MIAMI UNIVERSITY FIELD HOCKEY CAMPS Coaching Staff
Lindsay Markwart
Assistant Coach
Lindsay Markwart is in her third season as an assistant coach for Miami University field hockey. A two-time team captain at Kent State, Markwart has spent time with the field hockey programs at Pennsylvania and Temple, as well as the United States Olympic Committee prior to her appointment in Oxford. Markwart has helped lead the RedHawks to 27 wins over the past two seasons, the most since Miami won 28 combined from 1982-83. She is responsible for the RedHawk goalkeepers, as well as team travel, academics, equipment and other various operational tasks. Previously, Markwart served as a graduate assistant for academic support for athletics at the University of Louisville where she worked one-on-one with student-athletes, assisting them with degree completion as well as supervising study halls and assisting at-risk students. In the spring of 2007, Markwart assisted Penn and Temple, both Division-I field hockey programs in Philadelphia, with various initiatives. While focusing on designing practice plans for goalkeepers and defense, she also assisted in recruiting efforts and video analysis for the Quakers and Owls. While assisting Penn and Temple, Markwart also served as an intern for academic services for student-athletes at Saint Joseph's University where she monitored study halls, worked with the Atlantic-10 Conference and coordinated grade reports for the Hawks. She has additionally spent time as a coach for the International Field Hockey Club of Kentucky and has spent seven years as a coach in the USA Field Hockey Futures Program. During the spring of 2006, Markwart was an intern in the business development department for USA Field Hockey at the United States Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs, Colo. At the USOC, she served as the primary contact for events and helped generate revenue of more than $14,000 through silent auctions and grants. A native of Miller Place, N.Y., Markwart was a three-year letterwinner in goal at Kent State where she was named to the All-MAC Tournament Teams in 2004 and 2005. She was also named MAC Defensive Player of the Week seven times in her career while also taking on leadership roles as a student-athlete. She competed on the Midwest team in the Elite Performance Training Center in 2005 and led the High Performance New Jersey/Pennsylvania team to the national championship in 2007. Markwart was the president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for two years after serving as the organizations secretary for one year. She participated in the NCAA Leadership Conference in Orlando, Fla. in 2006 and also served as the vice president of the MAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee in 2005-06. After graduating from Kent State with a degree in business administration, Markwart is working toward a master's degree in higher education at Miami in sport behavior and performance. Chip Rogers
Assistant Coach
 Joining the RedHawk coaching staff this year is Chip Rogers. Rogers comes to Miami with extensive coaching and officiating experience throughout the East Coast. "Chip's knowledge and personality make him the ideal candidate to complement our staff," said Miami head coach Iñako Puzo. "He will bring a big dose of liveliness and desire to this program. Chip is a person with strong convictions and values who has the capacity to constantly transmit his positive attitude to the people who surround him." Rogers has spent the past three summers as a Master Coach of the Absolutely the Best Camp, Inc., working with the campers, along with assisting in overall administration of the camp and the day-to-day activities. He has also been the director of the Tidewater Field Hockey Camp since 2007 and an assistant director of the Sauk Valley Field Hockey Camp since 2002. In 2008, Rogers obtained a Level III umpire rating and has worked approximately 40 collegiate games per season the past four years, including working the NCAA Division I Tournament in 2010. His playing experience includes being a member of the Greenwich Field Hockey Club since 2001. He has played and umpired at the National Field Hockey Festival in each of the last 10 years. "Miami is a nationally-respected institution and it is an honor to be asked to represent not only the institution but also the Athletic Department and the field hockey team," said Rogers. "I am very thankful for the opportunity afforded me by Iñako to work with Lindsay (Markwart) and him, and I look forward to joining the RedHawk family and helping build on the success of the program." Rogers is one of the foremost authorities on field hockey history in the United States. He maintained all statistics and records for Divisions I, II and III from 1997-2008 until the NCAA took over. He is the administrator of the Fieldhockeycorner.com website, which has been used by coaches, players and fans as a resource for schedules, results, rankings, statistics and polls for all three divisions of NCAA field hockey for the past 10 years. Rogers currently serves as a contributing editor to the United States Field Hockey Association's magazine FH Life. He was also named the Director of Emerging Programs, a committee formed to encourage and develop new field hockey programs throughout the United States, by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. "I know that Chip Rogers has the skills and the knowledge to help us develop the Miami field hockey program," said Puzo. "We are very happy to welcome him to be part of this team. He is going to be a great coach."
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