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Paula Wilkins,
Guest Speaker |
Paula Wilkins, head women's soccer coach at Penn State since 2001, has been named to the same position at the University of Wisconsin, Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez announced.
Wilkins compiled a remarkable 119-19-11 (.836) record (second-highest winning percentage in the nation among active NCAA coaches) in six seasons as Penn State's head coach. The Nittany Lions earned six NCAA tournament berths which included two College Cup appearances during her tenure. In addition, Penn State has won the last six Big Ten regular season championships, along with a pair of Big Ten tournament titles.
Penn State has dominated Big Ten women's soccer for most of the 13 seasons of the school's sponsorship of the sport and Wilkins has been a part of the coaching staff the entire time. She joined the Nittany Lions as an assistant coach when the program debuted as a varsity sport in 1994 and served in that role until she was named head coach after the end of the 2000 campaign.
The Nittany Lions won their ninth straight Big Ten regular season title and fourth league tournament crown in 2006, finishing the conference slate with an 8-1-1 mark. Penn State was knocked out of the NCAA tournament quarterfinals by top-ranked Notre Dame. Wilkins was named the Big Ten coach of the year for the fifth time.
Wilkins guided Penn State to a 23-0-2 record in 2005 before losing to Portland in the NCAA semifinals. The Nittany Lions attained a No. 1 national ranking during the campaign, finished the season ranked No. 2 and earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Three players from that team earned All-America recognition, including Weimer, who was runner-up for the Hermann Trophy for the second straight year after breaking the Big Ten goal-scoring record. Weimer was one of six Nittany Lions to earn All-Big Ten honors that season. Additionally, Wilkins was named national and Big Ten coach of the year.
Penn State made its sixth consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals in 2003 and won another Big Ten championship. Midfielder Joanna Lohman gathered Big Ten player of the year accolades and was runner-up for the Hermann Trophy. Ali Krieger was named Big Ten freshman of the year and Wilkins collected coach of the year honors.
Wilkins' Penn State teams also have had tremendous success in the classroom. During her tenure, 41 of her student-athletes have garnered Academic All-Big Ten accolades. In addition, six Nittany Lions have been named NSCAA scholar All-Americans and former Penn State standout Joanna Lohman was a two-time NSCAA scholar athlete of the year and an NCAA postgraduate scholarship winner in 2003.
Wilkins, a native of Middletown, Pa., was an NSCAA youth All-American at Middletown Area |
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Katie Ruefer,
2007 Inductee |
Truman State University Bulldogs
MIAA All Conference Team
2006
Sophomore on 8-3-3 MIAA Conference Team
2005
Freshman on 9-1-2 NCA Tournament Team
Ranked 10th in Nation
12-0-2 MIAA Conference Championship Team
2004
Boylan Catholic High School
Varsity Starter
2002, 2003, & 2004
Team Captain
2004
NIC 9 First Team
2003 & 2004
IHSSCA All Sectional Team
2004
IHSA State Finalists
2004 - 2nd Place
2003 - 3rd Place
2002 - 4th Place
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| 2006 |
Marcia McDermott,
Guest Speaker |
The Guest Speaker was Marcia McDermott, who carries a long list of credentials and experiences. She was Captain at North Carolina, played for and coached the US Women's National Team and coached one of the Women's professional teams. She currently is the US Women's National Team's motivational speaker. |
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Joe Sweeney,
2006 Inductee |
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| 2004 |
Randy Waldrum,
Guest Speaker |
The 1st Annual Sirens/Ares Dinner was held January 31, 2004 where three former players were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Randy Waldrum, Head Coach at the University of Notre Dame was the Guest Speaker |
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Brooke Anderson
(Lake),
2004 Inductee |
Brooke Anderson (Lake) joined the Sirens program at the age eleven and played with the Sirens from 1992 to 1999. She starred at Guildford High School from 1996 to 1999. She was a 3-time All-NIC9 AND All-Sectional forward at Guilford, playing there under Sirens Director of Player Development and then-Guildford coach Pete Glon. In her college career, she was a four year starter at Rockford College. In here senior season (2002) at Rockford College she scored 36 goals, giving her the distinction of being the second leading scorer in the nation in NCAA Division III. She also scored goals in 13 consecutive games, a NCAA record. She was the Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference (NIIC) Player of the Year and was also named Female Athlete of the Year at Rockford College. She is now a coach in the Sirens program, currently coaching the U-9 and U-13 Sirens teams. In November 2002, Brooke married fellow Sirens/Ares coach Tim Lake. |
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Tara Hurless,
2004 Inductee |
Tara Hurless played with the Sirens for six years and starred at Boylan High School from 1998-2001. She was a 3-time All NIC-9 forward at Boylan scoring 122 goals in her career and leading her team to four straight conference and sectional championships. She was 2-tmie NIC-9 MVP and her senior year received All-State and Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year honors. As she excelled on the basketball court as well, she was also named NIC-9 Female Athlete of the Year. She is currently a junior at the University of Illinois where she has been named Illinois' Offensive Player of the Year all three years. In her sophomore season she was named 2nd Team All-Big Ten, and this past season she achieved 1st Team All-Big Ten honors. She also led her University of Illinois team to its first ever Big Ten Tournament Championship, and was selected Offensive MVP of that tournament. |
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Jessica Ring,
2004 Inductee |
At just eight years of age, Jessica Ring played on the very first Sirens team in 1991. Jessica played for the Sirens from 1991 to 2001. She was a 4-year starter for Pete Glon at Guilford High School, starring at midfielder from 1998-2001. Jessica was a 3-time All NIC-9 performer at Guilford, and was also named to the All-Sectional team for three straight years. After her stellar senior season, she received All-State honors. She is currently a junior a the University of Wisconsin. Playing center defender, she played a key role as Wisconsin knocked off top-seeded and nationally -ranked Penn State in the opening round of this year's Big Ten Tournament before falling to the University of Michigan in the semifinals. She was the only Wisconsin player named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team. |