Hood College senior field hockey goalie Anne Marie Hantman, in just her second season as the starter, is one of the top players at her position in team history.  She tied the team record for most saves in a game, is tied for second for most wins in a season and is fifth in career saves and goals against average. 

Hantman, who also fills leadership roles in other areas on campus, is this week’s CAC INTRODUCING … featured student-athlete.

What is your background in the sport you play?  I started playing field hockey in fifth grade. I played in high school and was on varsity for three years. I have also played for Team Chesapeake, an indoor league.

What is your favorite spot on campus?  My favorite spot on campus is the residential quad. It’s absolutely beautiful there with the trees and our Pergola. When the weather is nice, people are always out there.

Other than your team, what organization (s) do you participate in?  I am a Resident Assistant, Associate Chair for our Campus Activities Board, a campus tour guide and admissions employee and I participate in Model United Nations. Outside of campus organizations, I am active in the Arthritis Foundation, including the Jingle Bell Run.

Briefly describe the most memorable experience during your collegiate athletic career.   My most memorable experience was my first collegiate game my freshman year. We were traveling down to play Salisbury and our upperclassman goalie was sick. I remember being so nervous walking into their stadium. We didn’t win but managed to hold our own especially in the first half. It is a game I will never forget.

What is the most important societal issue facing college students?  Right now the economy is having a huge effect on college students. For those just starting, it’s the fear of the cost of college and the quickly-accumulating loans. For the soon-to-be graduates, it is the fear of finding a job after college to pay off said loans.

What is your major in college, and what is the most important thing you learned in that discipline?   My major in college is Law and Society. The most important thing I have learned is that there is a difference between what is right and the law. It is the people who are willing to do the right thing, even if it goes against the law, that have helped make this country great.

Other than your family members, who was the most influential person in your life?  Outside of my family, my high school coach (Rick Tubman) has been most influential. He taught us how to excel on and off the field. I feel as though I grew up on that field with my team and my coach. Without those experiences I don’t believe I would be as driven as I am today. “Determination, Unity and Pride”

If you could give one piece of advice to elementary school children, what would that advice be?  “B’s will get you into college but A’s will pay for it.” A quote from my eighth grade social studies teacher (Mr. Apple).

What is your favorite form of entertainment?  I love to read. I have no particular genre that I like but will read just about anything. My parents say my horrible sense of direction is because I always had my nose in a book when we were in the car.

Outside of the Capital Athletic Conference, who or what is your favorite sports person or team?  I am very much a hometown girl. I always root for the Ravens and Orioles. 

Name three (3) people, real or fictional, living or dead, that you'd like to have dinner with?    I’d like to have dinner with my great-grandmother, Pauline Marie, which is where the ‘Marie’ came from in my name.
I’d like to have dinner with Reese Witherspoon because I absolutely love her movies, especially Legally Blonde which is my favorite.
And I’d like to have dinner with Hood’s Dean of Students, Dr. Olivia White. She is a remarkable woman who truly cares about this campus and the students who go here.