Michigan State University Field Hockey

Entering her 15 th season as the field hockey coach at Michigan State in 2025, Helen Knull is the longest-tenured coach in program history and owns the secon...

Tamara Durante was been named head coach for the Michigan State field hockey program on February 20, 2026. Durante spent the previous 11 seasons in East Lans...

Austin Overmann returned to Michigan State University as an Assistant Director of Athletic Communications in November 2021 and is in his fourth year as a full-time staff member in 2025-26, working with the hockey, field hockey and wrestling programs. In 2024, Overmann earned College Sports Communicators 30 Under 30 honors. Overmann previously worked with the volleyball and softball programs at Michigan State from 2021-25. He previously served as an Assistant Director of Athletic Communications at Cornell University from August 2019 through November 2021. Overmann was a Staff Assistant for the Michigan State Athletic Communications office during the 2018-19 academic year. At Cornell, Overmann was the primary media contact for wrestling, men's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis, fencing, women's rowing and men's lightweight and heavyweight rowing. As a staff assistant at Michigan State, Overmann was the primary contact for wrestling, field hockey, men's tennis and women's rowing. Overmann covered Michigan State wrestling during a resurgent season in which the Spartans finished 10-8 in duals and placed its first All-American at the NCAA Wrestling Championships since 2014 (Rayvon Foley, 125 pounds). He also assisted with the media relations efforts of the women's basketball program as the secondary contact. Overmann played a key role in MSU's transition to a SIDEARM Sports website and NCAA LiveStats. Prior to his first stop in East Lansing, Overmann was a graduate assista

Jeremy enters his 17th year at Student-Athlete Support Services. He has served in various capacities during his time at Michigan State. As Associate Director of SASS, he is responsible for managing the academic support services for the Spartan Men's Soccer, Wrestling, Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving, Rowing, and Field Hockey programs. During his tenure, Flynn has mentored multiple Academic All-Conference, All-American, and valedictorian student-athletes, and his teams have seen double digit cumulative grade point average increases. As the Facility Manager of the Clara Bell Smith Student-Athlete Academic Center, Flynn oversees the scheduling, maintenance, and special projects of the 31,000 square foot building. He is also an active member of various organizations including the National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals (N4A). He currently serves on the N4A Board of Directors as a Division Director of Membership Services, received N4A Individual Certification in 2011, and graduated from the N4A Professional Development Institute in 2006. Flynn earned a bachelor's degree in Sports Management from Taylor University in 2000 where he was a four-year varsity letter winner on the football team and four-year member of the chamber orchestra. A native of East Lansing, Flynn received his master's degree in Athletics Administration from Michigan State University in 2002. When not servicing the needs of his students, he enjoys spending time with fr

Julee Burgess serves on the athletic department's executive leadership team as Executive Senior Associate AD for Sport Administration. Prior to her current promotion in April 2024, Burgess was promoted to Associate Athletic Director in July 2021 after adding the title of Director of Sport Administration/Sport Internal Relations earlier in the year in January. Burgess joined MSU Athletics in 2007 and has worked in various roles including the ticket office, business office, sport administration, Varsity S Club and alumni relations. She previously was appointed Assistant Athletic Director for Sport Administration and Alumni Relations in January 2019. Burgess leads, directs and coordinates the efforts of the sport administration team, and is the sport supervisor for multiple programs including: women's basketball, volleyball, women's soccer, men's soccer, women's gymnastics, men's tennis, women's tennis, and field hockey. She also provides support to the MSU cheer team as a sport administrator. In addition, Burgess is responsible for coordinating the operations for MSU's Olympic sports, which includes being the liaison to the business office, compliance and human resources. As the lead of the sport administration team, Burgess is responsible for postseason travel coordination, student-athlete surveys, and implementation of the senior exit interviews. Burgess also assists with planning of special projects for the department and previously coordinated the Celebrate Weekend events i

Lianna Hadden, who has spent 25 years on the MSU athletic training staff, now also serves as the assistant director of performance nutrition. Hadden, a native of Three Oaks, Michigan, received her bachelor's degree in exercise science from Western Michigan University in 1998, with a minor in biomedical science and an emphasis in athletic training. She completed her master of science degree in kinesiology with a specialization in athletic training in 2000 at Michigan State. She is married to Brian Hadden, and the couple has twins, Maeve and Asher.

Board-certified athletic trainer and primary care physician’s assistant, Michael Straus, PA-C, ATC, MMSc, provides care at MSU Health Care Sports Medicine, and MSU Athletics as an official team provider of the MSU student-athletes. He additionally serves as a physician assistant of orthopedics through Michigan State University’s Colleges of Human & Osteopathic Medicine. Learn more about Mike here.

Coach Munz is in her 16th year as a full-time strength coach at MSU, is in her 2nd year as the Director of Sport Science for Olympic Sports. In addition to her duties with Sport Science, Munz currently directs the yearly training program for the MSU field hockey and baseball teams Prior to her current role, Munz was the Director of Athletic Performance for the Olympic sports for three years. Within this role, Molli oversaw the daily operations of the Jenison weight room and lead a staff of seven strength coaches. Combined, her staff worked with 17 of Michigan State’s 21 varsity programs. In May 2020, Munz was named a “Master Strength & Conditioning Coach” by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Associated (CSCCa), the highest honor given in the strength and conditioning coaching profession. She is also a certified strength and conditioning coach (SCCC) by the CSCCa and is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Along with the certifications listed above Molli also has obtained the following certifications: Reflexive Performance Reset Level 1 and Level 2, On-Base University Pitching Certification, Functional Range Conditioning and Functional Range Assessment. In 2002, Munz began her strength and conditioning career as a graduate assistant for Michigan State University and in 2008 she returned as a full-time assistant. When Munz first returned to MSU she worked with our highly competitive and successful