Melanie Ruppert Women's Lacrosse

Assisting Kathy Railey on the sidelines of the field, Melanie Ruppert will be bringing her extensive knowledge as a player and a coach. Ruppert has a 14-year playing history in lacrosse and an 11-year playing history in field hockey, dominating midfield in both sports.

Ruppert graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts from Washington College. There, she played four years of varsity field hockey and varsity lacrosse. Her field hockey accomplishments include receiving the Most Improved Player Award and the prestigious "Rudy Award" in 2005. For lacrosse, she was named the Most Valuable Player and was a tri-captain in 2007. Ruppert ranks among Washington College's top 10 all-time leaders in career ground balls (130) and draw controls (61) and the top 20 all-time leaders in career goals (62), assists (26), points (88) and caused turnovers (43).

Off the field, Ruppert was a student-athlete mentor of women's lacrosse from 2005-2007 and participated in the Snell-Shillingford coaching symposium in 2007. She was on the NFHCA Academic Squad from 2003-2006, the Field Hockey Centennial Conference Honor Roll in 2005 and 2006, IWLCA Academic Honor Roll in 2006, and the Women's Lacrosse Centennial Conference Honor Roll in 2004, 2006, and 2007.

Ruppert is the first assistant to work full-time with the Mustangs. She is excited to be dedicating herself to the programs and looks to help improve a talented group of athletes on and off the field.