Robin Selbst '96

Biography

During her tenure at TCNJ, Selbst helped the field hockey team to four national championships, nine final four appearances, and 20 NCAA tournament appearances. In lacrosse, the Lions have captured two national titles, advanced to the final four on 11 occasions, and qualified for 19 consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament. She returned to her alma mater after serving for two years (1999-2000) as the assistant field hockey coach at Rutgers University. A three-sport standout at TCNJ, she played field hockey, softball, and women's lacrosse. In field hockey, Selbst was named to the All-America First Team twice and was a member of the Lion team that won the 1991 NCAA Division III Championship. The field hockey program compiled a 74-4-2 record in her four seasons at TCNJ. A four-year letterwinner in softball, Selbst was a two-time All-America First Team selection as well. TCNJ compiled a 179-20 record and won the NCAA Softball Championship twice during her career. Selbst was also part of TCNJ's lacrosse team that won the 1996 NCAA Championship. In 2010, she was named the IWLCA Assistant Coach of the Year. In the fall of 2012, Selbst earned a spot in TCNJ's Athletic Alumni Hall of Fame. In 1993, she was invited to the U.S. Field Hockey Trials and won two bronze medals as a member of the U.S. Maccabiah Field Hockey Team that competed in Israel in 1993 and 1997.