Northeastern University Athletics | Field Hockey Coaches

Kate DIllon
Assistant Coach
First season at NU: 2007
Alma mater: Michigan ’04

Kate Dillon is entering her third season as a member of the Northeastern coaching staff. Prior to joining the Huskies, Dillon was an assistant at Babson College for the 2006 campaign. She has also worked extensively with Futures, the U.S. Field Hockey Association’s developmental program, and the University of Michigan field hockey program.

A recipient of the Donald R. Shepherd scholarship for women’s field hockey, Dillon enjoyed a stellar career at Michigan, where she accumulated 76 career starts in 82 games and was a critical part of arguably the strongest defensive unit in the country. As a Wolverine, Dillon won three Big Ten championships, made four NCAA appearances with two trips to the Final Four and won an NCAA national championship in 2001.

Dillon received Michigan’s Brian Fishman Award for exceptional work ethic, passion and pursuit of excellence. She was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten performer, and during her senior season of 2004, won the conference’s Sportsmanship Award and was selected to compete in the NCAA Division I North-South Senior All-Star game. Serving as team captain, she led the Wolverines to a Big Ten regular season title, a Big Ten Tournament title and a trip to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament.

Dillon graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in Psychology from Michigan and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Business Administration at Northeastern. She holds a Level II coaching accreditation from USA Field Hockey and resides in Dorchester.



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