Cynthia Wetmore starts her 11th season as SUNY Cortland’s field hockey coach in 2008. During her career, she’s coached 20 All-Americans, 55 all-region selections, 63 All-State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) picks and the 2001 Honda Division III Field Hockey Player of the Year. She has also coached four SUNYAC First Year Players of the Year and six SUNYAC Players of the Year since the league re-established field hockey as a conference sport in 2000.
Wetmore earned national Division III Field Hockey Coach of the Year honors in 2001 as she led the Red Dragons to the NCAA Division III championship. The Red Dragons finished the season with a 19-2 record. In 10 seasons, her field hockey teams have a combined record of 156-39 (.800) with nine NCAA and three final four appearances.
In 2007, the Red Dragons finished 17-4, won their eighth straight SUNYAC title and advanced to the NCAA tournament second round. In 2006, Cortland tied for fifth nationally and finished with a 19-1 record. The team posted its first-ever unbeaten regular season with an 18-0 record.
In 2005, Cortland tied for fifth nationally and had a 15-3 record. In 2004, the Red Dragons also tied for fifth nationally with a 16-3 record. In 2003, Cortland tied for third nationally and finished the season with a 16-3 mark. The Red Dragons were 15-4 and tied for fifth nationally in 2002. They were 14-5 and tied for third nationally in 1999 and were 13-5 and tied for fifth in 2000.
Wetmore was named the North Atlantic Region “Coach of the Year” in 1999, 2001, 2006 and 2007 and the New York State “Coach of the Year” in 1999 and 2006. She was also voted as the SUNYAC field hockey “Coach of the Year” five times (2000, 2001, 2003, 2006 and 2007).
Wetmore was also named Cortland’s “Coach of the Year” in both the 1999-2000 and 2001-02 school years, recognizing her success in both field hockey and lacrosse. She served as Cortland's women's lacrosse head coach from 1998-2007 and led the Red Dragons to a combined 146-37 record and nine NCAA Division III tournaments, including the 2006 national semifinals.
Wetmore came to Cortland after a highly successful run as the head field hockey and lacrosse coach at Cicero-North Syracuse High School. She coached field hockey from 1990-96, leading the Northstars to the Section III, Class A title in 1996. Her lacrosse teams had a combined record of 152-14-1 from 1986-97 and claimed the first-ever New York State Class A Championships in 1995 and 1996. In 1997 the Northstars were New York State Finalists. She was named Section III Coach of the Year in 1996 and 1997 and Syracuse Herald American Coach of the Year in 1997. She has coached and played internationally in Australia, England, Brussels, France, The Netherlands and Scotland.
Wetmore graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. She earned a master’s degree in 1985 from Southern Illinois University, where she was assistant field hockey coach from 1983-85. While at Rhode Island she captained the lacrosse and field hockey teams which competed in the Division I A.I.A.W. Lacrosse National Tournament and the Division I A.I.A.W. Field Hockey Regional Tournament, respectively.
Prior to attending URI, Wetmore attended Herkimer County Community College from 1978-80. She was the school’s Athlete of the Year in 1979-80, a season in which she was a NJCAA hockey All-American while leading her team to a national championship. She still holds the college’s hockey record for most career goals scored.
