Wilmet Is MD Woman Of The Year
Toby Wilmet ’01, who starred as a goalkeeper for the Shorewomen field hockey squad and as a catcher for the College's softball team, was chosen as the NCAA's 2001 Woman of the Year for the State of Maryland. One of ten finalists for the national Woman of the Year title, Wilmet was honored at an awards dinner in Indianapolis in October.
The humanities and art major from Dalton, PA, enjoyed a distinguished undergraduate career as a student and an athlete. During her semester abroad at Rhodes University in South Africa, she volunteered to work with local school children. Her experience in South Africa became the basis for her senior art show.
As a student at Washington, Wilmet was a two-time National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-American and served as a team captain for both field hockey and softball. She was also honored as an Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Wilmet was a member of the academic societies ODK and the Society of Junior Fellows.
Following the 2000 field hockey season, Wilmet was named to the All-Centennial Conference first team and the All-South Region second team. She was also selected to play in the NFHCA North/South Senior All-Star Game. During the season, she posted seven shutouts, notched a .850 save percentage and carried a 1.36 goals-against average. During her senior softball season this past spring, Wilmet batted .282 and drove in 16 runs.
After graduation, Wilmet accepted the assistant field hockey coaching position at Randolph-Macon College, where she serves under another field hockey standout, Sarah Sobon ’98, M’00.
Soban, who as an undergraduate helped lead the Shorewomen to NCAA Division III tournament appearances in 1996 and 1997, began her coaching career at The Hun School of Princeton, where she also taught English. Her field hockey team there won the 2000 Central New Jersey State Championship and she was named the Princeton Packet Coach of the Year for Central New Jersey's Prep League.
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