HOUGHTON
FIELD HOCKEY SIGNS FIRST RECRUIT
HOUGHTON,
N.Y.
– Ashley Hoffman (Webster, N.Y. / Webster Thomas) has signed a
national letter of intent to play field hockey at Houghton
College, Highlander coach Darlene Wells announced today.
Hoffman has been an active member of her high school’s varsity
field hockey team for four years, having been named to the team
as a freshman and having served as co-captain during her junior
and senior seasons. She has garnered her share of awards and
recognitions, being selected to the Monroe All County Second
Team as a sophomore and to the All County First Team as a junior
and senior. She received the Outstanding Defensive Player Award
from the Syracuse University Field Hockey Camp in 2005.
Hoffman has
also been active in her school’s softball program, serving as
captain of her freshman team, co-captain of the junior varsity
team as a sophomore, and a member of the varsity team as a
junior and senior.
Aside from her
outstanding achievements athletically, Hoffman has been honored
twice as a Scholar Athlete by the Monroe County Athletic
Association.
“I am excited
to welcome Ashley to the team,” said Coach Wells. “During her
time in high school, she has excelled in athletics, student
leadership, academics, and in her spiritual life. I am
confident that she will fit very nicely with our athletes. She
has an outstanding work ethic and will provide some much needed
speed to our defense.”
“Ashley is a
special individual with a lot of talent and a great deal of
heart for field hockey,” said Dana Tucker, Hoffman’s high school
coach. “She is a dedicated, hard-working athlete that has a lot
to offer Houghton.”
Hoffman is the
daughter of Jim and Gwen Hoffman. She anticipates majoring in
secondary education with a concentration in history.
