Maryland field hockey coach Missy Meharg was inducted into the D.C. Sports Hall of Fame Sunday at Nationals Park, becoming the third Terps coach to be recognized.
Former women’s basketball coach Chris Weller and men’s coach Gary Williams were inducted in 2014 and 2015, respectively.
“What a complete honor to be recognized with former great Terp coaches Gary Williams and Chris Weller,” Meharg said. “George Solomon, former Washington Post sports editor and current professor in our journalism school, is such an advocate for local sports. I am very grateful to him and the entire committee for everything they have done for athletics in D.C.”
Meharg, a nine-time National Coach of the Year, is entering her 29th season with the Terps. She has led Maryland to seven of the program’s eight national titles as head coach and won 22 conference championships. She’s also guided the Terps to 16 final four appearances.
Last season, Meharg became the fourth head coach to earn 500 wins. She’s coached 46 All-Americans and more than 120 All-Conference selections. Seven players Meharg coached at Maryland have gone on to make Olympic rosters.
The inductees are selected by a 10-member panel that features Nationals principal owner Mark Lerner, former Washington Post sports editor George Solomon, ESPN 980 host Doc Walker, broadcaster Phil Wood and other sports figures wasn’t state in release.
SMITH, DUNN MAKE ALL-STAR GAME
Maryland baseball’s Nick Dunn and Kevin Smith were named East Division All-Stars and will participate in the Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game, the league announced in a release.
Smith will start at shortstop for the East Division, while Dunn will serve as a reserve.
Smith has thrived with the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox after batting .259 with eight home runs and 34 RBIs for the Terps last season. He’s hitting .320 with eight doubles and 11 RBIs so far this summer.
Dunn is batting .319 with six doubles and 21 runs scored as a part of the Brewster Whitecaps. In his freshman campaign last season, Dunn was named a Freshman All-American after leading Maryland in average and doubles.
The All-Star Game is scheduled for July 23 at Veterans Field in Chatham, Massachusetts.
TERPS PREPARE FOR ITALY TRIP
The Maryland women’s basketball team began practicing this past week for its trip to Italy in early August. Per NCAA rules, the Terps are allowed to practice in preparation for the trip.
The Terps will travel to Rome, Florence and Lake Como and play a pair of games while overseas.
Maryland boasts the country’s top freshman class, which features Kaila Charles, Stephanie Jones, Sarah Myers, Destiny Slocum, Jenna Staiti and Blair Watson. All six were McDonald’s All-American nominees, while Charles, Slocum and Watson were named All-Americans.