Iowa Hawkeyes field hockey

{{Short description|Field hockey team representing the University of Iowa}}

{{Infobox college field hockey team

|name = Iowa Hawkeyes field hockey

|image = Iowa_Hawkeyes_wordmark.svg

| image_size = 200

|founded = 1977

|university = University of Iowa

|conference = Big Ten Conference

|division =

|location = Iowa City, Iowa

|coach = Lisa Cellucci

|tenure = 1st season

|stadium = Dr. Christine H.B. Grant Field

|capacity = 1,000

|nickname = Hawkeyes

|pre_NCAA =

|NCAAchampion = 1986

|NCAArunnerup = 1984, 1988, 1992

|NCAAsemi = 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2008, 2020

|NCAAtourney = 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

|conference_tournament = 1981, 1994, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2019

|conference_season = 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2019, 2021

|assistant_coaches=Michael Boal, Jess Barnett,|studentsection=Hawks Nest|color1=Gold|fight_song=Fight For Iowa|mascot=Herkey The Hawk|athletic_director=Beth Goetz|captains=ALEX WESNESKI, Esme Gibson|captain=Esme Gibson|team_name=Iowa Hawkeyes}}

The Iowa Hawkeyes field hockey team is the intercollegiate field hockey program representing the University of Iowa. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Iowa field hockey team plays its home games at Dr. Christine H.B. Grant Field on the university campus in Iowa City, Iowa. The Hawkeyes have won 16 conference championships (13 in the Big Ten), six Big Ten tournament titles, and the 1986 NCAA Championship, making it the first Midwestern university to win a national title. As of 2014, the team is coached by Lisa Cellucci.

History

Field hockey has been a varsity sport at the University of Iowa since 1973, before that field hockey was a club sport. Iowa was a leader in early implementation of the Title IX legislation, which was passed in 1972. Christine Grant, PhD, was coach in 1973 and 1974 before she retired from coaching to become Iowa women's athletics director and a national voice for women in sport. She was also president of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) - which was the governing organization for women's intercollegiate athletics before the NCAA took over. From 1981 to 1989 and again since 1992, the Hawkeyes have been members of the Big Ten Conference, while they participated in the Midwestern Collegiate Field Hockey Conference (MCFHC) during the 1990 and 1991 seasons. Iowa is one of the most accomplished field hockey programs in the Big Ten, with 16 claimed conference championships (13 in the Big Ten), six conference tournament titles, and 11 NCAA Final Four appearances to its credit.{{cite web|title=2014 Iowa Field Hockey Guide|url=http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/media-guide-2014-15.html|work=HawkeyeSports.com|publisher=University of Iowa|access-date=23 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109205132/http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/media-guide-2014-15.html|archive-date=9 November 2014}} In 1986, the Hawkeyes became the first field hockey team from the Midwest to win the national championship, when they beat New Hampshire 2–1 in double overtime in the NCAA title game.{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Paul|title=Tasch Backstops U-M to First Women's NCAA Team Title|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/w-fieldh/recaps/111801aaa.html|work=MGoBlue.com|publisher=University of Michigan|access-date=23 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704135232/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/w-fieldh/recaps/111801aaa.html|archive-date=4 July 2013}}{{cite web |last=Szafranski|first=Nick|title= 1986 field hockey nat’l champs honored during Iowa victory|url=http://www.dailyiowan.com/2011/09/06/Sports/24694.html|work=The Daily Iowan|date=September 6, 2011|access-date=23 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109212209/http://www.dailyiowan.com/2011/09/06/Sports/24694.html|archive-date=9 November 2014}} Additionally, Iowa has cumulatively amassed a total of 85 national All-Americans, 152 regional All-Americans, and 162 All-Conference selections. In program history, the Hawkeyes have had a total of only five head coaches: Margie Greenberg (1977), Judith Davidson (1978–87), Beth Beglin (1988–99), Tracey Griesbaum (2000–13), and Lisa Cellucci (2014–present). In addition to Cellucci, who is herself a former Iowa player, Hawkeye alumni have attained the position of head coach at numerous other NCAA programs, including Ball State (Annette Payne), Dartmouth (Amy Fowler), Indiana (Amy Robertson), Kent State (Kerry [Horgan] Devries), Michigan (Marcia Pankratz), Princeton (Kristen Holmes-Winn), Rutgers (Liz Tchou), Stanford (Lesley Irvine), and Virginia (Michele Madison and Missi Sanders).

