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Fuchs to be Inducted into National High School Hall of Fame
3/5/2019 6:16:00 PM | Field Hockey
INDIANAPOLIS — Northwestern field hockey coach Tracey Fuchs has been tabbed as part of the 2019 class of the National High School Hall of Fame, the National Federation of State High School Associations announced March 5th. The honor is the highest an individual can receive for their contributions to high school sports.
Fuchs, who enters her 11th season as NU's coach next fall, will be joined in the 2019 induction class by fellow athletes Derrick Brooks, Dusty Baker, Damon Bailey and Seimone Augustus. These five athletes, along with three coaches, one contest official, two administrators and one other contributor will be inducted into the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) National High School Hall of Fame June 30 at the JW Marriott Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana. The 37th Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be a part of the 100th annual NFHS Summer Meeting.
Fuchs has been one of this country's top field hockey players during the past 40 years. She set season (82) and career (171) records for goals scored and is still second and third, respectively, in the NFHS' National High School Sports Record Book 35 years later. Fuchs helped Centereach High School win the 1983 state field hockey championship. Fuchs' success continued at the University of Connecticut, where she was a three-time All-American and helped UConn win the 1985 NCAA championship. After college, Fuchs was a member of the USA national field hockey team for 17 years, including 14 years as captain. She played in four World Championships, five Pan American Games, the 1988 and 1996 Olympics, as well as the 1994 World Cup. Fuchs has been field hockey coach at Northwestern University for the past 10 years and guided the school to the Big Ten Conference title in 2013 and league tournament title in 2014.
The National High School Hall of Fame was started in 1982 by the NFHS to honor high school athletes, coaches, contest officials, administrators, performing arts coaches/directors and others for their extraordinary achievements and accomplishments in high school sports and performing arts programs. This year's class increases the number of individuals in the Hall of Fame to 482.
The 12 individuals were chosen after a two-level selection process involving a screening committee composed of active high school state association administrators, coaches and officials, and a final selection committee composed of coaches, former athletes, state association officials, media representatives and educational leaders. Nominations were made through NFHS member associations.
Fuchs, who enters her 11th season as NU's coach next fall, will be joined in the 2019 induction class by fellow athletes Derrick Brooks, Dusty Baker, Damon Bailey and Seimone Augustus. These five athletes, along with three coaches, one contest official, two administrators and one other contributor will be inducted into the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) National High School Hall of Fame June 30 at the JW Marriott Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana. The 37th Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be a part of the 100th annual NFHS Summer Meeting.
Fuchs has been one of this country's top field hockey players during the past 40 years. She set season (82) and career (171) records for goals scored and is still second and third, respectively, in the NFHS' National High School Sports Record Book 35 years later. Fuchs helped Centereach High School win the 1983 state field hockey championship. Fuchs' success continued at the University of Connecticut, where she was a three-time All-American and helped UConn win the 1985 NCAA championship. After college, Fuchs was a member of the USA national field hockey team for 17 years, including 14 years as captain. She played in four World Championships, five Pan American Games, the 1988 and 1996 Olympics, as well as the 1994 World Cup. Fuchs has been field hockey coach at Northwestern University for the past 10 years and guided the school to the Big Ten Conference title in 2013 and league tournament title in 2014.
The National High School Hall of Fame was started in 1982 by the NFHS to honor high school athletes, coaches, contest officials, administrators, performing arts coaches/directors and others for their extraordinary achievements and accomplishments in high school sports and performing arts programs. This year's class increases the number of individuals in the Hall of Fame to 482.
The 12 individuals were chosen after a two-level selection process involving a screening committee composed of active high school state association administrators, coaches and officials, and a final selection committee composed of coaches, former athletes, state association officials, media representatives and educational leaders. Nominations were made through NFHS member associations.
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