Missy Foote

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Carson "Missy" Wassell Foote [1] is an American lacrosse coach. She served as the head women's lacrosse coach at Middlebury College from 1978 through 2015, amassing a 422-114-1 record. At the time of her retirement, that win total ranked second amongst all head coaches in NCAA Division III history.

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Early life and education

Foote attended and graduated from Ward Melville High School in 1970. Following high school, she enrolled at Springfield College and graduated in 1974. [2]

Career

Upon graduating, Foote began teaching seventh through 12th grade in a Vermont public school. She came across an advertisement in The Boston Globe for a coaching position at Middlebury College and applied. She was immediately hired following her interview and joined the faculty in 1977. [3] She was one of three women's coaches at Middlebury, and she was responsible for women's basketball, swimming, sailing, and lacrosse. After a few years, she dropped basketball and swimming and picked up field hockey, which she coached from 1980 until 2001. [4] During her tenure as the field hockey coach, Foote compiled a 174-86-12 record and she led the Panthers to the 1998 NCAA Division III championship. [5]

During the 2001 lacrosse season, Foote earned national honors after the team hit a 17–0 record during the regular season and won their third NCAA Division III championship. She was recognized with her fourth Coach of the Year honor by the NCAA [6] and her 200th career win. [7] The following year, she was again honored as Coach of the Year after she led the Panthers to a perfect 18–0 record and her fourth NCAA championship. [8] By 2004, Foote led Middlebury to 10 consecutive national semifinals with championships in 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2002. [9] As a result of her overall record of 246-64 during her tenure, she was elected to the New England Lacrosse Hall of Fame [9] and Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame. [10] Foote was later chosen to serve as an assistant coach with the U.S. Women's Developmental Team and serve as a member of the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Committee. [11] By 2008, Foote was recognized by US Lacrosse Magazine as one of the nations top 10 men's or women's lacrosse coaches during the US Lacrosse Era. [12]

In 2012, Foote was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum [11] and two years later earned her 400th career win. She subsequently became one of four women's lacrosse coaches with over 400 wins in the history of the game. [13] At the time of her retirement in 2016, Foote amassed a 422-114-1 record which ranked second among all head coaches in NCAA Division III history. In 2017, Foote was inducted into the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame [14] and Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Hall of Fame. [15] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Foote was also inducted into the Middlebury College Athletics Hall of Fame. [16]

Personal life

Foote is married to Richard Foote. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Carson "Missy" Wassell Foote '74". springfieldcollegepride.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Foote To Be Inducted Into National Lacrosse Hall of Fame". middlebury.prestosports.com. May 30, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Life Story Interviews: Missy Foote". yumpu.com. June 15, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Honoring Missy Foote at Middlebury" (PDF). middlebury.edu. January 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Panthers coach set to retire". The Burlington Free Press. October 6, 2000. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Middlebury racks up honors". The Burlington Free Press. June 17, 2001. Retrieved April 11, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Garrity, Patrick (April 8, 2001). "Foote wins 200th". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved April 11, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Foote honored". Rutland Daily Herald. June 18, 2000. Retrieved April 11, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  9. 1 2 "Foote, Quinn join lax hall of fame". The Burlington Free Press. February 6, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Foote in door". Rutland Daily Herald. October 20, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  11. 1 2 "Foote To Be Inducted Into National Lacrosse Hall of Fame". middlebury.com. May 30, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Middlebury College coaches reap national honors". Rutland Daily Herald. January 23, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Foote Wins 400th As Women's Lacrosse Handles R.I.T." middlebury.com. March 25, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Missy Foote: Inducted 2017". vermontsportshall.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  15. ↑ "IWLCA INDUCTS INAUGURAL HALL OF FAME CLASS". uslaxmagazine.com. November 16, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Missy Foote leads college hall of fame list". Addison County Independent. April 30, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Foote Inducted Into Hall Of Fame". middlebury.prestosports.com. October 23, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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