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March 28, 2000
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia head field hockey coachJessica Wilk has announced the hiring of Melisa Meccage as a new assistantcoach. Meccage comes to Virginia from St. Mary’s Hall in San Antonio,Texas, where she was the head instructional coach and was responsible forthe development and instruction of the varsity, junior varsity, and middleschool teams.
The Big 10 Athlete of the Year in 1997 her senior year at theUniversity of Iowa, Meccage was a two-time First Team Regional All-Americanand a two-time All-Big 10 Conference selection. She was the team captain ofboth the Iowa Hawkeye squad as well as the United States Under-21 team in1997.
Meccage won a bronze medal with the USA Under-21 team at the JuniorPan Am games in 1997. In 1998 she played for the Club Universitario deArgentina de Tucman. She was also an assistant coach with the club in 1998.Meccage is also a member of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.