Angie Loy

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Angie Loy (born April 23, 1982 in Loysville, Pennsylvania), also known as Angie Loy Reisinger, is a field hockey forward from Pennsylvania. [1] [2] S.

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In 2008, she was a member of the U.S. Women's Field Hockey team at the Beijing Summer Olympics. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Early life and education

Born in Loysville, Pennsylvania on April 23, 1982, Loy was raised in Perry County, Pennsylvania, where her parents owned and operated a dairy farm. [7] [8] [9] She graduated from West Perry High School in Elliottsburg, where she had been a standout member of the girls' field hockey team during the late 1990s, [10] [11] [12] By the time she was a senior in 1999, she had played field hockey for six years and was a multi-sport athlete who also played on her high school's basketball and track teams. [13] [14] [15] Loy was involved in community service efforts with the school's Peer Helpers group and was a member of the National Honor Society. [16] [17]

Following her high school graduation, she attended Old Dominion University. [18] [19] [20] She was awarded a full scholarship to the university. [21]

Career

A field hockey forward, Loy earned her first career cap versus Ireland on January 14, 2004 at Stanford, California.

2008 Beijing Summer Olympics

In 2008, Loy was a member of the U.S. Women's Field Hockey team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27]

Coaching career

In September 2008, Loy worked as a volunteer assistant coach at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. [28] [29]

International senior competitions

Honors and other awards

On September 25, 2008, the West Perry High School Field Hockey team retired Loy's hockey jersey (#3), making her the first player to have her jersey retired by the field hockey team and only the fourth player ever to have a jersey retired by West Perry High School. [30] [31]

In 2009, Loy was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. [32]

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References

  1. ↑ Linker, Andrew. "Know your Olympians: Angie Loy." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Patriot-News and PennLive, August 8, 2008 (retrieved online June 25, 2023).
  2. ↑ "The Sentinel Female Athlete of the Year: Loy's skills hard to hide" (article with list of awards and photo of Loy). Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, June 11, 2000, p. C1 (subscription required).
  3. ↑ "West Perry grad bound for Beijing and Olympic trial." New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania: Perry County Times, 2008.
  4. ↑ "West Perry Grad Achieves Olympic Dream. Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, July 2, 2008.
  5. ↑ Brunt, Cliff. "Loy lends crucial goal to Team USA." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, August 11, 2008, p. C1 (subscription required).
  6. ↑ Linker, "Know Your Olympians: Angie Loy," The Patriot News and PennLive, August 8, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Farm Gal Is Olympic Competitor." Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Lancaster Farming, August 16, 2008, p. B13 (subscription required).
  8. ↑ Lee, J.C. "Pennsylvania's most famous, county by county." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Patriot-News and PennLive, August 19, 2016 (retrieved online June 25, 2023).
  9. ↑ Linker, "Know Your Olympians: Angie Loy," The Patriot News and PennLive, August 8, 2008.
  10. ↑ "West Perry defends title." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, September 14, 1997, p. C3 (subscription required).
  11. ↑ "High School Field Hockey: Eagles, Bulldogs get first victories: Carlisle gets late goal from Fraker." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, September 23, 1999, pp. C1, C3 (subscription required).
  12. ↑ Kersteter, L.D. "Mustang girls dominate panthers." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, December 13, 1997, p. 39 (subscription required).
  13. ↑ "Basketball This Week: Lighting it up." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, February 3, 2000, p. C7 (subscription required).
  14. ↑ "West Perry, Cedar Cliff win." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, April 5, 2000, p. C4 (subscription required).
  15. ↑ Fitzgerald, Toni. "Loy shoots down Ship" (basketball game photo of Loy with article). Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, March 3, 2000, p. C1 (subscription required).
  16. ↑ Wehmueller, John Y. "Athletes of the Week: Loy, Lapore excel at scoring, setting goals" (article with photo of Loy). Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, September 23, 1999, pp. C1, C3 (subscription required).
  17. ↑ "U.S. field hockey team ties Argentina." Hazleton, Pennsylvania: Standard-Speaker, August 11, 2008, p. 18 (subscription required).
  18. ↑ "U.S. Roster," in "Beijing 2008 Field Hockey." Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: Citizens' Voice, August 7, 2008, p. T59 (subscription required).
  19. ↑ Lee, "Pennsylvania's most famous, county by county," The Patriot News and PennLive, August 19, 2016.
  20. ↑ Linker, "Know Your Olympians: Angie Loy," The Patriot News and PennLive, August 8, 2008.
  21. ↑ Fitzgerald, Toni. "Loy looking at Athens" (article with photo of Loy). Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, December 11, 2003, p. 1 (subscription required).
  22. ↑ "West Perry grad bound for Beijing and Olympic trial." New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania: Perry County Times, 2008.
  23. ↑ "West Perry Grad Achieves Olympic Dream. Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, July 2, 2008.
  24. ↑ "U.S. Field Hockey team ties Argentina, Standard Speaker, August 11, 2008, p. 18.
  25. ↑ Brunt, "Loy lends crucial goal to Team USA," The Sentinel, August 11, 2008, p. C1.
  26. ↑ Lee, "Pennsylvania's most famous, county by county," The Patriot News and PennLive, August 19, 2016.
  27. ↑ Linker, "Know Your Olympians: Angie Loy," The Patriot News and PennLive, August 8, 2008.
  28. ↑ "Olympians to attend game." Hanover, Pennsylvania: The Evening Sun, September 18, 2008, p. B5 (subscription required).
  29. ↑ "Angie Loy" (biography with photo). Shippensburg, Pennsylvania: Shippensburg University Athletics, retrieved online June 25, 2023.
  30. ↑ Eppler, Eric F. "The 50 most influential female athletes from central Pa. over the last 50 years." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Patriot-News and PennLive, June 7, 2022 (retrieved online June 25, 2023).
  31. ↑ Lee, "Pennsylvania's most famous, county by county," The Patriot News and PennLive, August 19, 2016.
  32. ↑ Merda, Mallory. "Nine included in PA Sports Hall of Fame: Olympians Craig Roberts, Angie Loy Reisinger among those honored." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, May 16, 2015, p. B1 (subscription required).
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