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Michele Madison, who helped the USA World Cup Team take home the bronze medal in 1994, has joined the Cavalier program as Virginia's head coach. The former mentor at Michigan State, who led the Spartans to their first-ever No. 1 ranking, comes to Charlottesville with a 208-143-8 career record in 17 years of coaching.
Madison led the Spartans to their second NCAA semifinal in school history in 2004, earning the program's first-ever No. 1 ranking along the way. Madison had previously guided the Spartans to their first-ever semifinal berth in 2002. Madison leaves Michigan State as the school's all-time leader in victories.
With the selection of Michelle Huynh-Ba as a first-team All-American in 2005, Madison extended a streak of national honors for her players, with a Spartan being represented on the All-American teams in 10 of the last 11 years.
Madison's dedication to academics for the student-athletes is just as impressive. To date, Madison has coached 42 Academic All-Big Ten honorees, with her players receiving NFHCA National Academic award winners 32 times during her tenure at State. The team's academic success serves as an example of how as a head coach, Madison has made academics an important part of the success of the team.
A member of the US Field Hockey Board of Directors, Madison has been integrally involved in the US Field Hockey community. She was a part of the coaching staff at the 1994 World Cup in which the US won the bronze, their highest finish in history. In the summer of 2005, Madison was named to the USFHA Board of Directors. She was a part of the advisory committee to hire Terry Walsh, the Technical Director of High Performance for US Field Hockey.
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