Northwestern University Athletics
Fuchs Introduces NU's Five-Member Class of 2013
3/4/2009 12:00:00β―AM | Field Hockey
March 4, 2009
EVANSTON, Ill. --Nearly two months into her tenure as Northwestern head coach, Tracey Fuchs has announced her first Wildcat recruiting class, which is set to join NU in the fall. The five-member group is composed of players from two east-coast field hockey hotbeds in Maryland and New Jersey and also reaches across oceans to both England and Australia.
“We are really proud of this incoming class of freshman and what they will contribute to our program,” Fuchs said. “Our coaching staff did a phenomenal job of identifying elite-level players who are great fits for the athletic and academic culture we strive for at Northwestern, and they did so in a limited frame of time. We can't wait to welcome each of these players onto the team in August.”
This year's class consists of Chelsea Armstrong (Perth, Australia/University of Western Australia), Shannon Disbrow (Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill High School), Colleen Petronchak (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern), Beth Warner (West Sussex, England/Seaford College) and Amanda Wirth (Pittsgrove, New Jersey/Schalick).
Complete player bios for each student-athlete are below:
Chelsea Armstrong
M/B
Perth, Australia/University of Western Australia
2008-09: Attended the University of Western of Australia
High School: Captained Penrhos field hockey team to first place in the Independent Girls Sports Association (IGSA) … Four-year member of Curtin Trinity Pirates top-division club team, which placed second in the league's Grand Final in 2007 … Member of Western Australia's national team at U-15, U-18 and U-21 levels, winning a gold medal with the U-21 team in 2008.
Personal: Daughter of Paul and Kerri Armstrong … Plans to major in economics or business institutions.
Shannon Disbrow
M
Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill High School
High School: Three-year varsity letterwinner with 20 goals and 24 assists at varsity level … Earned all-county honors her senior season and all-county honorable mention in 2006 and 2007 … Team reached state quarterfinals in sophomore and junior seasons … Four-year member of USFHA Futures Program and four-year participant in USFHA Festival Tournament … Played on Jackals Field Hockey club team … Also ran varsity indoor track and played varsity softball … Member of the National Honors Society.
Personal: Daughter of Jeff and the late Vicky Disbrow … Brother, Matt, played baseball at Mary Washington; brother, Brian, attends Syracuse.
Colleen Petronchak
D
Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional
High School: Captained Eastern to 10th consecutive undefeated state championship season in Group IV, a state and national record … Named second-team All-Group IV and third-team All-South Jersey by Newark Star-Ledger … Member of Futures Program since 2003 and played on 2007 Junior Olympic team in Knoxville, Tenn. … Selected to Futures Elite Level in 2008 … Also played varsity lacrosse and softball … Honor Roll student … Competed in state competition with DECA marketing group.
Personal: Daughter of Ross and Nancy Petronchak … One brother, Brian.
Beth Warner
D
West Sussex, England/Seaford
High School: Member of 2005 South England regional championship team … Sussex Plate winners in 2008 … Member of England's U-16 national team and member of Woking Hockey Club.
Personal: Daughter of Robert Warner … One brother, Alex … Plans to enroll in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Amanda Wirth
GK
Pittsgrove, N.J./Schalick
High School: Started and played in every varsity game all four years … Three-year captain and team defensive player of the year … Set school records for shutouts in a season (10) and in a career (25) … Participated in 2007 Regional Rumble … Received All-South Jersey second-team honors from Newark Star-Ledger … Named an all-star by the Daily Journal and a first-team all-star by Today's Sunbeam … Played Level I Futures and competed at National Futures Championship … Also ran varsity indoor and outdoor track, finishing 13th in the state in the 2008 Indoor 3,200-meter race … Member of her school's Relay For Life committee … National Honor Society student.
Personal: Daughter of Brian and Kathryn Wirth … One brother, Christopher … Plans to major in biology.
