KIRBY SZALKOWSKI

Biography

Kirby Szalkowski was appointed as Head Field Hockey Coach at King's College in April 2025. She comes to King's with extensive coaching experience, most recently serving as Assistant Coach at Susquehanna University (2021-25), where she helped lead the program to Landmark Championship titles in 2023 and 2024 with two NCAA Division III Championships appearances and was a member of a three-time Coaching Staff of the Year. Prior to Susquehanna, she held assistant coaching positions at Dallas High School, Holy Redeemer High School, and Wyoming Area School District, and served as club coach for multiple field hockey clubs. Szalkowski is a 2016 graduate of Lafayette College with a degree in psychology and minor in art, where she competed for the Division I Leopards from 2012-15, appearing in 68 games with 54 starts and 14 assists. She was a member of the USA Women's National Indoor Field Hockey team (2011-13), a USA High Performance Selection (2014-15), and a USA U21 National Camp attendee (2014). She holds both USAFH Level 2 Coach Certification and USAFH Outdoor and Indoor Field Hockey Umpire Certification.