Diane Chapman
Garden City High School
Impact Statement
“Athletics is like life, you have the ups and downs, the good and the bad. I strive to set a good example and to ensure my team treats their opponents with respect.”
Biography
Chapman’s teams at Garden City have established a standard of excellence during her 14 seasons as head coach. This year’s team finished 19-0 and dethroned two-time defending state champion Setauket Ward-Melville High en route to the state title, her fourth at the school.
Chapman has led Garden City to a 224-21-21 record and state championships in 1995, 1998, 1999 and 2005. She was named Coach of the Year by Newsday, and the National Field Hockey Coaches Association named her its North Region Coach of the Year.
Since being honored in 2006, Chapman continued to lead Garden City to success. Garden City won another two state titles in 2008 and 2018. Garden City also finished as State Runner Ups six times (2007, 2010, 2011, 2014-2016).
In 2013, Chapman was presented by the Garden City Chamber of Commerce as their Community Achievement Award.
On October 12, 2015, Chapman won her 400th game with an 8-0 victory over Oyster Bay.
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