Terri Sawyer, Longwood Field Hockey '76, Revisits 1975 National Tournament Run and Beyond
Terri Sawyer is synonymous with playing, coaching and officiating, mostly field hockey. As a senior, she led Longwood College (now Longwood University) to a sixth-place finish in the 1975 AIAW/National Field Hockey Assoc. tournament. The '75 team was named to the 2026 LU Athletic Hall of Fame. Terri taught health and physical education for 30 years in the Virginia Beach Public Schools and coached prep soccer for 19 years. The Virginia Beach native officiated high school field hockey for 46 years and on the college level. Now, she competes in US Senior Pickleball tournaments in Virginia and along the East Coast.