Indiana University Athletics
Robertson Promotes Doton to Associate Head Coach
8/17/2011 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Aug. 17, 2011
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana head field hockey coach Amy Robertson has announced that Kelly Doton will move from assistant coach to associate head coach for the program.
"Kelly Doton has developed into a very talented coach who possesses great leadership abilities and tremendous knowledge of the game," said Robertson. "Because of her contribution on the staff and to the hockey program she has deserved a title that recognizes her role in our program. During her four years here she has become integral to the success of every aspect of Indiana Field Hockey. She takes pride in who we are and where we are going and it has been an honor sharing the sideline with her."
Doton enters her fourth season with the Hoosiers and was instrumental in Indiana reaching the 2009 NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history after finishing second in the Big Ten standings and reaching the Big Ten Tournament title game.
The Greenfield, Mass., native had a very successful collegiate career at Wake Forest where she was the 2003 Honda Award winner as the National Field Hockey Player of the Year. She helped lead the Demon Deacons to back-to-back NCAA championships and was the 2002 ACC Player of the Year. She was a two-time NFHCA First Team All-American and a three-time All-ACC honoree.
Doton was a midfielder for U.S. Field Hockey and played with former Hoosier Kayla Bashore on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team in Beijing. She has played on the National Team since 2005, where she began her career on the New Zealand tour. She scored her first international goal against Australia in 2005.
She works with IU's backs and on penalty corners, both offensively and defensively. Doton graduated from Wake Forest in 2004 with a degree in communications.
