Nov. 12, 2008
DAVIS, Calif. - UC Davis has named Vianney Campos the head coach of its re-established women's field hockey program, announced Director of Athletics Greg Warzecka. The team will begin competition in 2009 in the NorPac Conference as UC Davis' 27th NCAA Division I sport. Campos comes to UC Davis after serving as an assistant coach at Pacific for the past two years. Prior to that, she completed a stellar playing career for the Tigers.
Campos assisted in all facets of Pacific's women's field hockey program since joining the staff. She has also served as a Futures coach for USA Field Hockey since 2007 and served the organization in a volunteer capacity at its 2007 U-14 Regional Rumble. In addition, she has a wealth of experience coaching at various camps for the past four years in some of the strongest recruiting areas in the nation. Campos also directed the Pacific Tiger Cub Camp for the past two years.
"Vianney's knowledge of key recruiting areas within the state of California and her experience in recruiting academically and athletically talented students is important to our ability to successfully restart the women's field hockey program at UC Davis," said Warzecka. "Her passion for the sport is clearly evident, and her philosophical approach to building a value based, achievement oriented program will serve her well."
As a four-year starter at Pacific, Campos helped lead the Tigers to 39 victories. As a senior, she led the nation in points per game (3.79) and goals per game (1.68). In all, she posted 32 goals and tallied 72 points during her final season. Also that year, Campos was named first-team All-America by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA). She was also selected to play in the 2006 NFHCA Senior All-Star game. Her collegiate career featured three conference offensive player of the year awards as well as being named to the NorPac First Team All-Conference Team all four years. Campos was named to the NFHCA All-West Region Team four times.
"I am extremely thrilled to have the opportunity to be a part of UC Davis and become the field hockey coach for the Aggies," said Campos. "I welcome the challenge of starting a program from the ground up. I will miss my alma mater, but this is a terrific opportunity and I look forward to developing successful student-athletes for the Aggies."
In addition to her Tiger career, Campos has been a member of the USA National Team Developmental Squad since 2007. She has traveled with the team to compete in Azerbaijan as well as in various games against Canada and a team from Japan.
Earlier this year, UC Davis announced it was adding women's field hockey. The program will become the 27th intercollegiate sport at UC Davis and the 15th women's varsity sport. Current NorPac schools include Appalachian State, California, Davidson, Longwood, Pacific, Radford and Stanford.
