Julia Mauro

Julia Mauro is the Head Field Hockey Coach at Bridgewater State University.

Julia Mauro was named the head coach of the Bridgewater State University field hockey program in February of 2019.

Mauro comes to BSU after serving the previous three seasons as an assistant coach at MIT. She was also the head varsity coach at Saint Stephens Episcopal School in Austin, Texas in 2011 and has assisted at numerous high school and college level camps across the country over the last few years.

While at MIT, Mauro helped guide the Engineers to the New England Men’s & Women’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) title in 2017 and a spot in the NCAA Division III Tournament. She coached two National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) First Team All-Americans in 2017 and three NFHCA All-New England East Region selections this past season. As a result of the team’s success in 2017, the MIT coaching staff was selected as the NFHCA New England East Region Coaching Staff of The Year.

Mauro, who received a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Old Dominion University in 2007, played four years as a forward for the Division I Monarchs. During her time there, she contributed to a squad that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament on two occasions, captured a pair of Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championships, and was the CAA regular-season champions in each of her four seasons.

Along with her degree from Old Dominion, Mauro also earned her Texas Teaching Certification and is a National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certified Personal Trainer. Prior to relocating to Massachusetts, she served as the Lead Special Education Teacher for an adult transition program in Kyle, Texas.

A native of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Julia presently resides in Boston, Massachusetts with her wife, Elizabeth. She currently works in the Boston area as a personal trainer.