Miami University Women's Field Hockey

Rogers is one of the foremost authorities on field hockey history in the United States. He maintained all statistics and records for Divisions I, II and III from 1997-2008 until the NCAA took over. He is the administrator of the Fieldhockeycorner.com website, which has been used by coaches, players and fans as a resource for schedules, results, rankings, statistics and polls for all three divisions of NCAA field hockey for the past 10 years. Rogers also serves the national coaching organization through his service as the First Vice President of the National Field Hockey Coaches Association since 2012 and as the chair of the Adult Task Force for USA Field Hockey. Prior to joining Miami, Rogers spent three summers as a Master Coach of the Absolutely the Best Camp, Inc., working with the campers, along with assisting in overall administration of the camp and the day-to-day activities. He has also served as the director of the Tidewater Field Hockey Camp an assistant director of the Sauk Valley Field Hockey Camp. In 2008, Rogers obtained a Level III umpire rating and has worked approximately 40 collegiate games per season the past four years, including working the NCAA Division I Tournament in 2010. His playing experience includes being a member of the Greenwich Field Hockey Club since 2001. He has played and umpired at the National Field Hockey Festival in each of the last 11 years, being named the Southwest Ohio Field Hockey League Umpire of the Year in 2012. "Miami is a nationally-respected institution and it is an honor to represent not only the institution, but also the Athletic Department and the field hockey team," said Rogers. Rogers currently serves as a contributing editor to the United States Field Hockey Association's magazine FH Life. He was also named the Director of Emerging Programs, a committee formed to encourage and develop new field hockey programs throughout the United States, by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association.

Heistand. Not only do you get to be part of a rich athletic tradition, but you also get a great education. I am looking forward to helping develop our student-athletes into great players and even better people. Prior to her stint with the USWNT, Heistand was a four-year letterwinner at Connecticut (2008-2011), earning Second Team All-American honors on two occasions. In addition, she is a three-time All-Big East First Team selection, and a three-time member of the Big East All-Tournament Team and Mideast All-Region Team. During her stint at Connecticut, she spent time on the USA U-21 Womens National Field Hockey team, participating in the 2009 Junior World Cup. Heistand began her coaching career at the collegiate level in 2012, serving as an assistant coach at Lafayette College. She also had a brief stint as the coach of the Slough Field Hockey Club in England in 2013. Most recently, she served as a field hockey instructor at Spooky Nook Sports in Manheim, Pennsylvania, working with athletes of all ages. She has also worked with USA Field Hockey as an assistant coach with the Futures Elite, USA Field Hockeys Olympic development program. Playing at Connecticut and having coached quite a bit throughout the past several years, I believe that Im a good fit here at Miami, added Heistand. That said, Im excited to learn more and continue to make strides in becoming the best coach I can be for our student-athletes.