Kelly Amonte Hiller Explained
| Kelly Amonte Hiller |
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| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Northwestern |
| Current Conference: | Big Ten |
| Player Years1: | 1992–1996 |
| Player Team1: | Maryland |
| Player Positions: | Attack |
| Coach Years1: | 1997–1998 |
| Coach Team1: | Brown (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1999 |
| Coach Team2: | UMass (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 2000 |
| Coach Team3: | Boston (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 2002–Present |
| Coach Team4: | Northwestern |
| Championships: | - 2x NCAA Champion (player) – (1995, 1996)
- 8x NCAA Champion (coach) (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2023)
- 8x American Lacrosse Conference Champion (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013)
- 3x Big Ten Champion (2021, 2023, 2024)
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| Awards: | 2× NCAA National Player of the Year (1995, 1996) |
Kelly Amonte Hiller is an American lacrosse coach and former player who is the women's lacrosse head-coach at Northwestern University.[1] [2] She has coached Northwestern to eight NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championships.[3] Amonte Hiller played for the University of Maryland Terrapins, and won two national championships as a player. She was named the ACC Female Athlete of the Year in 1996.[4] In 2012, Amonte Hiller was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.[5]
Amonte Hiller is the sister of former National Hockey League player Tony Amonte. She attended high school at Thayer Academy.[6]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Amonte Hiller's guide to building a national champion. ESPN.com. Reynolds. Lauren. May 30, 2011.
- News: Wertheim. L. Jon. Go West, Young Lady. CNNSI.com. May 30, 2011. May 12, 2008.
- News: Northwestern Wins 6th Title in 7 Years. Schonbrun. Zach. The New York Times. May 30, 2011. May 29, 2011.
- Web site: Former Maryland Star Kelly Amonte-Hiller Named Northwestern Women's Lacrosse Coach . TheACC.com . July 9, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010095917/http://www.theacc.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/072600aaa.html . October 10, 2012 .
- Web site: Hall of Fame Inductees . USA Lacrosse . August 7, 2021.
- Web site: Mchugh . Eric . Thayer lacrosse star joins another at Northwestern . . May 30, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120609224907/http://www.patriotledger.com/sports/college/x1880506489/Thayer-lacrosse-star-joins-another-at-Northwestern . June 9, 2012 .
