Tracy Nelson (lacrosse player)
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| Position | Goalkeeper |
| NCAA team | Virginia Cavaliers |
Tracy Nelson is an American former college lacrosse player and lacrosse coach. She was an All-American goalkeeper at the University of Virginia.
Career
Nelson played lacrosse at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School and was named team MVP in 1985.[1]
Nelson went on to play college lacrosse for the Virginia Cavaliers women's lacrosse team.[1] With the Cavaliers, she was a three-year starter at goalkeeper and team captain, helping Virginia to the NCAA Final Four in 1986-1989.[1] She was an All-American at Virginia in 1989.[1][2]
From 1990-1993, Nelson was an assistant coach at her alma mater Virginia. She was on the coaching staff for the Cavaliers women's lacrosse national championship in 1991.[1] She was the lacrosse head coach at The Baldwin School and later assistant coach and head coach at Episcopal Academy.[1]
Nelson was a member of the United States women's national lacrosse team from 1989-1991.[1]
Nelson was then a math teacher and middle school athletic director at The Haverford School.[1] She joined the Haverford Middle School in 1995 and worked there for 27 years until her departure in June 2022.[3]
Awards and honors
In 2002, Nelson was named to the ACC's 50th anniversary women's lacrosse team.[4][5]
Nelson is a member of the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Philly Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Tracy Nelson". phillyjewishsports.org.
- ↑ "Women's Lacrosse All-Americans". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site.
- ↑ Williams '24, Casey (June 8, 2022). "Ms. Tracy Nelson says goodbye after 27 years". The Index.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Kimel, Kaiser & Martin Selected to ACC 50th Anniversary Women's Lacrosse Team". Duke University.
- ↑ "Twenty Cavaliers Named to ACC 50th Anniversary Women's Lacrosse Team". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site.