Behind the Rise: Investigating The Cards’ Rapid Transformation Into a NESCAC Powerhouse
At the end of Christine Kemp’s interview for Wesleyan’s head field hockey coaching job, Director of Athletics Michael Whalen ’83 asked whether she thought the program could win. “Think we could get an AstroTurf?” she replied. Kemp was being hired to run a program that had two NESCAC playoff wins in its history. The team had not beaten an opponent on AstroTurf since 2014, a streak that would eventually reach 24 games. Field hockey is meant to be played on the surface, and Kemp knew the recruits she wanted were ...
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Behind the Rise: Investigating The Cards’ Rapid Transformation Into a NESCAC Powerhouse
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