Katie Reynolds
Camp Director
Katie Reynolds is the Head Field Hockey Coach at Manhattan University.
Katie Nichol (née Reynolds) was hired as head coach of the Manhattanville College field hockey team in April 2022. She completed her second season as a collegiate head coach in the fall of 2023.
The Valiants had four players-Sabina Cosmo, Florence Harrison, Julia Huertas and Cat Morgan--named to the NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad following the conclusion of Nichol's second season in 2023, with Huertas going on to be named an NFHCA Scholar of Distinction after earning a 4.0 through her first semester at Manhattanville.
Nichol took the helm of the Valiants as the team migrated to the Atlantic East Conference. In their new home, the field hockey program went 4-12 under Nichol's leadership in 2022. She collected her first coaching win on Sept. 14 against Sage with an 11-1 victory over the Gators, beginning a three-game winning streak for the team. On October 12, the Valiants defeated Neumann 4-2 for their first win in Atlantic East action. Manhattanville would finish as the No. 6 seed in the regular season conference standings, earning a postseason berth in Nichol's inaugural season. Abbey Playle developed into one of the top players in the conference as she would named to the Atlantic East All-Conference First Team, the first player under Nichol to earn All-Conference recognition.
The appointment at Manhattanville is Nichol's’ first foray into collegiate coaching. Since 2019, she has served as the head junior varsity field hockey coach and the head lacrosse coach at Arlington High School. With the Admirals, Nichol led the JV field hockey team to a 10-1-1 record, responsible to the evaluation and development of 30 high school players. Nichol developed practices and game plan strategies with a focus on generating more offensive chances.
Outside of Arlington High, Nichol founded K Field Hockey in 2019, a program of field hockey training clinics in the Hudson Valley for players ages 5 through 18. RNichol worked with students to develop a multitude of skills, including defensive, offensive and conditioning drills to better enhance their abilities. Her clinics reached maximum capacity for each session as a result of extensive outreach and recruiting with high schools throughout the Hudson Valley.
She had previously worked in the Career Development Office at Bard College as the Office and Communication Coordinator, assisting students in job search and networking efforts.
Nichol is a 2019 graduate of SUNY Oswego, where she played field hockey for three seasons after playing one year at St. Thomas Aquinas in 2015. While with the Lakers, Nichol made the NCAA Division III All-Academic Team in all three seasons from 2016 to 2018. After being a SUNYAC All-Conference Second Team selection in 2018, Nichol earned her way onto the First Team in the 2019 season in which she served as team captain. She is currently fifth all-time in Oswego history in career points and goals, scoring 29 goals and 10 assists in her three seasons with the Lakers. She is also the program’s record holder for most goals in a game.