=Season-by-season results=

File:Iowa 2010 (27) (5090952458).jpg]]

File:Iowa (144) (6183666851).jpgIn 1973, five Hawkeyes were selected to play on the all-Iowa college team: Sue Lewis, Caroline Emrich, Sue Bouch, Liz Ullman, and Robyn Linn. The 1974 season, coached by Christine Grant, had a 1–6–4 record. Two Hawkeyes were selected to play on the State Field Hockey team: Liz Ullman and Sue Bouck. The 1975 team, coached by Margie Greenberg, had a 3–6–2 record. The 1976 team's record was 9–5–2. Three Hawkeyes advanced to the State Team that year: Carla Seltzer, Barb Resnick and Karen Zamora. Karen Zamora was then selected as a qualifier for the National Field Hockey Tournament.

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! Year

! Head Coach

! Overall

! Pct.

! Conf.

! Pct.

! Conf.
Place

! Conf.
Tourn.

! Postseason

1977

| Margie Greenberg

| 17–5–3

| {{winpct|17|5|3}}

| –

| –

| –

| –

| AIAW regional tourn.

1978

| rowspan="10" | Judith Davidson

| 12–9–4

| {{winpct|12|9|4}}

| –

| –

| –

| –

| AIAW regional tourn.

1979

| 17–8–1

| {{winpct|17|8|1}}

| –

| –

| –

| –

| AIAW national tourn.

1980

| 19–7–1

| {{winpct|19|7|1}}

| –

| –

| –

| –

| AIAW national tourn.

1981

| 25–5–1

| {{winpct|25|5|1}}

| 3–0

| {{winpct|3|0}}

| –

| 1st

| AIAW national tourn.

