Union College Athletics

As the first female in Union College history to be recognized as an All-American, Carolyn Zutell helped to pave the way for future Dutchwomen to achieve great feats as a member of the field hockey and lacrosse teams from 1984-88.
 
On the field hockey field, Zutell helped lead the Dutchwomen to three straight winning seasons as a four-year starter, including a 10-5-1 mark as a sophomore that remained one of only four double-digit win totals in the program's first 30 years. She earned All-State second-team honors as a junior before helping the team to a 9-4 record in her senior season, when she was named a Mid-Atlantic representative on the All-America squad, a first for any Union female student-athlete, as well as earning Union's Robert M. Ridings Award as the school's top female senior athlete. 
 
Zutell also made her mark as one of the top defenders for the Union women's lacrosse team over three varsity seasons. She helped the team earn its first New York State Tournament appearance as a sophomore in 1986, where the team finished fifth, and then started in each of her final two seasons, serving as team captain in her final year.