MARY ANN LEIGHT-HARRIS

Athlete, North Penn HS, 1957
Field Hockey, Basketball, Softball

Member of Six Bux-Mont League Championship Teams
Member US National Team Field Hockey
Charter Member of U.S. Field Hockey Association
Hall of Fame, 1968
Temple University Hall of Fame

Inducted 2005

North Penn High School, 1957

At Lansdale High School and North Penn High School, Mary Ann played field hockey, basketball, and softball. She was a member of six Bux-Mont League Championship teams.  At Temple University, she played four years of field hockey, three years of basketball, a year of lacrosse, and two years of tennis. Harris also swam for the old Fisher’s Pool team in Towamencin.  At age twenty, Harris became a member of the U.S. National Team in field hockey, remaining there through 1973. As a Coach, Harris led Springfield High School to an undefeated season in 1964.  She also coached Sidwell Friends School (Washington, D.C.) and Ursinus College (assistant) in hockey; Ursinus and Indian Valley Middle School in lacrosse; and Ursinus in tennis. She held numerous clinics for all levels of players from beginner to Olympian. Harris was a charter member of the U.S Field Hockey Association Hall of Fame in 1968 and the Temple University Hall of Fame.