Field Hockey
Before 1800
2000B.C.- Drawings were found in a tomb at Beni-Hasen of Egypt. Showing the act of men or people in general playing with sticks and a ball. Many think this was the first time people invented the game of Field Hockey. The Greeks, Aztecs and Romans were also known to have played the game.
1800's
1886- The very first women’s field hockey club is started in Surrey, England.
1894- The Irish Women’s Hockey Union, was the first
national women’s field hockey association, and it was formed in Dublin.
1900's
1901- Constance M.K, at Harvard University, introduced Field Hockey to women of United States.
1920- The first American women's field hockey team, All-Philadelphia
team competed internationally. Their application to the 1920 Olympics in
Antwerp
was denied, but they played in an English tournament and lost both games.
1922- The U.S. Field Hockey Association, the National Governing
Body for field hockey in the United States, was established.
1927- The International Federation of Women's Field Hockey
Associations was formed to provide competition for teams from the U.S.,
England,
Scotland and Ireland.
1942- U.S. Field Hockey international activities were suspended
during World War II.
1962- In front of 56,000 spectators at the Wembley Stadium,
USA women solidified their place among the worlds elite with a 2-2 tie with
England.
1980- Field hockey became a medal sport for women in the
Olympics. The Zimbabwe women's field hockey team later went on undefeated
to win the Olympic gold medal.
2000's
2005- UMass-Lowell won their first Division II Field Hockey title in a 2-1 victory over last year's winner, Bloomsburg University.
2005- Jackie Ciconte led the Maryland Terps to the 2005 NCAA
Division I Field Hockey Championship title, overall defeating Duke, 1-0.