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  Amanda Heryla

Amanda Heryla

Player Profile

Hometown:
Easton, Pa.
Position:
Head Coach
Experience:
First Season
Education:
B.A., Rhode Island, 2001;
M.A., Saint Francis (Pa.), 2003

Coaching Experience:
Graduate Assistant Coach, Saint Francis University, 2001-03
Assistant Coach, Lafayette, 2004-06
Head Coach, Rhode Island, 2007-present

Playing Experience:
Rhode Island, 1997-2000
USA Athletes International Field Hockey Team, 2000

The 2007-08 academic year will mark Amanda Heryla's first season at the helm of the Rhode Island field hockey program. A former URI field hockey standout, Heryla was named Rhode Island head coach on May 18, 2007.

Heryla returns to her alma mater after spending the previous three seasons as an assistant coach at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. While with the Leopards, Heryla worked with all aspects of the program, while serving as the Director of Lafayette's USA Field Hockey Camp - which features a staff comprised of several national team and World Cup members. She worked closely with individual player development - including working with the team's goalkeepers.

"I'm very excited to be returning to the University of Rhode Island," Heryla said. "I look forward to working with the student-athletes, towards our immediate goal of getting the program to the top of the Atlantic 10."

Prior to her time at Lafayette, Heryla served as a graduate assistant coach at Saint Francis University in Loreto, Pa. from 2001-03. While there, she also worked with the Red Flashes' lacrosse team, while earning a master's degree in human resource management.

In 2001 and 2006, Heryla was the field hockey coordinator for the World Scholar-Athlete Games in Kingston. In this role, she coordinated officials, teams, and coaches with field, practice and competition times. She also coached one of the teams during the tournament.

A native of Easton, Pa., Heryla graduated with a degree in English from URI in 2001. She was a four-year scholarship player and captained the Rams during the 2000 season. During that span, the Rams advanced to the Atlantic 10 Championship twice (1998, 1999) finishing second each time, while advancing to the conference semifinals in 2000.

In May 2000, she traveled to Holland and Belgium as a member of the USA Athletes International Field Hockey Team, a collegiate all-star team that competed in two tournaments against international talent.

Off the field, Heryla was selected to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll and the URI Dean's List twice for her academic achievements. She also earned the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education Distinguished Student-Athlete award as a senior.

updated: 6/12/07

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