1982

| 21–2

| {{winpct|21|2}}

| 6–0

| {{winpct|6|0}}

| 1st

| –

| NCAA 2nd Round

1983

| 19–3–2

| {{winpct|19|3|2}}

| 9–1

| {{winpct|9|1}}

| T1st

| –

| NCAA 2nd Round

1984

| 17–5–3

| {{winpct|17|5|3}}

| 8–1–1

| {{winpct|8|1|1}}

| 2nd

| –

| NCAA Runner-Up

1985

| 19–4–1

| {{winpct|19|4|1}}

| 9–1

| {{winpct|9|1}}

| T1st

| –

| NCAA 2nd Round

1986

| 19–2–1

| {{winpct|19|2|1}}

| 9–1

| {{winpct|9|1}}

| 1st

| –

| NCAA Champions

1987

| 17–5–2

| {{winpct|17|5|2}}

| 8–0–2

| {{winpct|8|0|2}}

| 1st

| –

| NCAA Final Four

1988

| rowspan="12" | Beth Beglin

| 19–6

| {{winpct|19|6}}

| 6–2

| {{winpct|6|2}}

| 2nd

| –

| NCAA Runner-Up

1989

| 19–2–2

| {{winpct|19|2|2}}

| 9–0–1

| {{winpct|9|0|1}}

| 1st

| –

| NCAA Final Four

1990

| 20–4

| {{winpct|20|4}}

| 9–1

| {{winpct|9|1}}

| 1st

| –

| NCAA Final Four

1991

| 17–2–1

| {{winpct|17|2|1}}

| 10–0

| {{winpct|10|0}}

| 1st

| –

| NCAA 2nd Round

1992

| 20–1

| {{winpct|20|1}}

| 10–0

| {{winpct|10|0}}

| 1st

| –

| NCAA Runner-Up

1993

| 18–4

| {{winpct|18|4}}

| 8–2

| {{winpct|8|2}}

| 2nd

| –

| NCAA Final Four

1994

| 15–8

| {{winpct|15|8}}

| 6–4

| {{winpct|6|4}}

| 3rd

| 1st

| NCAA Final Four

1995

| 16–4

| {{winpct|16|4}}

| 10–0

| {{winpct|10|0}}

| 1st

| 2nd

| NCAA 1st Round

1996

| 18–3

| {{winpct|18|3}}

| 10–0

| {{winpct|10|0}}

| 1st

| 2nd

| NCAA 1st Round

1997

| 8–10

| {{winpct|8|10}}

| 4–6

| {{winpct|4|6}}

| 4th

| T5th

| –

1998

| 10–10

| {{winpct|10|10}}

| 4–6

| {{winpct|4|6}}

| T4th

| T3rd

| –

1999

| 19–3

| {{winpct|19|3}}

| 9–1

| {{winpct|9|1}}

| 1st

| 2nd

| NCAA Final Four

2000

| rowspan="14" | Tracey Griesbaum

| 12–8

| {{winpct|12|8}}

| 3–3

| {{winpct|3|3}}

| T3rd

| T3rd

| –

2001

| 13–5

| {{winpct|13|5}}

| 3–3

| {{winpct|3|3}}

| T4th

| 2nd

| –

2002

| 9–8

| {{winpct|9|8}}

| 2–4

| {{winpct|2|4}}

| T4th

| T5th

| –

2003

| 11–8

| {{winpct|11|8}}

| 2–4

| {{winpct|2|4}}

| 5th

| T5th

| –

2004

| 13–8

| {{winpct|13|8}}

| 5–1

| {{winpct|5|1}}

| T1st

| 2nd

| NCAA 1st Round

2005

| 10–8

| {{winpct|10|8}}

| 3–3

| {{winpct|3|3}}

| T3rd

| T5th

| –

2006

| 12–9

| {{winpct|12|9}}

| 2–4

| {{winpct|2|4}}

| 5th

| 1st

| NCAA 1st Round

2007

| 17–4

| {{winpct|17|4}}

| 4–2

| {{winpct|4|2}}

| 3rd

| 1st

| NCAA 1st Round

2008

| 18–5

| {{winpct|18|5}}

| 4–2

| {{winpct|4|2}}

| 2nd

| 1st

| NCAA Final Four

2009

| 9–10

| {{winpct|9|10}}

| 3–3

| {{winpct|3|3}}

| 4th

| T3rd

| –

2010

| 3–14

| {{winpct|3|14}}

| 0–6

| {{winpct|0|6}}

| 7th

| T5th

| –

2011

| 11–5

| {{winpct|11|5}}

| 4–2

| {{winpct|4|2}}

| T2nd

| T3rd

| NCAA 1st Round

2012

| 14–7

| {{winpct|14|7}}

| 4–2

| {{winpct|4|2}}

| T2nd

| T3rd

| NCAA 1st Round

2013

| 13–8

| {{winpct|13|8}}

| 2–4

| {{winpct|2|4}}

| 5th

| 2nd

| –

2014

| rowspan="1" | Lisa Cellucci

| 11–7

| {{winpct|11|7}}

| 4–4

| {{winpct|4|4}}

| T5th

| T5th

| –

Season-by-season results through the end of the 2014 season{{cite web|title=Big Ten Field Hockey Record Book|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/w-fieldh/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/FHRecordsBook.pdf|work=BigTen.org|publisher=Big Ten Conference|access-date=23 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024054906/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/w-fieldh/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/FHRecordsBook.pdf|archive-date=24 October 2014}}{{cite web|title=2014 Field Hockey Standings|url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/w-fieldh-standings.html|work=BigTen.org|publisher=Big Ten Conference|access-date=5 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006214847/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/w-fieldh-standings.html|archive-date=6 October 2014}}{{cite web|title=2014 Big Ten Conference Field