Karen E. Klassner

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Karen graduated from Mansfield Junior-Senior High School, Lock Haven State College and received her Masters from the State University of New York. From 1971 to the present, she has been teaching Health and Physical Education at Wyoming Seminary and has coached field hockey, swimming, softball and basketball. She is Director of Athletics at Seminary and in the past has functioned as assistant, then Dean of Students. As swimming coach (1972-1973), her overall record is 12-5. Her overall basketball record (1973-1986) is 126-114. Her softball record (1975-1986) is 89-103, with two league championships. In field hockey (1973 to present), her overall varsity record is 357-113-41, with four league championships. Since Seminary joined the PIAA in 1985, her teams made thirteen appearances in district playoffs and won two District 2 championships and were state runner-ups in 1987. She was named Coach of the Year seven times. Her teams won the Moravian Tournament eight times and were State Quarterfinalists in 1996 and State Champions AA in 2001. Karen was State Director of Women’s Field Hockey (1987-1998) and named Outstanding Sports Director 1991. From 1994-1997 she was vice president-State Coaches Association in field hockey and in 1996 received the Kerry O’Neill Award for Dedication and Perseverance. In 1997 she received the Francis Louis Maslow Award as Outstanding Educator at Wyoming Seminary and in 1998 Distinguished Educator Award from Lock Haven’s Alumni Association. Karen is a member of the U.S. Field Hockey Association, PA State Coaches Association for Field Hockey and National High School Coaches Association for Field Hockey.