Cynthia Wetmore enters her 14th season as SUNY Cortland’s field hockey coach in 2011. During her career, she’s coached 26 All-Americans, 71 all-region selections, 83 All-SUNYAC picks and the 2001 Honda Division III Field Hockey Player of the Year. She has also coached six SUNYAC First Year Players of the Year and seven 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 13 seasons, her field hockey teams have a combined record of 208-48 (.813) with 12 NCAA and three final four appearances.
Last season, the Red Dragons tied for ninth nationally, finishing with a 16-5 record. The previous season, Wetmore led Cortland to a 19-1 record, a 10th straight SUNYAC title and a tie for fifth place nationally. The Red Dragons went 18-0 in the regular season, which was their second perfect regular-season mark in four years. In 2008, Cortland was 17-3 and also tied for fifth nationally.
In 2007, the Red Dragons finished 17-4 and advanced to the NCAA tournament second round. In 2006, Cortland tied for fifth nationally for the third straight season, finishing with a 19-1 record, including the program’s first-ever unbeaten regular season at 18-0. In 2005, Cortland tied for fifth nationally and posted 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 has been named the North Atlantic Region “Coach of the Year” in 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007 and 2009 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” in 2000, 2001, 2003 and three straight times from 2006-08.
Wetmore was 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.
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.
