A Harrisburg, Pa., native that has long held ties to Central Pennsylvania,
Allyson Kenyon will helm the Lycoming College field hockey team for its fourth year on the field in 2025, as she begins her fifth season at the school.
The Warriors took another giant leap forward in 2024, winning a school-record eight games and posting three Landmark Conference wins, nearly earning a berth in the conference championship for the first time since 1976 as the team scored a school-record 26 goals. Isabella Bobé earned First Team All-Landmark Conference honors and Lacy Eckard earned the NFHCA Division III Offensive Player of the Week award.
The Warriors finished 4-12 overall in 2023, doubling their win total from their first season as a new program. The team opened the season by scoring a school-record eight times in a 8-0 win over Elmira College.
Kenyon helped the Warriors to a pair of wins in their first season of field hockey since 1992 in 2022. The Warriors beat Keuka, 4-3, in a shootout, for their dramatic first win in their fourth game and added a 2-0 shutout of Lancaster Bible later in the season. She coached two All-MAC Freedom selections, including rookie of the year, Isabella Bobé.
Prior to Lycoming, Kenyon spent 18 seasons as the head coach of the Bridgewater College field hockey team, racking up more than 150 wins and winning an Old Dominion Athletic Conference title in 2015.
Kenyon led Bridgewater to a .500 or better finish in nine straight campaigns from 2008-16, guiding the team to 12 or more wins three straight seasons from 2013-15. The 2015 Eagles won the program's first ODAC championship and earned its first NCAA Championship win, posting a 2-1 victory at 17
th-ranked Catholic.
During that run, Kenyon earned two VaSID Coach of the Year awards and led the team to two appearances in the ODAC Championship finals.
In all, Kenyon coached 19 first-team all-conference selections, 17 second-team all-conference picks, 41 third-team/honorable mention awardees, four all-region selections, a conference player of the year, a All-American and a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winner during her career at Bridgewater.
Kenyon earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in politics from Juniata College in 2000. While there, she participated on both the field hockey and swimming teams. She was a three-time member of the NFHCA All-Academic Team and earned three plaudits each in field hockey and swimming on the MAC Academic Honor Roll.
She earned her Master of Arts in athletic administration/coaching from James Madison University in 2005.
Prior to her time at Bridgewater, Kenyon worked in Washington, D.C. for a non-profit organization. She also helped coach the inaugural season of the T.C. Williams Varsity Girls' Lacrosse team.
| The Kenyon File |
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| Hometown: Harrisburg, Pa. |
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| Education |
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| 2000 |
Bachelor of Arts - Politics |
Juniata College |
| 2005 |
Master of Arts - Athletic Administration/Coaching |
James Madison University |
| Playing Experience |
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| 1996-99 |
Juniata College |
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| Coaching Experience |
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| 2003-20 |
Bridgewater College |
Head Field Hockey Coach |
| 2021- |
Lycoming College |
Head Field Hockey Coach |
| Honors & Awards |
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| 2014 |
ODAC Coach of the Year |
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| 2014 |
VaSID Coach of the Year |
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| 2015 |
VaSID Coach of the Year |
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| Kenyon Year-By-Year |
| Year |
School |
W |
L |
Pct. |
Note |
| 2003 |
Bridgewater (Va.) |
7 |
10 |
.412 |
Reached ODAC quarterfinals |
| 2004 |
Bridgewater (Va.) |
8 |
10 |
.444 |
Led ODAC with six shutouts |
| 2005 |
Bridgewater (Va.) |
9 |
10 |
.474 |
Coached five all-conference selections |
| 2006 |
Bridgewater (Va.) |
6 |
12 |
.333 |
Coached three all-conference selections |
| 2007 |
Bridgewater (Va.) |
4 |
13 |
.235 |
Six players earned NFHCA National Academic Squad honors |
| 2008 |
Bridgewater (Va.) |
10 |
10 |
.500 |
Team reached ODAC semifinals |
| 2009 |
Bridgewater (Va.) |
9 |
9 |
.500 |
Coached four all-conference selections |
| 2010 |
Bridgewater (Va.) |
9 |
9 |
.500 |
Coached five all-conference selections |
| 2011 |
Bridgewater (Va.) |
9 |
8 |
.529 |
Coached three all-conference selections |
| 2012 |
Bridgewater (Va.) |
11 |
8 |
.579 |
Coached in NFHCA Senior All-Star Game |
| 2013 |
Bridgewater (Va.) |
12 |
7 |
.632 |
Team reaches ODAC semifinals for second straight year |
| 2014 |
Bridgewater (Va.) |
12 |
8 |
.600 |
Named ODAC Coach of the Year |
| 2015 |
Bridgewater (Va.) |
13 |
9 |
.591 |
ODAC champions, reaches NCAA second round |
| 2016 |
Bridgewater (Va.) |
11 |
7 |
.611 |
Three earn VaSID all-state honors |
| 2017 |
Bridgewater (Va.) |
7 |
11 |
.389 |
Four players earn all-conference honors |
| 2018 |
Bridgewater (Va.) |
8 |
9 |
.471 |
Four players earn all-conference honors |
| 2019 |
Bridgewater (Va.) |
5 |
14 |
.263 |
Four players earn all-conference honors |
| 2020 |
Bridgewater (Va.) |
4 |
6 |
.400 |
Three players earn all-conference honors |
| 2021 |
Lycoming |
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- |
- |
Recruited team to begin competition in 2022 |
| 2022 |
Lycoming |
2 |
13 |
.133 |
Coached MAC Freedom Rookie of the Year Isabella Bobé |
| 2023 |
Lycoming |
4 |
12 |
.250 |
Team set program record with 25 goals in a season |
| 2024 |
Lycoming |
8 |
9 |
.471 |
Team wins school-record eight games |
| Total |
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168 |
204 |
.452 |
