netherlands, van Herwaarden has extensive coaching experience and knowledge of field hockey having served as an assistant coach, head coach and technical director at every level over the last decade.

Most recently, his experience and knowledge has been called upon by the U.S. National Field Hockey program, serving as an assistant coach with the U.S. men’s national team since 2006, traveling to the 2007 Pan American games and the Olympic Qualifying tournament in Auckland, New Zealand in 2008. He has also coached the women's U16 team in 2006, traveling to his home country, and the U19 team in Argentina in 2007.

Along with working with the U.S. men’s team, van Herwaarden was also selected head coach of the USFHA’s High Performance Thundersticks squad in 2007. He led the team to the 2006 USFHA national championship.

Prior to joining the Terps, van Herwaarden served as head coach of the Gooische women's team 2nd Division in the Netherlands, considered to have the best field hockey competition in the world, since 2003. His main focus was on development of technical and tactical skills.

From 1999-2003, van Herwaarden was an assistant coach of the Kampong 1st Ladies club team, leading them to the semifinals of the National Championship in back-to-back years. While with the team, he mentored some of the country's top field hockey players who went on to win a silver medal at the Athens Olympics and are currently members of the Dutch National team.

Van Herwaarden has devoted much of his time teaching the sport of field hockey. He was coach for the KNHB, the Royal Dutch field hockey association, youth development program for five years and was a coach conductor for the same organization, planning course programs and the educational structure for coursework related to the sport.

Van Herwaarden is the owner and co-founder of Worldcamp USA, which runs Dutch field hockey camps in the United States, and also serves as technical director. He has been a clinician for eight years at the National Field Hockey Festival and is a KNHB Level A and B licensed coach. He has been a guest speaker at the NFHCA’s national coaches convention several times and eared a Level III certification, the highest coaching accreditation by the USFHA, in the fall of 2008.

Van Herwaarden was also an account manager for SNS Bank in the Netherlands dating back to 1999 until leaving his post to come to Maryland. He earned a business economics degree at HES, the college for economics in Amsterdam, in 1997.

Associate head coach Marybeth Freeman has been on the Terrapin sidelines for some of the most successful years in Maryland field hockey as she enters her sixth season. After the Terps captured titles in 2005 and 2006, she was elevated to her current position after spending four seasons as an assistant coach on Missy Meharg’s staff. Among her many responsibilities, Freeman is responsible for developing Maryland’s goalkeeping unit, which produced three-time All-American Kathryn Masson. Masson led the nation in goals against average twice, while ranking in the top five in her final three years from 2005-08. Masson was the first-ever Terp to be honored as a first-team All-American in the history of the program and left ranking in the top five in three career statistical category at Maryland, including finishing with the second-best GAA in school history (0.94). "Marybeth is unquestionably a top collegiate and national coach," said head coach Missy Meharg. "She is determined, hard working, knowledgeable and exceedingly organized. She has found the coaching balance for each woman to perform to their potential." The deep defense also falls under the tutelage of the 2003 Old Dominion graduate. En route to Maryland’s 2006 national championship, the Terps posted a school record-tying 12 shutouts. The backfield has been ranked in the top five in GAA four times in her five years, including ranking third in the nation in 2007. Aside from developing the Terrapin goalkeepers, Freeman also oversees the Terps' academic affairs, NCAA compliance, travel arrangements and recruiting efforts. A two-time All-CAA pick and a four-year starter for the Lady Monarchs, Freeman was an integral part of a team that posted an 81-17 (.827) record in her collegiate career, capturing the Colonial Athletic Association crown every year and posted an impressive 1.17 career goals against average. In 2000 as a sophomore, Freeman was selected to the NCAA All-Tournament team, helping ODU win its ninth national crown, and, as a senior, the netminder led her squad back to the NCAA semifinals. Freeman is one of the few field hockey coaches in the nation to produce instructional videos. "Becoming a Champion Goalkeeper," produced in 2003 by Championship Productions, targets goalkeepers and aspiring goalkeeping coaches. Freeman has been involved with the United States Field Hockey Association Futures program for both Maryland and New Jersey. She serves as site director and head goalkeeping coach at the University of Maryland, while also being head goalkeeping coach for New Jersey. She plays a role in coaching the goalkeepers and the defense for the Maryland Thundersticks of the USFHA Elite Performance Training Center. A native of Holland, Pa., Freeman attended Council Rock High School where she had a school-record 19 shutouts as a senior, while also captaining her team to three Suburban League Championship titles. Freeman graduated from ODU with a bachelor's degree in health and physical education, She was a four-time NFHCA National Academic Squad honoree and a CAA Scholar-Athlete. She recently earned her master’s in education from the University of Maryland in May 2008, graduating with a 3.82 GPA.

