Ostoich Added to Field Hockey Staff
5/2/2017 4:54:00 PM | Field Hockey
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana field hockey coach Amanda Janney announced Tuesday the addition of Catherine Ostoich to her coaching staff. Ostoich, who comes to Indiana after one season as the head coach at Missouri State, will join the Hoosiers as an assistant coach.
Janney believes Indiana's newest coach, who specializes in the defensive end, will bring an aggressive style of play to all areas of the turf.
"Catherine brings great coaching and playing experience to our program," Janney said. "I know she is going to bring passion and energy to strengthen our defense. She is an excellent role model for our student-athletes and I'm excited for her to start and help us better prepare for the fall season."
Most recently, Ostoich completed her first year as a Division-I head coach at Missouri State in the 2016 fall season. She guided two players to All-MAC team selections and the Bears placed 11 athletes on the NFHCA's National Academic Squad.
"She has a ton of potential to help take our Hoosiers team to the next level," Janney added.
Ostoich entered coaching immediately after graduating from the University of Richmond, serving one season as the head coach at Lower Merion High School (Ardmore, Pa.). At the same time, Ostoich began working as a camp manager for World Camp USA, an effort she continued for the last three summers.
After a season at Lower Merion, Ostoich completed a two-year stop as an assistant coach at Davidson. With Ostoich the Wildcats scored 11 wins, including an 8-11 season that resulted in Ostoich's head coach, Ginny Turner, winning the Atlantic 10's Coach of the Year award. In two seasons, Ostoich helped Davidson pick up five All-Conference honors from the Atlantic 10.
"I would like to thank Fred Glass and Kristine Fowler for this great opportunity," Ostoich told IUHoosiers.com after her appointment. "I am excited to be in the Big Ten, and I look forward to coaching this group of passionate young ladies and guiding them to future success."
Ostoich was additionally an outstanding defender and a four-year starter at Richmond. With the Spiders, Ostoich made two appearances at the NCAA Tournament following a pair of Atlantic 10 championships. She served as Richmond's co-captain during her senior season, when the Spiders' back line ranked top-five nationally in shutouts per game. Ostoich made two appearances on the Atlantic 10's All-Tournament team and received All-Rookie accolades in 2009.
Ostoich graduated from the University of Richmond in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a concentration in Marketing.
Janney believes Indiana's newest coach, who specializes in the defensive end, will bring an aggressive style of play to all areas of the turf.
"Catherine brings great coaching and playing experience to our program," Janney said. "I know she is going to bring passion and energy to strengthen our defense. She is an excellent role model for our student-athletes and I'm excited for her to start and help us better prepare for the fall season."
Most recently, Ostoich completed her first year as a Division-I head coach at Missouri State in the 2016 fall season. She guided two players to All-MAC team selections and the Bears placed 11 athletes on the NFHCA's National Academic Squad.
"She has a ton of potential to help take our Hoosiers team to the next level," Janney added.
Ostoich entered coaching immediately after graduating from the University of Richmond, serving one season as the head coach at Lower Merion High School (Ardmore, Pa.). At the same time, Ostoich began working as a camp manager for World Camp USA, an effort she continued for the last three summers.
After a season at Lower Merion, Ostoich completed a two-year stop as an assistant coach at Davidson. With Ostoich the Wildcats scored 11 wins, including an 8-11 season that resulted in Ostoich's head coach, Ginny Turner, winning the Atlantic 10's Coach of the Year award. In two seasons, Ostoich helped Davidson pick up five All-Conference honors from the Atlantic 10.
"I would like to thank Fred Glass and Kristine Fowler for this great opportunity," Ostoich told IUHoosiers.com after her appointment. "I am excited to be in the Big Ten, and I look forward to coaching this group of passionate young ladies and guiding them to future success."
Ostoich was additionally an outstanding defender and a four-year starter at Richmond. With the Spiders, Ostoich made two appearances at the NCAA Tournament following a pair of Atlantic 10 championships. She served as Richmond's co-captain during her senior season, when the Spiders' back line ranked top-five nationally in shutouts per game. Ostoich made two appearances on the Atlantic 10's All-Tournament team and received All-Rookie accolades in 2009.
Ostoich graduated from the University of Richmond in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a concentration in Marketing.
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