After leading the Bowdoin Field Hockey Team to its second straight National Title, coach Nicky Pearson was named the Division III National Coach of the Year.
Coach Pearson is the eighth Bowdoin coach of any sport to be honored with the award, the third Bowdoin coach to win it twice, and the first to win it in consecutive years (2007 and 2008).
Coach Pearson is one of the most successful Bowdoin coaches of all time with an overall 202-41 (.831) record in her thirteen seasons as head field hockey coach. Under Pearson's watch the Bowdoin field hockey team has won five NESCAC Championships, been to the NCAA "Final Four" Tournament four times, and secured Bowdoin's first two National Titles. In addition, the 2007-2008 field hockey teams and Coach Pearson will go into the NCAA record books as the fourth school in Division III history to win back-to-back National Championships.
Pearson's devotion to the success of each individuals on the team has made her a favorite among her players.
"Nicky teaches you how to play to your potential," said senior tri-captain Julia King. "We all improved so much over four years because of her ability to improve our weaknesses while continuing to develop our strengths. Her individual attention made each of us much better field hockey players, but her emphasis on team and the role of each of us within the team system also greatly contributed to our success."