Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern Announces Staff Addition
6/13/2006 12:00:00β―AM | Field Hockey
June 13, 2006
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Marti Kane, former assistant coach at the University of Rhode Island, was named assistant field hockey coach, head coach Kelly McCollum announced today.
"We are excited Marti has chosen Northwestern field hockey as the next step in her coaching career," McCollum said. "She brings a wealth of experience in managing all areas of a Division I program. Her determination to grow as a coach and her excitement for our program and our competitive goals make her the best person for the job."
Kane comes to Northwestern after serving as the Rams' assistant for the past two seasons. Her expertise in the goal cage as well as her extensive experience working with field players helped the Rams improve their overall record from 4-14 in 2004 to 7-10 during the 2005 season.
For three seasons, Kane was the assistant coach at Colby College (1996-98) in Waterville, Maine, where she also served as an assistant for lacrosse. Prior to her tenure at Rhode Island, Kane was an assistant coach at Sanford High School and head coach at Biddeford High School in Maine.
She has been the U.S. Field Hockey Futures Olympic Development program Region 3 site director. In July 2005 Kane coached a team at the National Futures Championship in Virginia Beach, Va. that finished fourth in the nation.
As a student-athlete she was a varsity letter winner at goalkeeper for the University of Maine under coach Terry Kix. The Black Bears won the 1994 ECAC Championship and Kane earned the Maine Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award and was twice named to the conference academic honor roll.
