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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.
In 2008, she was a member of the U.S. Women's Field Hockey team at the Beijing Summer Olympics.[3][4][5][6]
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]
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]
- 2004 – Pan American Cup, Bridgetown (2nd)
- 2004 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Auckland (6th)
- 2005 – Champions Challenge, Virginia Beach (5th)
- 2006 – World Cup Qualifier, Rome (4th)
- 2006 – World Cup, Madrid (6th)
- 2008 – 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, Beijing (lead the US team in scoring (4 goals)
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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