Mary Ann Leight Harris

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Mary Ann Leight Harris
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Born1939

Mary Ann Leight Harris, formerly Mary Ann Leight (born 1939), is a former American field hockey player and coach.

She graduated from North Penn High School and attended Temple University. She was a multi-sport athlete who received nine varsity letters at Temple. She was a member of the United States national field hockey team from 1958 to 1973 and the team captain from 1971 to 1973.[1]

She later worked as a teacher and coach at Springfield High School, Sidwell Friends School, and Souderton High School. She compiled over 300 wins as a field hockey coach, and her teams won nine conference championships.[2]

In 1988, she became one of the charter inductees into the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame.[3] She was also inducted into the Temple University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Mary Ann Leight Harris". Temple University. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Thomas D. McGlinchey (October 22, 2009). "Field Hockey: Harris earns 300th win". Souderton Independent.
  3. ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". USA Field Hockey. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
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