Karen Weaver, Director of Athletics

Karen Weaver coached at the collegiate field hockey level for 16 years, leading both a Division III and Division I program to NCAA post-season play six times. She led her undefeated squad to an NCAA national championship in 1986. She has coached several first team All Americans, and countless Regional All Americans in her tenure. She also was named an All American athlete herself at Lock Haven University.

A graduate of Lock Haven University and Purdue University, she became Penn State Abington's first full time Director of Athletics, Intramurals and Recreation in 2006. Previously, she has been a head coach at The Ohio State University and an athletics administrator at the University of Minnesota. She has been a national and international clinician in field hockey, and became the first woman in Olympic history to announce the gold medal games at the 1996 Olympic Games. Karen was recently chosen as the color analyst for field hockey for the Big Ten Television Network. She is currently pursuing her doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania.

Read Karen's blog and video broadcasts on the Big Ten Network web site.

Julie McNulty, Athletic Trainer

Julie returns to Pennsylvania after working seven years as the Head Athletic Trainer at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Julie earned her Bachelors of Health Science in Athletic Training from Lock Haven University in Lock Haven, PA and her Masters of Science in Athletic Training from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She was also a graduate assistant athletic trainer where she worked through Northwest Georgia Sports Medicine clinic and was outreached to Dalton High School in Dalton, GA. Julie currently resides in Levittown, PA.

Cathy Kniele, Staff Assistant

Cathy Kniele, Staff Assistant in the Athletics Office has been employed here for 17 years. She supports the athletics director and the coaching staff through administrative work. She enjoys being a part of the athletic team and enjoys the campus atmosphere here at Penn State Abington. Cathy and her husband Bob enjoy long walks on the beach and hanging out with the family. They reside in Harleysville, PA.