Hockey Tournament|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/big-ten-2014.html|work=MGoBlue.com|publisher=University of Michigan|access-date=5 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205203135/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/big-ten-2014.html|archive-date=5 December 2014}}{{cite web|title=Three Big Ten teams make 2014 NCAA Field Hockey Tournament|url=http://btn.com/2014/11/09/three-big-ten-teams-make-2014-ncaa-field-hockey-tournament/|work=BTN.com|publisher=Big Ten Network|access-date=5 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205203547/http://btn.com/2014/11/09/three-big-ten-teams-make-2014-ncaa-field-hockey-tournament/|archive-date=5 December 2014}}

Awards and accolades

=National championships=

Iowa has been well represented at the NCAA Championships, appearing 22 times with 11 Final Four appearances. In 1986, the Hawkeyes beat conference rivals Northwestern en route to the Final Four. There, they shut out Penn State 2–0 and topped New Hampshire 2–1 for their first national championship, becoming the first women's team at the university to win an NCAA Championship.

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style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa Hawkeyes|border=0}}; text-align:center;"

| Year

CoachOpponentScoreRecord
style="text-align:center;"

| 1986

Judith DavidsonNew Hampshire Wildcats2–119–2–1

=Conference championships=

Iowa has won 16 conference titles, 13 in the Big Ten Conference and three in the Midwest Collegiate Field Hockey Conference (MCFHC).

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style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa Hawkeyes|border=0}}; text-align:center;"

| Year

CoachConference RecordOverall RecordConferenceNCAA Result
style="text-align:center;"

| 1981

rowspan="6" | Judith Davidson3–025–5-1Big Ten|
style="text-align:center;"

| 1982

6–021–2Big TenNCAA 2nd Round
style="text-align:center;"

| 1983

9–119–3–2Big TenNCAA 2nd Round
style="text-align:center;"

| 1985

9–119–4–1Big TenNCAA 2nd Round
style="text-align:center;"

| 1986

9–119–2–1Big TenNCAA Champions
style="text-align:center;"

| 1987

8–0–217–5–2Big TenNCAA Final Four
style="text-align:center;"

| 1989

rowspan="7" | Beth Beglin9–0–119–2–2MCFHCNCAA Final Four
style="text-align:center;"

| 1990

9–120–4MCFHCNCAA Final Four
style="text-align:center;"

| 1991

10–017–2–1MCFHCNCAA 2nd Round
style="text-align:center;"

| 1992

10–020–1Big TenNCAA Runner-Up
style="text-align:center;"

| 1995

10–016–4Big TenNCAA 1st Round
style="text-align:center;"

| 1996

10–018–3Big TenNCAA 1st Round
style="text-align:center;"

| 1999

9–119–3Big TenNCAA Final Four
style="text-align:center;"

| 2004

Tracey Griesbaum5–113–8Big TenNCAA 1st Round
style="text-align:center;"

| 2019

rowspan="2" | Lisa Cellucci7–117-4Big TenNCAA 2nd Round
style="text-align:center;"

| 2021

7–117-3Big TenNCAA 2nd Round
style="text-align:center;"

| colspan="6" style="background:#FCD116;"| 16 Conference Championships
13 Big Ten Championships, 3 MCFHC Championships

=All-Americans=

class="wikitable"

! colspan=3|Key

{{Color box|#FCD116|border=darkgray}}  First-team selection 

|

{{Color box|#dcdcdc|border=darkgray}}  Second-team selection 

|

{{Color box|#d7c297|border=darkgray}}  Third-team selection 

{{col-begin|width=auto}}

{{col-break}}

class="wikitable"

!width=|Season

!width=|Player

!width=|Remarks

align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1981

Sue Bury
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1981

Pat Dauley
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1981

Donna Lee
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1982

Sue BurySecond first-team selection
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1982

Donna LeeSecond first-team selection
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1983

