Kathleen Tierney, Lebanon Valley College
Athletic Director, Field Hockey Coach – 1983-2006
Kathleen Tierney touched nearly every aspect of LVC athletics during her 25 years in Annville, first as a coach and later as an administrator. Tierney built LVC field hockey into a national powerhouse during her 18 seasons on the bench. As the team’s head coach from 1983 to 2000, she compiled an exceptional 212-113-15 record and is LVC’s all-time winningest coach in that sport. She coached the Dutchmen to 10 NCAA appearances, two NCAA national semifinals and five MAC championships while coaching 29 All-Americans, and was named the conference coach of the year five times. Nine of her field hockey players have been inducted into the LVC Athletics Hall of Fame.
In addition to coaching field hockey, Tierney also mentored the softball and women’s lacrosse programs at LVC during the 1980s. She served as an assistant athletic director during the 1990s under former athletic director Lou Sorrentino ’54. After retiring from coaching in 2000, Tierney served as LVC's director of athletics until 2006, overseeing the continual growth of the Lebanon Valley athletic program. During her tenure, LVC added new field hockey and gymnasium facilities and completed the Heilman Center. Tierney was inducted into the LVC Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008.
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