Story courtesy of the Loras Athletic Communications Office 

DUBUQUE, Iowa – Loras College Director of Athletics Denise Udelhofen '90 is pleased to announce the hiring of Heidi Colford as the next head coach of the Duhawks' women's lacrosse team.

"I am excited to welcome Heidi to Loras and our athletic staff," said Udelhofen. "Her lacrosse background as a player will be beneficial to the growth of our program.  She has great energy and is eager to work with and mentor our young women.  We are anxious to get her on campus and recruit the next class of Duhawk lacrosse student-athletes."

Colford comes to Loras after serving as the graduate assistant coach for the women's lacrosse team at St. Ambrose University during the 2019-2020 seasons. In that role, she assisted the head coach in practice planning and recruiting in addition to running practices and developing off-season training and recruitment. While on staff with the Fighting Bees, the teams went 11-6 and unfortunately had the season cut short in 2020 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

As a student-athlete, Colford played for Division I Wagner College where she tallied 82 career goals, 49 assists, and 51 draw controls. She was a First-Team All-Northeast Conference selection in 2017 after leading the league in total points, assists, and points per game.

"I am looking forward to joining the athletic department at Loras and working with a great group of people," said Colford. "I see this as a great opportunity to help build the program in the conference as well as grow the sport in Iowa. To say I can't wait to get started is an understatement!"

Colford earned her bachelor's degree in arts administration from Wagner before graduating with her master's degree in business administration from St. Ambrose.