Hofstra University Athletics

April Cornell, a 2005 graduate of the University of Connecticut, is in her 11th season with the Hofstra University Field Hockey program and her seventh as associate head coach in 2016.

Cornell joined the Pride in 2006 after spending the previous season as an assistant at the University of New Hampshire. During her tenure with the Pride, Cornell has coached All-Americans Genna Kovar, Charlia Warner and Claudia Marin Samper, as well as 19 all-region honorees and 30 players who have garnered All-CAA accolades.

While at New Hampshire, Cornell coached two NFHCA All-Region selections and three All-America East selections as the Wildcats posted a 7-12 record and a fourth place finish in the America East standings.

Cornell started her coaching career as a student-assistant coach at Connecticut in the spring of 2005 after completing her eligibility that past fall. A four-year letterwinner for the Huskies, Cornell served as a co-captain during her senior season in 2004. As a back, she led the defensive unit to a No. 3 national ranking in 2003 and a No. 1 ranking in 2004. Connecticut made four NCAA and Big East Tournament appearances, won three Big East regular season titles and two conference tournaments during her time in Storrs. Cornell earned NFHCA second team All-Mid-East Region and second team All-Big East accolades in 2004.

In 2009 Cornell earned USA Field Hockey Level II Coaching certification through USA Field Hockey's Coaching Accreditation Program. Active in USA Field Hockey, Cornell was invited to the January 2005 National Team tryout and served as a head coach for the Elite United States Futures National Program. She also competed in the US High Performance program and played in the National Championships in 2005 and 2006.

Cornell is an active member of the National Field Hockey Coaches Association and serves as the chair of the Mid-East Region All-America selection committee.

A graduate from Connecticut with a degree in psychology, Cornell completed a master's degree in business administration from Hofstra in 2013.