Field Hockey
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach
- Email:
- hitchens@drexel.edu
- Phone:
- 215-895-6448
215-895-6448
hitchens@drexel.edu
Nicky Hitchens is now in her seventh season as an assistant under Head Coach Denise Zelenak. She was promoted to associate head coach in May of 2007. She assists in all aspects of the program, including recruiting, the monitoring of academic progress and alumni relations. Earlier this year, Hitchens was awarded Level II coaching accreditation from USA Field Hockey.
A 1989 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Hitchens was a four-year starter for the Quaker field hockey team. During her career at Penn, she was a three-time First Team All-Ivy League selection and was named the 1985 Ivy League Rookie of the Year. She was also the Gail Lipstein Award winner as Penn's top freshman.
As a senior, she was named the 1988 Ivy League Player of the Year. A two-time All-American and three-time Penn MVP, she led her team to three Ivy League Championships and was a member of the 1998 NCAA semifinalist team that was ranked fourth in the nation. Hitchens is still ranked second all-time at Penn in goals and third in career points. She graduated from the school with a degree in anthropology.
In 1999, Hitchens was selected to the Ivy League Championships Silver Anniversary Honor Roll. The Honor Roll honored the top female athletes in the first 25 years of Ivy League Championship play.
Hitchens was inducted into the University of Pennsylvania Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000, the first year she became eligible. A two-sport athlete at Penn, Hitchens was also an outstanding lacrosse player. She received All-Ivy League honors and was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 1986.
Hitchens is still active as a player in field hockey. She is currently a member of the club teams E.Nigma and Team Za. In 2004 she was a member of the U.S. National Indoor Team. In 1998, 2001 and 2008 she played on the team that won the National Indoor Championships. In 2006, she began coaching Mystx, a local club team.
