Department of athletics, physical education and recreation
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Never a stranger to new challenges, Olympic veteran Julie Sasner took command of the MIT hockey program in 2002 and immediately took measures to improve both the vision and the attitude of a program still in its infancy at the varsity level. Sasner began her coaching career at Cornell in 1993, where she stayed for five years. In 1996, she led the team to the Ivy League title and was named the conference's Coach of the Year. In 1998, Sasner moved to the University of Wisconsin, initiating their women's ice hockey program. In just its second season as a team, Wisconsin recorded an impressive 15- 8-1 conference record. A year later, Sasner joined USA Hockey as an assistant coach for the women's National and Olympic teams. Her two years with the team produced a 76-3-1 record and a Silver medal at the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. During this time, she also served as president of the American Women's Hockey Coaches Association. In 2002, she was the featured speaker at the USA Hockey Girls'/Women's National Championships in Anchorage, Alaska. While a student-athlete at Harvard University, Sasner earned Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors in 1985, served as captain for three years, and helped lead the team to back-to-back Ivy League titles in 1987 and 1988. Upon graduation, she joined the US National Team, winning a Silver medal in the first-ever International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championships in 1990. |
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