Newberry College Field Hockey coach Hannah Dave announced in February that Coach Kelly Klapcuniak has been named the Wolves’ new Assistant Coach.
Coach K. comes to us from Pennsylvania where she coached 7 years at Neumann University. In her 4 years as the head coach, Klapcuniak finished with a 500 record, had 2 All Conference players, 13 CSAC All-Academic Team members, 1 Atlantic East Player of the Year, lead 28 players to the NFHCA Academic Squad, 10 players to the NFHCA Scholar of Distinction Award, and was a NFHCA National Academic Team all years as head of the Knights.
She also is a Level 2 USA Field Hockey certified coach that has worked multiple years for the USA Futures program.
On top of those years working for Neumann and the Futures program, Kelly has also coached for several different club programs in the hockey hub of Pennsylvania. Those club programs include but are not limited to WC Eagles, United Field Hockey Club, and Shock.
In addition to coaching, Klapcuniak has also worked in the college admissions setting and brings a wide array of knowledge to our recruiting process.
“We are excited to welcome Kelly to the Newberry family. She brings a lot of experience and new insight to our program”.
Klapcuniak spent her playing career at Slippery Rock University as a scholar athlete. She played and started in over 90% of her career games. At SRU, Coach K. graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Education with a specialization in Health and Physical Education.
“I am excited to come to Newberry and Coach with Hannah, who was the 2019 Division II Coach of the Year. She has an excellent program and I am excited to bring my talents, knowledge, and experiences to help build this competitive program”.
