The Washington & Jefferson College Department of Athletics selected Brittney Randolph as the new leader of its field hockey program in July 2024.
"We are very excited to welcome Coach Randolph to lead our field hockey program at W&J," said Director of Athletics Scott McGuinness. "She is enthusiastic and passionate about the sport and we believe she will help position us to compete for a North Coast Athletic Conference championship very soon."
Randolph comes to W&J with a wide array of coaching experience at multiple levels across the NCAA.
Her most recent collegiate coaching experience came as head coach at Division II Mercyhurst University from September 2020 through March of 2023. Randolph instructed 12 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Scholars of Distinction, 28 PSAC Scholar-Athletes, four NFHCA Senior All-Star Game recipients. Her teams earned four NFHCA Senior All-Star Game recipients.
"I am truly honored to join the Washington and Jefferson College Athletics family and beyond excited to lead the Field Hockey program as the next Head Coach," Randolph said. "I would like to thank Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Athletics; Scott McGuinness, Vice President of Student Life & Dean of Students; Eva Chatterjee-Sutton, and the entire search committee for entrusting me with this incredible opportunity and believing in the vision that we share for the program. W&J field hockey has a rich history of success both on and off the field and I am confident that together we can continue to add to this legacy. I am thrilled to get started and can't wait to work alongside the exceptional W&J student-athletes and see all that we can accomplish. Go Presidents!"
Randolph has served as a Lead Coach & Site Director for USA Field Hockey in various regions of the country since August 2017. She also has collegiate coaching experience as an assistant at Division III Smith College (2019 season) and Division II Shippensburg University (2017 and 2018 seasons). While with the Raiders, the program captured the Division II National Championships in both 2017 and 2018. The coaching staff at Shippensburg was honored as Coaching Staff of the Year twice. Three Raiders were named NFHCA All-Americans during her tenure.
She competed collegiate for Mercyhurst from 2010-2013. Randolph competed in 39 contests with the Lakers. She earned a degree in Biology with a concentration in Pre-Medicine in the spring of 2014. Randolph went on to earn a master's of science in Exercise and Sport Studies from Smith.
Randolph holds a Level 2 USA Field Hockey certification. She is also a WeCoach member, a NFHCA Coaches of Color Council member and a Women Leaders in College Sports member.
Randolph most recently served as a customer support specialist at Spiideo since March of 2023. Spiideo is an easy-to-use, accessible and cloud-based video recording and analysis solution that helps coaches, athletes and analysts at all levels in both practice and games.
Randolph looks to hit the ground running with the start of camp just a little more than a month away. W&J opens its season with a home non-conference game versus Wilson on Friday, Aug. 30 at Cameron Stadium.
