Autumn Welsh Kelly (2024) - University of Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame

Autumn Welsh Kelly

2001 Honda Award winner as best female athlete in the nation in her sport
First-ever award for a Terrapin Field Hockey student-athlete and just the second in school history (Jen Adams, women's lacrosse)
1999 NCAA Champion, Four NCAA Tournament appearances with three Final Four appearances, 2001 NCAA All-Tournament team
Two-time All-American (first-team in 2001 and second-team in 2000)
Four-time All-Regional selection
2001 ACC Player of the Year, Three-time All-ACC (1999-2001), 1998 ACC Rookie of the Year
Four ACC Tournament Championships, Two-time ACC Tournament MVP (2000 and 2001) and ACC All-Tournament Team
Finished her career with 14 goals and 39 assists for 67 points as a back
Helped the Terps compile 39 shutouts during her four-year career (41.5 percent of the 94 games from 1998-2001)
Also competed as a member of the US National Team and U-19, U20 and U-21 Teams