Field Hockey coaching staff

Jill Butcher

Head Coach Jill Butcher
Jill Butcher is a 1980 graduate of Indiana State University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Physical Education with a minor in Mathematics.

Throughout Butcher's time as an undergraduate, she was a starter for the Sycamore field hockey team.

Butcher received a Master of Science degree in 1985 and earned a second Master's degree from Ball State University in 2003. She has been honored twice by the NCAC as Coach of the Year.

In 2002, Butcher was named a Sports Ethic Fellow, along with famed sports figures Lance Armstrong and Marion Jones. She currently serves as the chair of the NCAC Field Hockey Coaches Committee.

Gina Preston

Assistant Coach Gina Preston
Gina Preston, who is a 2004 graduate of Centre College, is in her first season as assistant field hockey coach.

Preston, a native of Louisville, Ky., earned her B.A. in English with a minor in History. She was a four-year starter for Centre, while earning NFHCA Div. III and Great Lakes Region All-American honors in 2002.

She was selected to the KIT All-Region team in 2003 and to the KIT All-Tournament squad from 2000-02 and served as team captain as a junior and senior. Preston was also a three-year starter in softball.

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