American lacrosse player and coach
Kelly Amonte Hiller Title Head coach Team Northwestern Conference Big Ten Record 349–91 (.793) 1992–1996 Maryland
Position(s) Attack 1997–1998 Brown (assistant)1999 UMass (assistant)2000 Boston (assistant)2002–Present Northwestern
Overall 349–91 (.793)
2x NCAA Champion (player) – (1995, 1996)
8x NCAA Champion (coach) (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2023)
8x American Lacrosse Conference Champion (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013)
3x Big Ten Champion (2021, 2023, 2024)
2× NCAA National Player of the Year (1995, 1996)
Kelly Amonte Hiller is an American lacrosse coach and former player who is the women's lacrosse head-coach at Northwestern University .[ 1] [ 2] She has coached Northwestern to eight NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championships .[ 3] Amonte Hiller played for the University of Maryland Terrapins , and won two national championships as a player. She was named the ACC Female Athlete of the Year in 1996.[ 4] In 2012, Amonte Hiller was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame .[ 5]
Amonte Hiller is the sister of former National Hockey League player Tony Amonte .[ 1] She attended high school at Thayer Academy .[ 6]
Head coaching record
References
^ a b Reynolds, Lauren. "Amonte Hiller's guide to building a national champion" . ESPN.com . Retrieved May 30, 2011 .
^ Wertheim, L. Jon (May 12, 2008). "Go West, Young Lady" . CNNSI.com . Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2011 .
^ Schonbrun, Zach (May 29, 2011). "Northwestern Wins 6th Title in 7 Years" . The New York Times . Retrieved May 30, 2011 .
^ "Former Maryland Star Kelly Amonte-Hiller Named Northwestern Women's Lacrosse Coach" . TheACC.com . Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2011 .
^ "Hall of Fame Inductees" . USA Lacrosse . Retrieved August 7, 2021 .
^ Mchugh, Eric. "Thayer lacrosse star joins another at Northwestern" . The Patriot Ledger . Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2011 .
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Athlete of the Year Male Athlete of the Year Female Athlete of the Year