SUNY Cortland Athletics

Charlyn (Charlie) Robert played four seasons of both field hockey and lacrosse at Cortland, coached field hockey at Union College for 13 seasons and was one of the nation's top athletic administrators as the director of athletics at Nichols College (Mass.) for 17 years.
 
* A native of Oxford, Mass., she earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Cortland in 1978 and a master's degree in sport management administration from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 1983.
 
* The field hockey midfielder/back helped lead the Red Dragons to two New York State Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (NYSAIAW) titles. As a lacrosse defender/cover point, she helped Cortland place third in the state tournament her junior year. She captained both sports as a senior.
 
* Field hockey head coach at Union College (N.Y.) from 1983-96. Posted a combined record of 104-84-7 and is the program's all-time victories leader. Named 1988 New York Collegiate Female Coach of the Year after guiding the Dutchwomen to a 13-0 undefeated regular season (17-1 overall) and the ECAC Division III Mid-Atlantic title. Only loss was 1-0 decision at eventual NCAA semifinalist Cortland in the New York State tournament.
 
* Coached at Empire State Games from 1979-91.
 
* Received the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association (NYSWCAA) Service Award in 1997.
 
* Field hockey head coach at Nichols College (Mass.) from 1996-2002. Her 62 victories are the third-highest total in school history.
 
* Under her leadership as the Director of Athletics at Nichols from 1998 to her retirement in 2015 she oversaw an athletic program that won 13 Commonwealth Coast Conference and three ECAC Northeast Hockey titles and hosted the 2011 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship. Nichols added women's lacrosse and women's ice hockey as varsity sports during her tenure.
 
* Awarded the 2008 ECAC Jostens Female Administrator of the Year in recognition of outstanding and meritorious service to the organization and also earned the 2015 ECAC President's Award.
 
* Served as a member of the NCAA Division III Management Council from 2009-13. Chair of Membership, Student Legislative Relief, Field Hockey and Lacrosse committees and the Worcester Consortium Directors of Athletics. Presently serving on the NCAA Division III Financial Aid Committee and the U.S. Coast Guard LeadHERShip Symposium Advisory Board.
 
* Inducted into Oxford (Mass.) High School Hall of Fame in 2012 (field hockey and softball) and Nichols College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2015.
 
* Has helped raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Massachusetts and Boys & Girls Club of Webster/Dudley, Massachusetts and more than $12,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through Team in Training marathons.