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DIRECTOR
Kathy De Angelis
Kathy De Angelis, a former player and current coach for the
United States National Field Hockey program, is in her 10th year
as head field hockey coach at Hofstra University. In her nine
seasons at Hofstra, De Angelis has guided the Pride to a 91-88
record and has seen her team post six straight winning
seasons (2001 through 2006) for the first time at the Division I
level and just the second time since 1947 to 1952. Hofstra's
record over the last six seasons is 73-47. Active in the
administration end of the sport, De Angelis has been a member
of the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Mid-East
Region ranking committee.
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Euclid Mahon
Euclid Mahon, a former long-time member of the United States Men's National Team as well
as a coach on the club level, begins his third season as an assistant coach on the Hofstra
Field Hockey staff.
Mahon, a retired vice president at JP Morgan Chase Bank, was a member of the U.S.
National Team from 1972 to 1986 and earned 31 CAPS in international competition. He
competed in the Pan Am Games in Mexico City, Mexico (1975), and San Juan, Puerto Rico
(1986). Mahon has also competed in U.S. Olympic Festivals from 1978 to 1982. Mahon
began his international career as a member of the Barbados National Team from 1965 to
1966. He also competed in the North East Field Hockey Association from 1980 through 1984,
serving as a player-coach on championship teams in 1980, 1981 and 1982.
April Cornell
Assistant Director
April Cornell, a 2005 graduate of the University of Connecticut, is in her second season as a
coach with the Hofstra University Field Hockey program. Cornell joined the Pride in 2006 after
spending the previous season as an assistant at the University of New Hampshire.
While at New Hampshire, Cornell coached two NFHCA All-Region selections and three
All-America East selections as the Wildcats posted a 7-12 record and a fourth place finish in the
America East standings.
A four-year letterwinner at Connecticut, Cornell served as a co-captain during her senior season
in 2004. As a back, she led the defensive unit to a No. 3 national ranking in 2003 and a No. 1
ranking in 2004. Connecticut made four NCAA and Big East Tournament appearances, won
three Big East regular season titles and two conference tournaments during her time in Storrs.
Cornell earned NFHCA second team All-Mid-East Region and second team All-Big East
accolades in 2004.
United Field Hockey Camps
Cornell, who served as a head coach for the Elite United States Futures National Program, also played for the New England
Region team at the USA Field Hockey Elite Performance Training Center in 2005 and 2006. In 2007 she was a member of the
New York/New Jersey/Pennsylvania team that won the 2007 US Field Hockey National Championship.
Cornell, who graduated from Connecticut with a degree in psychology, resides in Farmingdale, New York.
Mahon's coaching experience includes serving as coach of the New York Islanders men and women's teams from 1987
through 2001. He also coached the New York City women's open team at the Empire State Games from 1987 to 2002,
and led the team to the gold medal in 1993 as well as four bronze medals during his tenure.
A certified official, Mahon has umpired North East Field Hockey Association games, Georgia Field Hockey Tournament
contests and at the Banks Hockey Festival in Barbados.
Ellie Karvoski
Hendrix College
Ellie Karvoski is in her first year at Hendrix College. Karvoski is the inaugural head
coach of the Warrors’ field hockey program.
The Norwalk, Conn. native was named All-American and Academic All-American at
Northwestern University in 1996. She was a three time All-Big Ten performer (1994,
1995, 1996), and was inducted into the Connecticut Field Hockey Hall of Fame in
2003. She was a member of the United States National Field Hockey squad in 1997
and 1998 and also competed as a member of the United States National Under 23
Field Hockey team in 1998. She currently is a member of the United States National
Rugby Team and has competed on the national level for the past five years. She
was also a member of the 2002 and 2006 Women’s Rugby World Cup teams.
Karvoski served as an interim assistant field hockey coach in 1998 at Northwestern
and then went to Hofstra University, where she served as Assistant Field Hockey
Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for three years. Additionally she has served as
the Head Coach of the United States Field Hockey New York and New Jersey
Futures Program. Most recently she worked as a Manager and Field Business
Information/Sales Analyst for Reliant Pharmaceuticals.
Karvoski earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from Northwestern and
also a Certificate in Business Computer Information Systems from Hofstra. Karvoski
resides in Little Rock.
