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The Ethel Walker School
Athletics
2021 Varsity Field Hockey
Our program has focused on developing great student-athletes and leaders. Building community is important to the Wildcats, and they give back by participating in yearly breast cancer awareness games and hosting food drives.
OUR LEAGUE AFFILIATIONs:
Walker’s field hockey program competes in the Western New England Prep School Field Hockey Association (WNEPSFHA), a division of the New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC). Walker’s is a Class “C” division competitor, and also competes in the prestigious Founders League. League competitors include Choate, Taft, Hotchkiss, Loomis, Westminster, Kent, Kingswood Oxford, and Miss Porter’s.
Team Stats
Season
Record
Schedule
Coaches
Mimi Duran P'18
Mimi Duran has over 30 years of coaching experience, both in independent and public schools, and began her tenure at Walker’s in fall 2007 leading an aggressive field hockey effort, winning seven CISAC League Titles, six CISAC Tournament Titles, and the Class C WNEPSAC Championship Title in 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. Her teams have appeared in the NEPSCA Field Hockey Tournament in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. In April of 2020 she was chosen to receive the Founders League Nadal Sportsmanship Award.
She holds a Connecticut Coaching Certification, Level 2 United States Field Hockey Association (USFHA) Coaching Certification, and is a member of the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (USFHA), the Connecticut Field Hockey Coaches Association, and a USFHA NEXUS coach. Duran has taken teams to the National Field Hockey Festival and traveled with teams to play in Europe and South America. Several of her former players have earned All-State and Regional All-American recognition. Many played and captained Division I, II, and III field hockey at the collegiate level. Several alumnae have pursued coaching and coach at the high school and collegiate level.
In addition to her coaching duties, Mimi Duran is Associate Athletic Director. She holds a Master’s degree in Professional Sports Management from Georgetown University.
Season End Recap
Resilience and Perseverance
Led by four captains, the 2021 team’s overall record was 6-9-1. The team was 4-4 against class A and B teams in the Founders League.
Having lost the 2020 season to COVID and six starters to graduation, this was a young team. Throughout the season, on and off the field, they showed resilience and perseverance.
Three of five seniors will play at the collegiate level, Ava Calma at Saint Louis University, Ellie Brothers at Saint Anselm College, and Emily French at American International College.
We look forward to the 2022 season.
Other Resources
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
NCAA.orgNCAA Eligibility Center
web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Class C
nfhca.org