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Christy Morgan 1994

 

Christy Morgan was inducted into the JMU Sports Hall of Fame in April. Morgan led the JMU field hockey team to the 1994 NCAA national championship and to five NCAA tournament appearances during her nine seasons as coach (1991-99). Her teams reached back-to-back Final Fours (1994-95) and won the 1995 CAA title. Morgan's teams were unbeaten in CAA regular-season play in 1994 and 1995 and had a 20-game regular-season winning streak against CAA teams from 1994 to 1996. Morgan was named the NCAA South Region Coach of the Year and CAA Coach of the Year in 1993. Her players won All-America honors 14 times and National Academic Squad accolades 25 times.