One of the goals of any student-athlete is to close their career on a high note. Amy Washburn did just that, turning in a record-breaking senior campaign that still ranks among the best single-season field hockey performances in school history.
Competing as a two-sport athlete as a freshman, she played in the final 10 games of the field hockey season, notching two goals and one assist. She also competed for the lacrosse team that spring, appearing in 14 games before focusing her efforts on field hockey for the remainder of her career.
As a sophomore in 1991, the Moorestown, N.J. native took on a larger role by leading the team in scoring with seven goals and 15 points. She helped the team to a 3-1-1 record in the MAC Southwest to earn all-conference honors. One year later, she led the team in nearly every statistical category with five goals, three assists, and 13 points as the Bullets competed in their final year of MAC competition.
With her team moving into the newly-formed Centennial Conference in 1993, she was one of the conference’s first stars. Starting all 18 games, she scored a point in all but two matches while setting a school record with 49 points, a mark that has only been tied since. She poured in 22 goals, another Gettysburg record that held up for the next 12 years, while handing out five assists. Her top performance came in a 4-0 win over Juniata in which she scored all four of her team’s goals, a record that she continues to share today. She posted five additional multi-goal outings while helping her team finish with its first winning season in six years, as the Bullets finished 10-8 and 6-3 in the Centennial Conference.
Following the season, she was named First Team All-Conference, First Team All-Region, and First Team All-American while finishing second in the conference’s player-of-the-year voting.
At the conclusion of her career, she held school records with 82 career points and 36 career goals.
After earning degrees in psychology and elementary education from Gettysburg, she went on to receive a masters degree in reading education from Duquesne University before working as a reading specialist and elementary school teacher. She and her husband, Shawn, a 1995 Gettysburg graduate, reside in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, with their two children.
