Kelly Amonte Hiller

Kelly Amonte Hiller
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamNorthwestern
ConferenceBig Ten
Record349–91 (.793)
Playing career
1992–1996Maryland
Position(s)Attack
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–1998Brown (assistant)
1999UMass (assistant)
2000Boston (assistant)
2002–PresentNorthwestern
Head coaching record
Overall349–91 (.793)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 2x NCAA Champion (player) – (1995, 1996)
  • 8x NCAA Champion (coach) (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2023)
  • 8x American Lacrosse Conference Champion (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013)
  • 3x Big Ten Champion (2021, 2023, 2024)
Awards
2× NCAA National Player of the Year (1995, 1996)

Kelly Amonte Hiller is an American lacrosse coach and former player who is the women's lacrosse head-coach at Northwestern University.[1][2] She has coached Northwestern to eight NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championships.[3] Amonte Hiller played for the University of Maryland Terrapins, and won two national championships as a player. She was named the ACC Female Athlete of the Year in 1996.[4] In 2012, Amonte Hiller was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.[5]

Amonte Hiller is the sister of former National Hockey League player Tony Amonte.[1] She attended high school at Thayer Academy.[6]

  1. ^ a b Reynolds, Lauren. "Amonte Hiller's guide to building a national champion". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  2. ^ Wertheim, L. Jon (May 12, 2008). "Go West, Young Lady". CNNSI.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  3. ^ Schonbrun, Zach (May 29, 2011). "Northwestern Wins 6th Title in 7 Years". The New York Times. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  4. ^ "Former Maryland Star Kelly Amonte-Hiller Named Northwestern Women's Lacrosse Coach". TheACC.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  5. ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". USA Lacrosse. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  6. ^ Mchugh, Eric. "Thayer lacrosse star joins another at Northwestern". The Patriot Ledger. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2011.