Angie Loy

Angie Loy (born April 23, 1982 in Loysville, Pennsylvania; also known as Angie Loy Reisinger) is a field hockey forward from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States,[1][2] who earned her first career cap versus Ireland on January 14, 2004 at Stanford, California.

In 2008, she was a member of the U.S. Women's Field Hockey team at the Beijing Summer Olympics.[3][4][5][6]

Formative years

Born in Loysville, Pennsylvania on April 23, 1982, Loy was raised in rural Perry County, Pennsylvania, where her parents owned and operated a dairy farm.[7][8][9] She graduated from West Perry High School in Elliottsburg, where she had been a standout member of the girls' field hockey team during the late 1990s,[10][11][12] By the time she was a senior in 1999, she had played field hockey for six years and was a multi-sport athlete who also played on her high school's basketball and track teams.[13][14][15] In addition, Loy was involved in community service efforts with the school's Peer Helpers group and was a member of the National Honor Society.[16][17]

When asked by a reporter from The Sentinel newspaper in Carlisle, Pennsylvania what aspects of field hockey she most enjoyed, she said, "The way you play together as a team. More people get a chance to play."[18]

Following her high school graduation, she attended Old Dominion University.[19][20][21] She was awarded a full scholarship to the university.[22]

Career

A field hockey forward, Loy earned her first career cap versus Ireland on January 14, 2004 at Stanford, California.

2008 Beijing Summer Olympics

In 2008, Loy was a member of the U.S. Women's Field Hockey team at the Beijing Summer Olympics.[23][24][25][26][27][28]

Coaching career

In September 2008, Loy worked as a volunteer assistant coach at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.[29][30]

International senior competitions

Honors and other awards

On September 25, 2008, the West Perry High School Field Hockey team retired Loy's hockey jersey (#3), making her the first player to have her jersey retired by the field hockey team and only the fourth player ever to have a jersey retired by West Perry High School.[31][32]

In 2009, Loy was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.[33]

References
  1. Linker, Andrew. "Know your Olympians: Angie Loy." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Patriot-News and PennLive, August 8, 2008 (retrieved online June 25, 2023).
  2. "The Sentinel Female Athlete of the Year: Loy's skills hard to hide" (article with list of awards and photo of Loy). Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, June 11, 2000, p. C1 (subscription required).
  3. "West Perry grad bound for Beijing and Olympic trial." New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania: Perry County Times, 2008.
  4. "West Perry Grad Achieves Olympic Dream. Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, July 2, 2008.
  5. Brunt, Cliff. "Loy lends crucial goal to Team USA." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, August 11, 2008, p. C1 (subscription required).
  6. Linker, "Know Your Olympians: Angie Loy," The Patriot News and PennLive, August 8, 2008.
  7. "Farm Gal Is Olympic Competitor." Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Lancaster Farming, August 16, 2008, p. B13 (subscription required).
  8. Lee, J.C. "Pennsylvania's most famous, county by county." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Patriot-News and PennLive, August 19, 2016 (retrieved online June 25, 2023).
  9. Linker, "Know Your Olympians: Angie Loy," The Patriot News and PennLive, August 8, 2008.
  10. "West Perry defends title." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, September 14, 1997, p. C3 (subscription required).
  11. "High School Field Hockey: Eagles, Bulldogs get first victories: Carlisle gets late goal from Fraker." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, September 23, 1999, pp. C1, C3 (subscription required).
  12. Kersteter, L.D. "Mustang girls dominate panthers." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, December 13, 1997, p. 39 (subscription required).
  13. "Basketball This Week: Lighting it up." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, February 3, 2000, p. C7 (subscription required).
  14. "West Perry, Cedar Cliff win." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, April 5, 2000, p. C4 (subscription required).
  15. Fitzgerald, Toni. "Loy shoots down Ship" (basketball game photo of Loy with article). Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, March 3, 2000, p. C1 (subscription required).
  16. Wehmueller, John Y. "Athletes of the Week: Loy, Lapore excel at scoring, setting goals" (article with photo of Loy). Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, September 23, 1999, pp. C1, C3 (subscription required).
  17. "U.S. field hockey team ties Argentina." Hazleton, Pennsylvania: Standard-Speaker, August 11, 2008, p. 18 (subscription required).
  18. Wehmueller, "Athletes of the Week: Loy, Lapore excel at scoring, setting goals," The Sentinel, September 23, 1999, p. C3.
  19. "U.S. Roster," in "Beijing 2008 Field Hockey." Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: Citizens' Voice, August 7, 2008, p. T59 (subscription required).
  20. Lee, "Pennsylvania's most famous, county by county," The Patriot News and PennLive, August 19, 2016.
  21. Linker, "Know Your Olympians: Angie Loy," The Patriot News and PennLive, August 8, 2008.
  22. Fitzgerald, Toni. "Loy looking at Athens" (article with photo of Loy). Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, December 11, 2003, p. 1 (subscription required).
  23. "West Perry grad bound for Beijing and Olympic trial." New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania: Perry County Times, 2008.
  24. "West Perry Grad Achieves Olympic Dream. Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, July 2, 2008.
  25. "U.S. Field Hockey team ties Argentina, Standard Speaker, August 11, 2008, p. 18.
  26. Brunt, "Loy lends crucial goal to Team USA," The Sentinel, August 11, 2008, p. C1.
  27. Lee, "Pennsylvania's most famous, county by county," The Patriot News and PennLive, August 19, 2016.
  28. Linker, "Know Your Olympians: Angie Loy," The Patriot News and PennLive, August 8, 2008.
  29. "Olympians to attend game." Hanover, Pennsylvania: The Evening Sun, September 18, 2008, p. B5 (subscription required).
  30. "Angie Loy" (biography with photo). Shippensburg, Pennsylvania: Shippensburg University Athletics, retrieved online June 25, 2023.
  31. Eppler, Eric F. "The 50 most influential female athletes from central Pa. over the last 50 years." Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Patriot-News and PennLive, June 7, 2022 (retrieved online June 25, 2023).
  32. Lee, "Pennsylvania's most famous, county by county," The Patriot News and PennLive, August 19, 2016.
  33. Merda, Mallory. "Nine included in PA Sports Hall of Fame: Olympians Craig Roberts, Angie Loy Reisinger among those honored." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, May 16, 2015, p. B1 (subscription required).


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