SUNY Cortland C-Club Hall of Fame
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Cynthia Wetmore is Cortland's coaching career victories leader in two sports with 271 field hockey wins in 18 seasons from 1998-2015 and 146 women's lacrosse wins in 10 years from 1998-2007. She led the Red Dragons to the 2001 NCAA Division III Field Hockey title.
* A native of Beaver Falls, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education and Health from the University of Rhode Island in 1982 and a Master of Science in Physical Education with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology from Southern Illinois University in 1985. Attended Herkimer County Community College from 1978-80.
* Cortland's women's lacrosse head coach for 10 seasons (1998-2007) and field hockey head coach for 18 seasons (1998-2015). Cortland's career victory leader in both sports (146-37 lacrosse mark and a 271-74 field hockey record).
* Led field hockey team to the 2001 NCAA Division III title, NCAA semifinals in 1999 and 2003, and seven other national quarterfinals among 13 total NCAA tournament berths. Program won 13 SUNYAC titles.
* Guided women's lacrosse program to nine SUNYAC titles and NCAA tournament appearances, highlighted by a 19-1 finish and national semifinals in 2006.
* National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) 2001 Division III National Coach of the Year. Five-time North Atlantic Region, two-time New York and seven-time SUNYAC Coach of the Year. Two-time SUNYAC Women's Lacrosse Coach of the Year and the 2005 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) New York Region Coach of the Year.
* SUNY Cortland Athletics C-Club Coach of the Year twice (1999, 2001).
* Coached 27 All-Americans and 84 all-region selections in field hockey and 19 All-Americans and 38 all-region honorees in lacrosse.
* Cicero-North Syracuse High School field hockey head coach (1990-96) and girls' lacrosse head coach (1986-97). Lacrosse teams were combined 152-14-1, won the first-ever New York State Class A Championships in 1995 and 1996 and was state runner-up in 1997. The 1995-97 squads will be inducted into US Lacrosse Upstate New York Hall of Fame in October, and state title squads will be "Team of Honor" at the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame ceremony in November.
* Inducted into the Herkimer College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013 and the US Lacrosse Upstate New York Hall of Fame in 2008. Field hockey All-American at Herkimer who scored a school-record 46 career goals. Captain of field hockey and lacrosse teams at University of Rhode Island.
* Coached and played field hockey in Australia, England, Brussels, France, the Netherlands and Scotland.
UPDATE: NFHCA Hall of Fame inductee - Jan. 16, 2020
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