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Jan Hutchinson is entering her 22nd season in charge of a program that has won eight national championships and nine conference titles in the past 17 years. She also is the winningest college coach in any division with over 1,000 wins between field hockey and softball.

While at Bloomsburg, her field hockey squads have posted winning records in each of her 20 seasons and have amassed an overall record of 370-53-20, for a winning percentage of .857. She is the winningest coach in Division II field hockey history.

Under Hutchinson, the Huskies have enjoyed several outstanding seasons and have won 16 or more games on 16 occasions. Her teams won national championships in 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1993, 1996, 1997 and 1998.

Her teams have also registered eight national runner-up finishes. In addition, the Huskies captured Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) championships in 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1997 and have garnered seven runner-up showings.

Twice, 1991 and 1998, Hutchinson was chosen as the national "Coach of the Year." During the 1993 season, Hutchinson's squad became the second team in the program's history to go undefeated, 21-0-1, in a season that featured the program's fifth national title and its eighth PSAC championship.

Three athletes on last season's team achieved All-American honors, bringing the total under Hutchinson to 32 performers who have combined to win 54 All-American awards. Also, a Bloomsburg player was named national "Player of the Year" four consecutive years (Gisela Smith-1990, 91; Denise Miller-1992 and Shelley Miller-1993), and also in 1988 (Daneen Fero), 1985 (Karen Hertzler) and 1996 (Michelle Martin).

Hutchinson also serves as head coach for the Huskies' highly successful softball program which finished the 1995 season as the NCAA Division II runner-up for the second time in the program's history. Her team also placed second nationally in 1991 and took third-place honors in 1990 and 1992 and fourth in 1993. The Huskies also won the 1982 AIAW national championship.

Her softball teams have appeared in a national tournament in each of the last 20 years and have won 12 of the last 17 conference crowns. In addition, her players have enjoyed recognition in softball with 24 players earning 41 All-American awards.

A native of Newton, NJ Hutchinson received her bachelor of science and master of education degrees from East Stroudsburg University. She was formerly a member of the faculty at Blair Academy where she initiated the women's physical education and interscholastic sports programs. She has also been inducted into the Newton High School and Sussex County (NJ) Halls of Fame.

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