Oley Valley field hockey coach Tiffany Cappellano has been named the 2023 National Coach of the Year by USA Field Hockey.
Cappellano, 42, led the Lynx to a 27-1-1 record as well as Berks II (10-0), BCIAA, District 3 Class 1A and PIAA Class 1A titles in 2023, all while battling breast cancer. She was also named the 2023 BCIAA Coach of the Year.
After being diagnosed in March 2023, Cappellano, a sixth-grade teacher in the Oley Valley School District, persevered through treatments and surgery. She missed just one week of field hockey and two weeks of teaching after having a double mastectomy in September.
Since taking over as coach in 2009, Cappellano has led the Lynx to an overall record of 319-54-6. Oley Valley has won 12 straight division championships, six Berks titles, five District 3 championships and one PIAA title with Cappellano at the helm.
The Lynx have won 104 straight league games and have made the state final four times under Cappellano.
As a student at Oley Valley from 1995-1998, Cappellano was a two-time regional All-American, a national All-American and helped lead Oley Valley to the 1997 PIAA Class 2A title.
Source: Berkshire mont