Ellen Egan
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1984

Deb Brickey
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1984

Kim Hermann
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 1984

Mary Koboldt
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1984

Marcia Pankratz
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1985

Deb BrickeySecond first-team selection
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1985

Mary KoboldtSecond selection
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1985

Marcia PankratzSecond first-team selection
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1986

Karen Napolitano
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1986

RosAnna Salcido
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1987

Liz Tchou
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1988

Cherie Freddie
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1988

Diane Loosbrock
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1988

Erica Richards
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1989

Cherie FreddieSecond first-team selection
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1989

Kristy Gleason
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1989

Erica RichardsSecond first-team selection
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1989

Aileen Trendler
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1990

Kris Fillat
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 1990

Amy Fowler
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1990

Kristy GleasonSecond first-team selection
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1990

Andrea Wieland
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 1991

Heather Bryant
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1991

Amy FowlerSecond selection
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1991

Kristy GleasonThird first-team selection

{{col-break}}

class="wikitable"

!width=|Season

!width=|Player

!width=|Remarks

align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 1991

Lisa Sweeney
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1991

Jibs Thorson
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 1992

Tiffany Bybel
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1992

Kris FillatSecond first-team selection
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1992

Amy FowlerThird selection;
Second first-team selection
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1992

Kristy GleasonFourth first-team selection
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 1992

Jamie Rofrano
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1992

Andrea WielandSecond first-team selection
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 1993

Heather BryantSecond selection
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1993

Tiffany BybelSecond selection
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1994

Kristen Holmes
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 1994

Debbie Humpage
align="left" style="background: #d7c297;"

| 1995

Lisa Celluci
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1995

Diane DeMiro
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 1995

Jessica Enoch
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1995

Ann Pare
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 1996

Lisa CelluciSecond selection
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1996

Diane DeMiroSecond first-team selection
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1996

Kristen HolmesSecond first-team selection
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 1996

Melisa Miller
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 1997

Kerry Lessard
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1997

Melisa MillerSecond selection
align="left" style="background: #d7c297;"

| 1998

Lisa CelluciThird selection
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1998

Kerry LessardSecond selection
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 1999

Kelly Druley
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 1999

Quan Nim
align="left" style="background: #d7c297;"

| 1999

Sarah Thorn
align="left" style="background: #d7c297;"

| 2000

Natalie Dawson
align="left" style="background: #d7c297;"

| 2001

Tiffany Leister

{{col-break}}

class="wikitable"

!width=|Season

!width=|Player

!width=|Remarks

align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 2002

Tiffany LeisterSecond selection
align="left" style="background: #d7c297;"

| 2003

Pattie Gillem
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 2003

Barb Weinberg
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 2004

Sarah Dawson
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 2004

Barb WeinbergSecond selection
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 2005

Heather Schnepf
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 2006

Heather SchnepfSecond selection
align="left" style="background: #d7c297;"

| 2007

Meghan Beamesdefer
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 2007

Lauren Pfeiffer
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 2008

Caroline BlaumSecond selection
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 2008

Roz Ellis
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 2008

Lauren PfeifferSecond selection
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 2009

Meghan BeamesdeferSecond selection
align="left" style="background: #d7c297;"

| 2011

Jessica Barnett
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 2012

Jessica BarnettSecond selection
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 2012

Kathleen McGraw
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 2013

Natalie Cafone
align="left" style="background: #d7c297;"

| 2013

Dani Hemeon
align="left" style="background: #FCD116;"

| 2014

Natalie CafoneSecond selection
align="left" style="background: #dcdcdc;"

| 2014

Stephanie Norlander

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=Olympians=

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!width=|Olympics

!width=|Player

!width=|Country

1984

| Beth Beglin

| {{fhw|United States}}

rowspan="5"| 1988

| Beth Beglin

| rowspan="5"| {{fhw|United States}}

Mary Koboldt
Donna Lee
Marcia Pankratz
Patty Shea
rowspan="6"| 1996

| Kris Fillat

| rowspan="6"| {{fhw|United States}}

Kristen Holmes
Marcia Pankratz
Patty Shea
Liz Tchou
Andrea Wieland
2008

| Barb Weinberg

| {{fhw|United States}}

Awards and accolades through the end of the 2014 season{{cite web|title=Eleven Big Ten Players Earn NFHCA All-America Honors|date=December 1, 2014|url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/120114aab.html|work=BTN.com|publisher=Big Ten Network|access-date=5 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205212906/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-fieldh/spec-rel/120114aab.html|archive-date=5 December 2014}}