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The most decorated player in the history of the program, two-time Honda Award winner Paula Infante returns for her second season as an undergraduate assistant coach. A four-time All-American, Infante helped the Terps to its most successful four-year span, which included back-to-back NCAA Championship titles in 2005 and 2006, and an ACC crown.

“Maryland is fortunate Paula aspires to graduate with two degrees and coach this year with this young Terrapin team," said head coach Missy Meharg. "Her team play, coupled with world-class athleticism, will lift the daily training session to that of championship level.”

Only the second Terrapin to win the Honda Award, presented to the nation's top field hockey player, Infante’s mark on the program can be seen all over the record books.

Infante logged many firsts while wearing the Maryland uniform. The only player in the program to receive the Honda Award twice, she was also the first to be named first team All-American four-straight years and the second athlete in a team sport in Maryland Athletics history to garner first team honors four times, as well. She is also the only four-time All-NCAA Tournament honoree.

Infante is also the only Terp in Maryland field hockey history to win a conference player of the year award multiple times, garnering ACC Defensive Player of the Year nods twice in the first three years of the honor.

The four-time All-ACC performer led Maryland to four-consecutive NCAA Tournament semifinals appearances, a first in the history of the program. The Terps also advanced to the ACC finals in her final two seasons, winning the crown in 2005.

Ranked among the all-time Terrapin greats, Infante finished her career in College Park with 58 career goals and 139 career points, tied for fifth and ranked seventh, respectively, all-time. Her 19 goals as a freshman in 2003 is among the single-season most prolific scoring years all-time at Maryland.

Infante even left an imprint in the NCAA record books. Her five goals and 10 points in the first round of the NCAA Tournament versus Delaware were a tournament record. The five tallies also tied the school record for goals in game.

As a defender, Infante’s presence in the backfield made it one of the best in the country. The defense was ranked among the top in team goals against average while she was at Maryland,

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dr. joelfisHTeam Consultant1st Season at MarylandClark University

In his first season with the Terrapin field hockey team, Dr. Joel Fish is a nationally recognized expert in sport psychology who has worked in the field for the past twenty years. He has worked extensively with athletes of all ages and skills levels, from youth sport through the Olympic and professional ranks.

"I am thrilled to be working as a sport psychologist with the University of Maryland field hockey team," said Fish. "My goal is to help the players gain the mental edge in order to be successful on and off the playing field."

Fish has been a sport psychology consultant for the Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia 76ers, the Philadelphia Phillies Organization, the Philadelphia Charge and the USA Women’s National Soccer Team. He has spoken nationwide on sport psychology at over 200 universities and is a popular presenter at a variety of athletic functions.

Fish has been frequently quoted in the Philadelphia and national media, having been featured numerous times on ABC, CNN, ESPN, Fox, HBO, and NBC. In addition, he has been featured on television programs such as NBC’s Today Show, HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, ESPN's SportsCenter and Outside The Lines. He is currently the Director of The Center For Sport Psychology in Philadelphia. The Center for Sport Psychology, through a variety of unique programs and services, helps individual athletes, coaches and teams to reach their full potential by focusing upon and mastering the mental aspects of sports, fitness, exercise, rehabilitation, and competition.

Fish recently published a book titled "101 Ways to Be a Terrific Sports Parent." Dr. Fish received his B.A. from Clark University, an M.A. from Temple University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

including leading the nation at 0.70 during her senior campaign and ranked second in 2006 (1.01). The Terps recorded 12 shutouts in 2006, tying a school record.

On offense, she was among the top two goal scorers in each of her seasons on the field, leading the team as a freshman and sophomore.

After Maryland’s 2005 national championship run, Infante was awarded the ACC’s prestigious Mary Garber Award, given to the conference’s top female athlete of the year across all sports. She was the Terps’ first female honoree since 2001 and the first Terrapin field hockey player.

Completing her degree in physical education and kinesiology, Infante also excelled in the classroom, earning a spot on the NFHCA’s National Academic Squad twice and was once an All-ACC Academic honoree. She was also one of 45 athletes in the ACC to receive the Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship.

A native of Santiago, Chile, Infante is the mother of seven-year old Agustín. She is a member of the Chilean National Team, where she served as captain and played in three Pan American games and the 2001 World Cup. She recently participated in the 2008 Olympic Qualifier in Baku.

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