Anna Rogers

Anna Rogers is the Head Field Hockey Coach at Lock Haven University.

Anna Rogers was officially named Lock Haven’s new head field hockey coach on August 9, 2023.

- The 2023 season by the numbers:
Rogers earned her first head coaching victory in her very first game at the helm of the Bald Eagles, as Lock Haven downed Queens, 7-0, in front of the home crowd of Charlotte E. Smith Field on August 27, 2023.

The Bald Eagles finished the season with a 5-12 overall record and a 2-5 mark in the Atlantic 10 (A10).

Freshman defender Elien Bos was named to the 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie Field Hockey Team.

Following the season, eight student-athletes were named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad.

Under the leadership of Rogers, the Lock Haven field hockey program earned the Community Leadership Award at the 2024 Talons.

2016-2023
Prior to her appointment as head coach ahead of the 2023 season, Rogers served as the Division I program’s assistant coach since 2016 and has helped guide the Bald Eagles to a number of successes over the last seven seasons.

Rogers becomes just the fourth head coach since the founding of the Lock Haven field hockey program in 1945 and replaces Pat Rudy, who announced her retirement after 27 seasons as the head coach at The Haven.

As assistant coach, Rogers has helped lead the Bald Eagles to three Atlantic-10 Conference (A-10) tournament appearances in the last four seasons.

Over the last seven seasons, Lock Haven has recorded four 10-or-more win seasons.

Last fall, Lock Haven enjoyed a sensational 2022 season. The Bald Eagles went a perfect 9-0 at home, marking the program’s first undefeated run at home since 2003. The 12 (12-7) wins in 2022 were the most in a single season since 2015.

Following the 2022 season, Jazmin Palma was named an All-American and she was joined on the All-Region team by Martina Spangenberg. The Bald Eagles racked up five All-Conferences honors in 2022, which runs Lock Haven All-Conference award total to over 30 since 2016.

Rogers was officially hired at Lock Haven as the assistant coach in July 2016. At the time, the former Division I player brought with her nearly 15 years of playing and coaching experience.

Prior to her time at Lock Haven, Rogers spent five seasons coaching the University of California, Santa Barbara club team. Santa Barbara competed regionally in the Western Collegiate Field Hockey Conference. Prior to her time at UCSB, Rogers was the head coach at Division III Elmira for four seasons.

Rogers graduated from Old Dominion University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education. She went on to earn a Master of Science in General Education in 2011 while at Elmira. She also holds a minor from ODU in sports management and certifications in driver’s education and coaching

While at Old Dominion, Rogers was a part of five NCAA Tournament appearances and played on two conference championship winning teams. In 2002 and 2005, Rogers helped lead ODU to the Final Four. She was also a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Academic Award winner.

As of August 2019, Rogers holds a number of professional certifications including USFHA (United States Field Hockey Association) Level I and Level II coaching certifications and a certification from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) as a Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) and a Fitness Nutrition Specialization (FNS).