Kutztown University Athletics

Donna Long (’85) competed in field hockey and women’s lacrosse from 1982-85.  As a link in field hockey, Long was Philadelphia Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (PAIAW) All-Star from 1983-85 and an All-PSAC selection in 1984 and 1985.  She was among KU’s leading scorers on the 1982 and 1983 NCAA playoff qualifying teams and helped the team to the PSAC Championship tournament all four seasons.  She finished her career with 22 goals and a KU career-record 20 assists, a mark which has since been surpassed.  In lacrosse, Long was a four-year starting defender, including her first two seasons in which Kutztown advanced to the title game of the PSAC playoffs.  As a senior, she was an All-PSAC selection.  After graduating in 1986, Long went on to a highly successful career as field hockey coach at Oley Valley High School, where she has won numerous county, district and state championships.  She is a graduate of Brandywine Heights High School in Topton, PA.