Christy Longacre Steps Down as Ball State Field Hockey Head Coach

MUNCIE, Ind. – Christy Longacre has announced that she is stepping down as the head coach of the Ball State field hockey program to accept the head coaching position at Georgetown.

Longacre had been with the Ball State program since 2014. She served as an assistant coach for two years before taking over the head coaching duties in 2016. In her first season as Ball State's head coach, Longacre led the Cardinals to a spot in the Mid-American Conference Tournament for the first time since 2011.

In 43 years as an intercollegiate sport, the Ball State field hockey program and its student-athletes have collected 16 MAC regular season championships, 10 MAC Tournament titles, 10 MAC Coach of the Year awards, seven MAC Player of the Year honors and five MAC Freshman of the Year accolades. The program has also produced 18 All-America selections and made four appearances in the NCAA Tournament.

A search for a new Ball State head coach will begin immediately.

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Christy Longacre Steps Down as Ball State Field Hockey Head Coach

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