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Wittenberg University
Women's Lacrosse Coaching Staff
Office: (937) 327-6490 E-mail: nbeck@wittenberg.edu Record: 109-146 (1987-2003) During her tenure Nancy Beck established Wittenberg's women's lacrosse program as a national contender, leading the Tigers to a first-ever NCAA Division III Tournament appearance in 1989. Wittenberg went 12-4 in 1987 for the best record in school history and matched that win total in 1990. In 2001 she led the team to an 9-7 record, its best since 1996, and in 2003 she guided the Tigers to an 8-6 overall mark and a third-place finish in the NCAC. After the season she was named NCAC Coach of the Year for the first time in her career. Beck coached numerous All-North Coast Athletic Conference players, including back-to-back conference Player of the Year selections Kati Robbins (2001) and Cara Romanowski (2002). In addition, Lolly Hart was named third-team All-America in 1992. Beck came to Wittenberg after serving as the assistant women's lacrosse coach and head field hockey and swimming coach at the College of Notre Dame in Maryland. The Baltimore, Md. native earned her bachelor's degree in physical education and health from Lynchburg College in 1978, where she played both varsity lacrosse and field hockey. Beck earned her master's degree from Towson State University in 1984 with a concentration in physical education. She also served as an assistant to the Director of Intramurals, Recreation and Club Sports at Towson from 1982-84. Beck, who resides in Springfield, has served as the National Chairperson for the Brine/IWCLA All-America Committee, and she most recently served on the IWLCA Executive Committee as secretary.
Office: (937) 327-6496 E-mail: nriker@wittenberg.edu Norm Riker was selected as Wittenberg University women's soccer coach in March 2002 and took on the title of assistant women's lacrosse coach shortly thereafter. His first season on the sidelines was 2003. In his first season leading the Wittenberg women's soccer team, the Tigers finished 6-12 and 3-5 in the NCAC and in his first season with the women's lacrosse program, the team put together a strong 8-6 overall record, including a 5-2 mark in the NCAC, one of the best finishes in school history. Previously, Riker was the interim head coach of the women's soccer team at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. for the 2000 season, and he also serves as the men's lacrosse assistant coach. During the 2000 season, Riker lead Vassar to their second Northeast Regional ECAC Championship. He had been serving as an assistant in both programs since 1994, and he also worked as the building manager of Walker Fieldhouse on the Vassar campus. A native of Block Island, R.I., Riker was a four-year lacrosse letterwinner at Springfield College (Mass.). He was a captain of the lacrosse team as a senior and he was selected to participate in a pair of senior all-star games. He holds a bachelor of arts in history from Springfield, and he has since attained a master of professional studies in humanistic education from the State University of New York, New Paltz. Riker, a four-year high school letterwinner in soccer and lacrosse at Suffield (Conn.) Academy, attained several soccer coaching accreditations, including a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) diploma in 1997, an NSCAA Goalkeeping Institute, Level 1 diploma in 1998, an NSCAA advanced national diploma, with distinction, in 1998, and a United States Soccer Federation "B" License in 1999. He is the founder and director of a summer camp in his hometown of Block Island, R.I., and he remains an active player in a local soccer club and lacrosse club in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Riker lives in Springfield with his wife Gabrielle and their children Isabelle and Sofia. Women's Lacrosse Home Page |
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