Ithaca College Athletics

A trailblazer for women in the athletic training profession, Maria Hutsick was the first woman to head an NCAA Division I athletic training department at Boston University from 1980 to 2007.

After serving as an assistant at Boston for her first two years, Hutsick took over the reins of the department in 1982 and remained there for 25 more years. Prior to her arrival at BU, Hutsick was an assistant athletic trainer at Yale University.

While at Boston, Hutsick was hired as the head athletic trainer for the USA Women's National Hockey Team for eight seasons – 1998 to 2007. She was the team's athletic trainer during the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games when the USA claimed silver medal honors.

She then moved on to Medfield High School in Medfield, Mass. in 2007 where she remains today. Hutsick also serves as an injury spotter for the NFL Network.

While at Ithaca, Hutsick was a team manager for the women's swimming team from 1972-76 and played on the field hockey (two seasons) and women's lacrosse (three seasons) teams as a goalie. She made more than 100 saves over three years between the pipes in lacrosse.