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Lauren Voigt
Alma Mater: Messiah '11 | Overall Record: 58-35 (11 Years) | Record at Wooster: 0-0 (First Year)
Lauren Voigt, who has coached field hockey at Elizabethtown College (Pennsylvania) for 11 seasons, has been selected as The College of Wooster's head field hockey coach. Voigt's tenure at Wooster begins on August 12.
"I am incredibly excited about the opportunity to take over as the head field hockey coach at The College of Wooster," said Voigt. "I extend my heartfelt thanks to Lynn Holleran, Libby Ladrach, and the entire search committee for this amazing opportunity. Throughout the interview process, I have been deeply impressed by the College, the people, and the team members I met. I am excited for the opportunity to contribute to Wooster's field hockey program and help the team continue to grow, build on its success, and compete at the next level."
"We are excited for Lauren to join us at The College of Wooster to lead our field hockey program," shared Holleran, Wooster's director of athletics and physical education. "Lauren is an experienced Div. III coach, with those skills complemented by championship-level play as a student-athlete at national power Messiah University. We are looking forward to the contributions Lauren will make on our student-athlete experience for our field hockey program and our overall department."
Voigt, who earned a promotion to head coach in 2023, was part of a staff that went 65-44 over her 11 seasons. She helped Elizabethtown to its first Landmark Conference championship in 2016 and an appearance in the NCAA Div. III Championship tournament. Overall, Elizabethtown competed in three conference championship games during Voigt's tenure. Individually, seven Blue Jays earned National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-Region laurels and 38 earned all-conference certificates. Academically, two were voted Landmark Conference Senior Scholar-Athletes.
In addition to her work with Elizabethtown's field hockey team, Voigt was an assistant women's lacrosse coach for five seasons and gained coaching and athletic event management experience at Milton Hershey School.
As a student-athlete, Voigt was part of Messiah's powerhouse program, which was the national runner-up her junior and senior seasons. The four-time Commonwealth Conference champion set career-highs in goals (five), assists (two), and points (12) as a sophomore.
Voigt graduated from Messiah with a degree in health and exercise science and holds a level one coaching certification from USA Field Hockey.
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