From Marian Sports Information
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (SabreAthletics.com) –
Jamie
Kivi, an assistant coach with the St. Norbert College for
the past two seasons, has been named the new head women's ice
hockey coach at Marian University, Director of Athletics Jason
Murphy announced today, April 4.
Kivi, a native of Green Bay, will take the reins of a growing
Marian program after helping St. Norbert establish a women's ice
hockey program from scratch and compiling an impressive .500 record
in the ever-competitive Northern College Hockey Association in its
first two seasons of existence.
“I am excited to announce the hiring of Jamie
Kivi as our new women's hockey coach at Marian,”
Director of Athletics Jason
Murphy said. “She was successful as a player at a
top-notch Division III program in Elmira and she understands what
it takes to build a young program from her experience at St.
Norbert. We feel her past experiences and successes will be a
valuable asset to our program.”
As the full-time assistant at St. Norbert, Kivi was involved in
all aspects of the program, primarily the recruiting efforts, the
analyzing of game statistics and player performance, and the
preparation of the defensive strategies.
While at St. Norbert, the Green Knights compiled a 25-25-4 overall
record in two seasons, qualifying for the NCHA tournament each
year. She coached three players named to the All-NCHA team, three
others that earned honorable mention accolades, and two All-Rookie
team members.
For the past two seasons, Kivi has also been a head girls' coach
in the Wisconsin Elite Hockey League and has spent numerous years
coaching at college showcase camps and the USA Hockey regional
camps.
Prior to joining St. Norbert's staff, Kivi was a standout
defensemen for Division III Elmira College in New York where she
led her team to three ECAC West conference titles and three
Division III Frozen Four appearances.
She was twice named Reebok First Team All-American and was a
finalist for the Hurd Award, given by the American Hockey Coaches
Association to the Division III Women's Player of the Year.