This bio is now a part of a historical archive, the individual was on the staff from 2010-2013 and is no longer employed by Wilkes University.
Mollie Reichard enters her fourth season at the helm of the Wilkes University field hockey program in 2013 after falling one game short of a postseason berth in 2012.
Taking the reigns in 2010, she led the Lady Colonels to six Freedom Conference wins the last two seasons, including victories over Delaware Valley, DeSales, and Misericordia.
In 2012, seniors Lauren Pawling and Kaitlyn Bevans earned second team All-Freedom honors as a midfielder and defender under Reichard's guidance, while junior midfielder Ashley Ream was named an Honorable Mention selection after leading the squad with 17 points on the season. As a team, Reichard's squad was also named to the 2012 Division III National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFCHA) Academic Team for the third consecutive year.
Reichard came to Wilkes from Old Dominion where she spent the 2009 season as an assistant coach and served as the Lady Monarchs recruiting coordinator. She helped Old Dominion to a 9-11 overall record, going 5-3 in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). She also served on the South Region All-American committee for the 2009 season.
Prior to Old Dominion, Reichard served on the field hockey staff at Ohio University. While at Ohio she helped the team earn an overall record of 29-17 and a Mid-American Conference record of 15-5. In 2007 the Bobcats won both the regular season and conference tournament championships and qualified for the NCAA tournament finishing the season ranked no. 15 in the final NFHCA Coaches Poll.
Reichard went to Ohio University after spending three seasons as the head coach at Ridge High School in Basking Ridge, N.J. In three seasons at Ridge, Reichard earned an overall record of 45-17-4. She took the Red Devils to a county co-championship in 2004, back-to-back conference championships in 2004 and 2005, and the school's first state sectional championship and first appearance in the Group III State Championship game in 2005. In 2004 Reichard was named Newcomer of the Year for Somerset County, as well as Co-Coach of the Year. and her team was named Team of the Year. In 2005 Reichard was named a candidate for the NFHCA Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year, a US Coach of the Year Candidate by TopoftheCircle, and was asked to coach the NJSIAA Group III State Senior All-Star team.
Reichard was an active club coach spending 2004-2007 with the X-Calibur Field Hockey Club in Pennsylvania. The SilverHawks won a 2005 U-14 Championship for the National Indoor Tournament, and also won a 2006 U-16 Championship at the National Hockey Festival. Several of her players were selected to Junior National Camp and Olympic Developmental Select.
She has served as a coach for the USFHA Futures Program since 2001, with her latest stint (2008) as the site director and assistant coach for the Columbus site in Region 9. She served as a coach for the St. Louis site in 2001 and 2002, and coached the U-16 Kutztown site in Pennsylvania from 2003-2007. Reichard served as the coach for the Pennsylvania U-14 team at the National Futures Championships in 2006 and 2007, leading the team to the silver medal in 2006 and the gold medal in 2007. In 2007, U-14 USA North also won the inaugural Barbara Longstreth Sportsmanship Award.
Reichard, a native of Lenhartsville, Pa., graduated from Hamburg Area High School in 1997 as a three sport letter winner in field hockey, basketball, and soccer. She then played field hockey at Division I Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State) from 1997-2000. While at SMS, Reichard was a four year starter for the Bears starting 69 of 72 career games as a defender. In 1999 and 2000, she led the Bears in scoring and defensive saves. In 2000, Reichard was named Co-Defensive Player of the Month, First Team All-Conference, and All-Tournament Team for the NorPac.
Reichard graduated from Missouri State University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in Education specializing in Secondary Physical Education. She spent one year teaching with the Lebanon School District while coaching at Conrad Weiser High School, Robesonia, Pa.
In December of 2009, Reichard was named to the Hamburg Area High School Hall of Fame.
