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Cristy Freese to succeed Weston Cristy Freese, a veteran of intercollegiate athletics, will succeed Marcy Weston as CMU's senior associate athletics director. Freese, CMU's fi eld hockey head coach for the past 29 seasons, is the all-time winningest coach in CMU fi eld hockey history, fi nishing her career with 226 victories. She led CMU to four Mid-American Conference championships and was named the league coach of the year four times. But that's not all: In 2012, her Chippewas boasted the highest team grade-point average nationally in Division I – an impressive 3.61. CMU fi nished second nationally last year and has ranked in the top fi ve the past four years. "Cristy's ability to build a successful program is a big reason she will be a terrifi c addition to our senior leadership team," Director of Athletics Dave Heeke says. He says Freese understands what it takes to create an outstanding experience for student-athletes, which is at the core of CMU's mission. "Her ability to provide strong leadership and maintain the high standards associated with our championship culture will keep us all focused on excellence in the future." Freese is excited and thankful that Heeke knows she can do the job. "I would like to thank Marcy Weston for being such a great mentor to me," Freese says. "Athletic administration has been a professional goal of mine and to have this opportunity here at Central Michigan is very special." • 11 centralight spring '15 11 centralight spring '15 Volleyball, 1981 Volleyball, 1984

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