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Coach Pankratz begins her second stint with the University of Michigan field hockey program,
returning to the reigns as head coach on Jan. 15, 2009 after a brief hiatus from coaching. Pankratz previously served as the Wolverines' head coach for nine seasons (1996-2004) and led U-M to the 2001 NCAA title -- the first by a women's team in the history of Michigan athletics.Michigan's rise to prominence among intercollegiate field hockey's elite programs can be traced directly to Pankratz. After finishing sixth in the Big Ten during her first season as a head coach, she executed one of the greatest turnarounds in U-M sports history, leading the Wolverines to a 7-3 mark in the Big Ten to tie for the regular-season title. In Pankratz's remaining seven seasons, Michigan finished third or higher in the Big Ten, including four regular-season titles in her final five campaigns, boasting undefeated records on two occasions. U-M also captured three Big Ten Tournament titles while advancing to the championship game in three of her last five seasons.
The winningest coach in Wolverine field hockey history, Pankratz returns with a 130-49 (.726) career record, including a 44-20 mark (.688) in Big Ten play. Included in her total are the four highest single-season win totals in school history, including a school-record 20 in 1999. She ranks third in Big Ten annals with three Coach of the Year awards, receiving the honor in 1997, 2000 and 2002. Pankratz was also awarded NFHCA West Region Coach of the Year honors in 1999, 2000 and 2003.
The Wolverines boasted an All-American on their roster in each of Pankratz's nine seasons, including a program-high four in 2000 and 2002. During her tenure, Michigan had 13 different players combine for 21 All-America citations. U-M also claimed 12 Big Ten Player of the Year awards -- offensive, defensive and athlete -- and Wolverine players swept the yearly honors in each of Pankratz's final three seasons.
Pankratz first joined the Wolverines' head coaching staff in August 1996 following her stint with the U.S. National Team at the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. She scored three of the team's eight goals during the 1996 Olympics, building on her play at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. Pankratz spent nine years with U.S. Field Hockey team (1985-90, 1994-96), playing in 110 international matches, highlighted by competition in seven high-profile tournaments -- the Champion's Trophy team (1995), the Pan-American team (1995, '87), the World Cup team (1986, '94) and the U.S. Olympic team (1988, '96). Pankratz has participated in three Olympic Festivals (1985, '87 and '89), and helped the U.S. to a pair of silver medals in the 1985 and 1987 Pan American Games, as well as the bronze medal at the 1994 World Cup. As a result of her accomplishments on the international scene, Pankratz was inducted into the United States Field Hockey Association Hall of Fame in 2004.
A collegiate standout at the University of Iowa (1982-85), Pankratz played forward for the Hawkeyes and finished her career with 76 goals to list third among all-time Iowa goal scorers. Twice honored as Iowa’s Female Athlete of the Year and as a Honda Broderick Sports Award field hockey finalist (1985, '86), Pankratz was also the recipient of Iowa’s 1986 Big Ten Medal of Honor as the university’s top academic and athletic graduating senior. In addition, Pankratz was named to the 1984 NCAA All-Tournament team when she helped the Hawkeyes advance to the championship game against Old Dominion.
Within the Big Ten Conference, Pankratz left a legacy of accomplishments and individual awards. An All-American and All-Big Ten first team selection in both 1984 and 1985, Pankratz was the Big Ten's Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year in 1984 after leading the league in scoring. The conference also tabbed her as the field hockey Big Ten Athlete of the 1982-92 Decade.
Kristi Gannon Fisher - Co-Director
Coach Gannon Fisher returned to her alma
mater for her first season as an assistant coach in 2009. Gannon Fisher, a two-time All-American and Big Ten Conference Athlete of the Year during her collegiate career (2000-03), previously spent four years with the U-M staff, including two seasons as the Wolverines' volunteer coach (2006-07).Gannon Fisher brings a wealth of valuable international and collegiate playing experience to the Wolverine program. A four-year member of the USA Field Hockey women's national team (2003-06), Gannon Fisher boasts 45 international caps and a pair of international goals. She contributed to U.S. silver medals at the 2004 Pan American Cup and 2001 Americas Cup and competed in the 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Most recently, Gannon Fisher was a member of the U.S. squad at the 2006 World Cup Qualifier, where the USA claimed fourth to earn a berth to the premiere international event. A veteran of U.S. junior teams since 1998, Gannon Fisher also played on the 2001 Junior World Cup and 2000 Junior Pan Am teams.
As a Wolverine student-athlete (2000-03), Gannon Fisher received NFHCA All-America first team honors during her last two seasons. She was a four-time selection to the All-Big Ten Conference first team, becoming the only the fourth player in conference history to earn such distinction. As a senior (2003), Gannon Fisher was recognized as the Big Ten Player of the Year, adding to her 2000 conference Freshman of the Year trophy.
Gannon Fisher was a pivotal member of the Wolverines' 2001 NCAA Championship team, earning All-Tournament team honors after scoring U-M's second goal against Maryland in the final game. She ranks among the top-10 in every major U-M career scoring category with 37 goals, 26 assists and 100 career points.
A native of Escondido, Calif., Gannon Fisher graduated from Michigan in 2006 with a degree in physical education.