2023 KEYNOTE: CHARLENE MORETT-CURTISS
Both a USFHA and NFHCA Hall of Fame inductee, as well as being inducted to the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, Charlene Morett-Curtiss ranked as the longest-tenured coach in the Big Ten and the sixth-longest tenure at a single school in Division I fi eld hockey history with 36 seasons completed as head coach of the Penn State field hockey program when she retired in February of 2023.
Morett-Curtiss boasts a remarkable resume covering her time as the leader of the Nittany Lions. Over the last 11 years, Morett-Curtiss has led the Nittany Lions to four Big Ten regular-season titles, three Big Ten Tournament championships and nine NCAA Tournament appearances.
She also ranks as one of the top players in program history, as she was a threetime fi rst-team All-American and an Olympic medalist. Morett-Curtiss was recently named the 13th greatest athlete in Penn State history by The Penn Stater alumni magazine.
