Catherine Hayden

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efore UNC: Attended The King’s School in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom for her junior and senior years … Went to Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich, Conn., for her freshman and sophomore years … Played four years of varsity field hockey, squash and lacrosse and played ice hockey for a club team … At the King’s School, Canterbury, received the Goals Award for leading the team in scoring as a senior … At Convent of the Sacred Heart, earned all-league honors and was team MVP as a sophomore, when she also was named to the Western New England All-Star Team

At UNC: Catherine played 5 seasons at the University of North Carolina between 2015-2019. During her time as a Tar Heel, the team won 4 ACC Championships and 2 NCAA championships. In her Junior and Senior years she was a crucial member of the team. Starting all 46 games in their back-to-back undefeated run that led to two titles. She was a two-time All South Region and All-ACC selection.

After UNC: Catherine traveled to Australia after graduation where she lived for 7 months before coming back to the states and settling down in Denver, CO. Despite no longer playing competitively, she stays involved in the game and enjoys coaching the next generation of field hockey players.