| Assisting behind the
Husky Hockey bench for the past 5 years is 33-year-
old Zoë Harris. Compiling a 87-31-1 record in five years along the
side of
Coach Dayley, Harris assisted in achieving three Athletic Awards I-5 Club
Championship titles, one Intercollegiate PAC-8 Collegiate Hockey
Association (PAC-8) regular season 1st place finish, two 2nd place
finishes, two PAC-8 Championship Tournament 2nd place finishes, and
one 4th place finish. And, among 30 teams, she helped improved the
team’s record in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA)
West
Regional’s ranking from “unranked” into single digits.
Harris also spearheaded the development of the American
Collegiate
Hockey Association’s (ACHA) Women’s Division (2000) and continues
to
serve as the Women’s Division Vice President. Within three years
membership grew from 15 teams to 32 teams due to her and the
commissioner’s efforts. Three ACHA Women’s National Tournaments
have
been held successfully under her guidance at several locations across
the
country.
Prior to her appointment to the Husky Hockey team, Harris
co-founded a
high school girl’s elite program called the 49th Parallel, which
showcased
Northwestern US and Canadian talent to collegiate scouts. The program
placed over 20 girls in varsity Division I and III programs within two
years, and many with substantial scholarships. At the same time she
directed the Seattle Women’s In-Line Hockey team to a 1997 AIRHS
National Championship title after forming a team within four months.
From 1995-1997, Harris assisted in the formation of the first girls travel
rep team in the Seattle area, which was the first US female team to win
the Canadian Lower Female Hockey League regular season and
championship title, with a record of 19-0. The team also took third place
in USA Hockey Regional Championships and placed over half the seniors
in a collegiate hockey programs.
A native of Barrington, Rhode Island – Harris
competed at the Junior
National level in both soccer and sailing, placing 10th in the nation
in
1986 for junior female sailors. She played ice hockey for the University
of
Maine Black Bears, where she assisted in the development of the
women’s team as president and captain for two years. She received
the
Coach’s Award for dedication and leadership on and off the ice in
1991
and 1992. She also participated in the 1992 Senior All-Star Game in
Providence, RI – for the top seniors in club and varsity collegiate
ice
hockey.
For the last 5+ years Coach Harris has worked in the
high-tech industry
as an Internet, usability and device Producer, managing designers and
engineers in user interfaces.
Contact: Zoe
Harris
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