Stadium

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Iowa has played its home games at Dr. Christine H.B. Grant Field since its construction in 1989. Originally named Hawkeye Field Hockey Field, in 1991 the stadium was renamed in honor of Christine Grant, the founder of the Iowa field hockey program and former Women's Athletics director of the university. Grant Field was rededicated in 2006 after the completion of significant renovations that included a new playing surface, a permanent grandstand, new concession facilities, restrooms, and a press box.{{cite web|title=Dr. Christine H.B. Grant Field|url=http://www.hawkeyesports.com/facilities/iowa-grant-field.html|work=HawkeyeSports.com|publisher=University of Iowa|access-date=23 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007011551/http://www.hawkeyesports.com/facilities/iowa-grant-field.html|archive-date=7 October 2014}} Described by former Michigan field hockey player and current Big Ten Network analyst Kara Lentz as "the best facility in the Big Ten", Grant Field has witnessed a 40-game Iowa home winning streak in addition to undefeated Hawkeyes home campaigns on six separate occasions. The stadium's official capacity is 1,000, while its all-time single-game attendance record stands at 1,339, which was set during a game against Penn State on October 24, 1993.

Title IX Activism

In the wake of the firing of former University of Iowa Field Hockey Coach Tracey Griesbaum on August 4, 2014, current players Chandler Ackers and Natalie Cafone joined former players Jessy Silfer and Dani Hemeon in filing a Title IX complaint with the U.S. Department of Education.{{Cite web |date=2015-02-05 |title=Iowa field hockey players file Title IX complaint |url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/story/_/id/12283372/iowa-hawkeyes-field-hockey-players-file-title-ix-complaint-alleging-gender-discrimination-firing-former-coach-tracey-griesbaum |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} Coach Griesbaum was terminated after former players levied a series of allegations against her coaching methods and the culture within the field hockey program.Id. Despite an internal investigation by the university determining that she had not violated any university policy, Griesbaum was fired just days before the start of the 2014 season.

At the heart of the complaint filed with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the agency responsible for overseeing Title IX compliance within the Department of Education, are allegations that the University of Iowa's Athletic Department engages in discriminatory practices and decision-making, often resulting in the removal of highly qualified female coaches from female programs. The student-athletes further allege that the removal of top female coaches deny to female athletes educational benefits protected under Title IX.{{Cite web |date=2015-02-05 |title=Why The Iowa Field Hockey Title IX Complaint Is A Huge Deal |url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/story/_/id/12283119/why-iowa-field-hockey-title-ix-complaint-huge-deal |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}

As provided by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, "[n]o person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."Bartlett, Rhode & Grossman, Gender and Law: Theory, Doctrine, Commentary 257 (6th ed. 2013). As a state institution of higher education, the University of Iowa is subject to the provisions of Title IX.

While Title IX compliance issues are commonplace in collegiate athletics, and generally center on such things as equal opportunity to participate, and access to equal facilities, the complaint submitted by the University of Iowa Field Hockey players is unique in its interpretation of gender discrimination. The players contend that Coach Griesbaum was terminated for engaging in the same coaching methods and practices utilized by male coaches. The student-athletes go on to claim that by holding female coaches and student-athletes to different standards than their male counterparts – standards largely shaped by sex stereotypes – the school undermines the success of women's programs, and denies female student-athletes the opportunity to learn from top coaches, and compete at the highest level.

