Saturday, April 20, William and Mary athletics dedicated the Jill Ellis Field in honor of former U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Jill Ellis ’88, L.H.D ’16.
Made possible by donations from Jennifer Tepper Mackesy ’91, D. Scott Mackesy ’91 and J. Goodenow “Goody” Tyler III HON ’11, the field is located on Ironbound Road in the new 1987 Women’s Soccer Team Training Center. Its enhancements include a new scoreboard and lights for night practices and games.
The April 20 ceremony honored both Ellis and the 1987 Tribe women’s soccer team, which made it to the Elite Eight and finished in the top five nationally. Ellis served as captain when Mackesy was a freshman on the 1987 team alongside current women’s soccer head coach Julie Shackford ’88.
The same weekend, Ellis was also inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.