Kelly Yates (Owner/ Director)

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2010 Inducted (Along with Southwest Missouri State 1979 National Championship team) into the Missouri Hall of Fame
2009-2011 NFHCA 2nd Vice President
2009 Marked the 30 year anniversary National Champions
1980-2008 Career Coaching Record:  359-126-26 (retired 2008)
2007 NFHCA Presenter-"Developing a Junior Field Hockey Program"
2005 & 2006 NFHCA H. S. All-America Committee & NFHCA H. S. Coach of the Year Committee
2004 NFHCA National Junior Coach of the Year
2005 Zonta Club of St. Louis Women of Achievement Award
2000 Missouri State University Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee
2006 Enshrined into the 300 Victory Club in Philadelphia by NFHCA
  • Member of the 1979 Southwest Missouri State National Championship team, 5th All Time Scoring Leader and all time assist leader at Missouri State.
  • Over a twenty-eight year field hockey career, Kelly has played, coached and officiated at the high school and collegiate level.
  • Coached at St. Louis University for 9 years (1982-1990) Record at St. Louis University 113-83-15, Coached 4 players now in the St. Louis University Hall of Fame
  • Former Physical Education Teacher - 25 years in St. Louis
  • Invited by Pam Hixon (former national coach) to identify top high school players in the U.S. and coach at the College Connection Camp this summer. Coached College Connection past eight summers.

Kate O'Connell (Club Program Director)

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  • A 2008 graduate of Indiana University, Kate was a two year starter on the Hoosiers’ field hockey team and is currently 2nd in all-time points at Indiana.
  • Second in scoring for the Hoosiers in 2006 and first in 2007.
  • Captain on the 2007 IU team.  She also earned All-Big 10 Tournament honors in 2007.
  • Four year starter at Lafayette High School where she played for her mom, Kate was the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Player of the Year in 2003.
  • Named to the 2002 NFHCA West Region All-America team.
  • Also played soccer, basketball, and lacrosse at Lafayette High School
  • In her second year as field hockey head coach at Lafayette HS in 2010
  • Serves as the USA Field Hockey Futures Region 10 Futures Director of Coaching.
  • Has already achieved her Level I and Level II Coaching Certification.

Meg O'Connell (Club Program Director)

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  • A 2010 graduate of Indiana University, Meg was a four-year starter on the Hoosier’s field hockey team. (74/ 74 collegiate games)
  • Named Big Ten All-Conference 2nd team (2008); and unanimous 1st team her senior year (2009).
  • Named NFHCA West Regional 2nd team All-American (2008 & 2009)
  • Captain of the 2008 and 2009 Indiana University field hockey teams.
  • Four time Academic All Big Ten and Academic All- American.
  • Meg graduated in May with her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, and hopes to pursue her Masters in Physician Assistant Studies. 
  • Four year starter at Lafayette High School where she also played for her Mom, Meg was the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Player of the Year in both 2004 and 2005. Her senior year, she was also the Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete at Lafayette HS, finishing her academic career with a 4.16 GPA.
  • Finished her field hockey career at LHS as the all-time leader in points, goals scored, and assists.
  • Named to the 2003, 2004, and 2005 NFHCA  All-American team.
  • A partcipant in Junior Olympics, National Futures Tournament, Women's High Performance, and Canadian American Games.
  • A member of USA U-16/U-19/U-21 National Squads. 
  • Also played soccer and basketball at Lafayette High School.
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