Swarthmore Field Hockey CampsCoaching Staff
Hannah Harris (nee Allison) became the head coach of Swarthmore College Field Hockey prior to the start of the 2017 season. The 2018 campaign saw Swarthmore finish in seventh place in league action, the highest finish for the team since 2011. In her first season as Swarthmore's head coach, Harris guided the Garnet to seven wins, the most for the program since 2012. Harris came to Swarthmore from Bucknell University and had experience at both the Division I and III levels. Harris was an assistant coach at Bucknell since the 2015 season and helped the Bison to two Patriot League Tournament appearances and an upset win over No. 12 Albany in 2016. Prior to coaching at Bucknell, Harris coached for two seasons at Division III Ohio Wesleyan University where she was the assistant coach in 2013 and the interim head coach in 2014. As head coach, Harris guided the team to a 10-9 record and closed out the season with a 7-3 stretch. As a student-athlete at Penn State University, Harris started in 79 games, scored 26 goals and played in three NCAA tournaments, advancing to the NCAA Quarterfinals her final two seasons. She was a two-time captain and twice won the Big Ten regular season (2008, 2012) and conference tournament (2011, 2012). She graduated from Penn State in 2013 with a bachelor's in kinesiology. Harris is a qualified level-two coach and also is the head coach for the U19 Junior Premier Outdoor, Regional Club Championship, and National Indoor Teams for The Main Line Field Hockey Club based out of Wayne, Pennsylvania. Harris resides in nearby Rutledge with her husband Jared.
Aimee MacFarland enters her first season as a Swarthmore College assistant field hockey coach in 2022. MacFarland joins the Garnet after spending two years as the assistant field hockey coach at Dickinson College. During the 2021 season, the Red Devils finished with a 7-3 conference mark while advancing to the Centennial Conference Championship. Before starting her coaching career, MacFarland graduated from Delaware Valley University where she was a four-year starter for the Aggies. MacFarland was a standout defender and midfielder, starting all but one game in her career and serving as a team captain as a senior. She was also involved on campus as a peer mentor, a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, serving as the vice president during her senior year. While at Delaware Valley University, MacFarland earned a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Sports Management. She is currently finishing up a Masters of Sports Management from Arkansas State University.
Ainslie Rhoads graduated from Drexel University in 2016 receiving a B.S. in sport management with minors in legal studies and business administration. She played four years of Division I field hockey for the Dragons as a goalkeeper. In 2012, Rhoads was a member of the CAA Championship squad which participated in the NCAA tournament. In 2015, she was named to the CAA All-Tournament team and was a four-time recipient of the Gladiator Award by SGI/NFHCA, Division I National Academic Squad. Rhoads is also a former member of the USA Women’s National Indoor team and has competed at the international level. In 2015, she was selected to represent the USA at the SPAR Four Nations Tournament in Durban, South Africa. She is currently in law school at the Drexel University Kline School of Law. |
