SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Yale Athletics' Executive Deputy Director of Athletics and Chief Operating Officer, Ann-Marie Guglieri, will be celebrated by her alma mater, Syracuse University, as a LetterWinner of Distinction.
 
Guglieri was a member of Syracuse's varsity field hockey program from 2000-2004 and will be bestowed with one of the highest honors that Syracuse University Athletics and Varsity Club give to former student-athletes and teams. Guglieri is just the second Syracuse field hockey player to be lauded with this honor.
 
One of four honorees, and the only female of the group, Guglieri will be recognized alongside Ken Hutton '69 (Men's Rowing), Col. John L. Litzenberger USAF Ret. '72 (Wrestling), and Rick Miller '85 (Football).
 
A second-team All-BIG EAST Conference selection in her senior season, Guglieri led the Orange in assists across back-to-back seasons (2002, 2003). On September 27, 2001, Guglieri dished out three assists in a 5-1 win over Colgate, a mark that is still tied for the program record in a single game.
 
"Ann-Marie was driven and an incredibly hard worker. She was one of those athletes that if you asked her to run through a brick wall, she would have done it. She was a great team player and would do anything that the team needed her to do," said Kathleen Parker, who spent 29 years at the helm of the field hockey program at Syracuse and coached Guglieri all four years.
 
Guglieri and the Orange won 45 games, including BIG EAST Regular Season and Tournament titles during the 2001 campaign, leading Syracuse to its second-ever NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal berth. Off the field, Guglieri was a member of the Syracuse's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
 
After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, Guglieri continued her path in college athletics, beginning as a field hockey graduate assistant coach at Springfield College while earning her Masters of Education in athletic administration. Other stops along the way included Smith College, Dartmouth, Colgate, and now currently at Yale.
 
In 2022, Guglieri was recognized on The Athletic's College Sports 40-Under-40 list and served on the NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Committee for four years, including a two-year tenure as the committee chair. In 2014, Guglieri received the Nell Jackson Administrator of the Year Award from Women Leaders in Sports, in recognition of outstanding achievements and success working in collegiate athletics. In 2013, Guglieri was inducted into Carmel (N.Y.) High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
 
The event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Drumlins Country Club in Syracuse, N.Y.