Many of the practices and standards challenged in the complaint are rooted in a paternalistic view of women's athletics. The Title IX complaint cites numerous examples of double standards that exist within the University of Iowa's Athletic Department. For instance, the student-athletes note that the university places a higher level of expectation on female coaches of women's programs to manage players' minor injuries and emotional sensitivities. The complaint alleges a pattern of negative consequences for women coaches for failure to adequately respond to complaints from parents and players.{{Cite web |date=2015-02-05 |title=Iowa field hockey players file Title IX complaint |url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/story/_/id/12283372/iowa-hawkeyes-field-hockey-players-file-title-ix-complaint-alleging-gender-discrimination-firing-former-coach-tracey-griesbaum |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}

Conversely, the university is more likely to give male coaches the benefit of the doubt when faced with accusations of wrongdoing. For example, thirteen football players were hospitalized with rhabodomyolysis, a stress-induced degenerative muscle syndrome, after an arduous off-season workout in 2011.{{Cite web |date=2011-01-26 |title=Iowa players hospitalized with muscle disorder |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=6061650 |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} Despite the very serious physical injuries facing these football players, the University of Iowa stood by the coach involved in the incident, and he was later named "Assistant Coach of the Year."{{Cite web |title=Ferentz awards Doyle assistant of the year |url=https://www.thegazette.com/2011/04/19/ferentz-awards-doyle-assistant-of-the-year/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=www.thegazette.com |language=en-US}}

Some feminist commentators suggest that the current model of sport is designed for men's interests, and that women's athletic pursuits are less competitive, and more recreational.Bartlett, Rhode & Grossman, Gender and Law: Theory, Doctrine, Commentary 264 (6th ed. 2013). Advocates of this position would acknowledge real differences between men and women, and construct an athletic system that creates substantive equality between the sexes.Id. at 145. Under this view of gender equity, one might be able to argue that different coaching methods are necessary to provide both male and female athletes with similarly positive collegiate athletic experiences.

However, this Title IX complaint filed with the OCR is based on a formal equality approach to gender equity.Id. at 1. The University of Iowa Field Hockey student-athletes' allegations are remarkable because it challenges assumptions that would hold female and male student-athletes and coaches to varying levels of competitiveness and standards of behavior. As Ackers and Cafone have made clear, one major draw for many athletes to the University of Iowa Field Hockey program was the opportunity to play under Coach Griesbaum, and be pushed every day to reach their personal and athletic potential.{{Cite web |last=O'Leary |first=Josh |title=Field hockey players: UI leaders 'shut us down' |url=https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/local/2015/02/10/field-hockey-players-complaint-tracey-griesbaum-firing/23181559/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Iowa City Press-Citizen |language=en-US}} The student-athletes agree, "we want to be made better every single day" and "we don't want to be coddled like little girls." The complaint's premise confronts stereotypes that greatly shape expectations for male and female student-athletes and coaches in college sports.

For their efforts on behalf of gender equality, Ackers, Cafone, Silfer, and Hemeon received the Jean Y. Jew Women's Rights Award.{{Cite web |last=Charis-Carlson |first=Jeff |title=Title IX complaint leads to honors for UI field hockey players |url=https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/education/university-of-iowa/2016/03/31/ui-field-hockey-players-earn-womens-rights-honoe/82481780/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Iowa City Press-Citizen |language=en-US}} The complaint has sparked a national conversation on double standards that exist for female coaches and student-athletes in collegiate athletics. Although not directly tied to the complaint filed by Ackers, Cafone, Silfer, and Hemeon, the OCR began an audit of the University of Iowa Athletic Department in response allegations of unfair treatment of female student-athletes on April 11, 2016.{{Cite web |last=Charis-Carlson |first=Jeff |title=Feds visit campus to investigate University of Iowa athletics |url=https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/education/university-of-iowa/2016/04/10/university-of-iowa-athletics-title-ix-investigation-female-athletics/82770898/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Iowa City Press-Citizen |language=en-US}}

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