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Kelly Amonte Hiller Named 2008 Bob Voigts Coach of the Year
Aug. 27, 2008
EVANSTON, Ill. -- For the second-consecutive year, women's lacrosse head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller has been named the 2008 Bob Voigts Coach of the Year. It also marks the third time in her career that Amonte Hiller has captured the award. Under Amonte Hiller's guidance, the Wildcats roared to a 21-1 record in 2008, capped by the `Cats' fourth-straight national championship in May. In a season filled with milestones, Amonte Hiller reached a few of her own, including recording her 100th career victory with a 14-8 victory over Vanderbilt on March 30. In her eight years in Evanston, Amonte Hiller has compiled a 111-24 record, including a 28-9 mark in the American Lacrosse Conference. NU has posted a 17-1 record under Amonte Hiller in the NCAA tournament (the best winning percentage in tournament history), including 16-straight postseason victories. She has mentored two Tewaaraton Trophy winners in Kristen Kjellman and Hannah Nielsen, as well as over two dozen All-Americans. Amonte Hiller was also named the IWLCA National Coach of the Year for the second time in her career. The Bob Voigts Coach of the Year Award goes to a Northwestern head coach selected by their colleagues as the department's coach of the year. The award is named in memory of legendary Northwestern head football coach Bob Voigts. A 1939 graduate of Northwestern, Voigts was an All-American tackle from 1936-38 before taking over the reigns as head football coach from 1947-54 and leading the `Cats to a 1949 Rose Bowl victory.
Voigts and his wife Charlotte are also remembered for their loyalty and service to Northwestern through the Bob and Charlotte Voigts Recognition Scholarship, which is presented annually to a student-athlete who demonstrates outstanding academic and athletic performance.
Charlotte, a 1942 Northwestern graduate, served Northwestern as a University administrator from 1966-87 and associate director of alumni relations from 1975-87. The award is given in tribute to the Voigts' stellar service to the Northwestern commuity. Women's tennis coach Claire Pollard won the inaugural award in 2004, while softball coach Kate Drohan was the 2006 recipient.
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