Completed Event: Field Hockey at American on September 7, 2025 , Win , 4, to, 1
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JMU Athletics Hall of Fame
Horton, Carol J.
Carol J. Horton
- Induction:
- 1996
- Class:
- 1968
Carol Horton was a standout two-sport athlete at James Madison University (then Madison College) and followed her playing career with a distinguished career as a coach, official and educator.
Carol was captain of the JMU field hockey team and twice was selected to the Blue Ridge All-Star Team. She also played two seasons of basketball. She went on to play for a Washington (D.C.) area club field hockey team for 15 years and was a member of the Washington association team that won the John F. Kennedy International Tournament in 1971 and 1972. Carol played for the Washington team in a number of Southeast Region tournaments and was selected to play on the Southeast Region all-star team in the U.S. Field Hockey Association's national tournament.
At the time of her induction into the JMU Sports Hall of Fame, Carol's coaching career included 28 years in field hockey, 14 years in soccer, 11 years in softball and two years in gymnastics in Northern Virginia. In 1993 she received both the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Region 2 and the Virginia High School Coaches Association Coach of the Year awards, which honored her accomplishments as a field hockey coach. She has a Virginia-record 261 wins in the sport at the high school level. Carol was named the Journal Newspapers' Coach of the Year in 1985 and 1987 and the Alexandria Gazette's Coach of the Year in 1987. Her career as a field hockey coach includes one state championship (Groveton High School 1977), two state runner-up trophies (West Potomac High School 1985 and 1987), five Northern Region championships and 14 district championships.
Her Groveton softball team won the district championship in 1979 and her West Potomac team advanced to the Northern Region Final Four in 1994.
She has been a basketball official for 30 years and has officiated six state tournaments.
Carol is a native of Arlington, Va., and a graduate of Wakefield High School.
Carol was captain of the JMU field hockey team and twice was selected to the Blue Ridge All-Star Team. She also played two seasons of basketball. She went on to play for a Washington (D.C.) area club field hockey team for 15 years and was a member of the Washington association team that won the John F. Kennedy International Tournament in 1971 and 1972. Carol played for the Washington team in a number of Southeast Region tournaments and was selected to play on the Southeast Region all-star team in the U.S. Field Hockey Association's national tournament.
At the time of her induction into the JMU Sports Hall of Fame, Carol's coaching career included 28 years in field hockey, 14 years in soccer, 11 years in softball and two years in gymnastics in Northern Virginia. In 1993 she received both the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Region 2 and the Virginia High School Coaches Association Coach of the Year awards, which honored her accomplishments as a field hockey coach. She has a Virginia-record 261 wins in the sport at the high school level. Carol was named the Journal Newspapers' Coach of the Year in 1985 and 1987 and the Alexandria Gazette's Coach of the Year in 1987. Her career as a field hockey coach includes one state championship (Groveton High School 1977), two state runner-up trophies (West Potomac High School 1985 and 1987), five Northern Region championships and 14 district championships.
Her Groveton softball team won the district championship in 1979 and her West Potomac team advanced to the Northern Region Final Four in 1994.
She has been a basketball official for 30 years and has officiated six state tournaments.
Carol is a native of Arlington, Va., and a graduate of Wakefield High School.
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