April Cornell
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.
Cornell,
who serves 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 Mineola,
New York