University of Wisconsin La Crosse Athletics

Athlete: 1969-1973

    Beverly Connolly took her interests in collegiate sports to help build challenging athletic programs for K-12 students. During college, Connolly competed in field hockey and track and field. In 1970 and 1972, she ran in national track meets and captured the state's 200-yard dash record. She was also selected to the Midwest Field Hockey Team.
    She took her athletics interest to the Academy of the New Church (where she graduated in 1969) to begin a sports program there in 1981. She taught at the academy until 1989 when she started teaching at the University School of Milwaukee. After a year there, she moved to Jenkintown, Pa., to teach at Abington Friends school.
    She also coaches field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse and has introduced the concept of getting students to reach their personal best and obtain an athletic work ethic. Along with playing on a community field hockey team for women, Connolly has been involved in rock climbing, canoeing, kayaking and backpacking.