Katie Lange enters the 2012 campaign and her fifth season at the helm of the Seahawk field hockey program needing just one league victory to become the school's all-time leader in Capital Athletic Conference victories.  At the start of the new season, Lange owns a 17-9 career record in conference action to equal the CAC wins earned by Megan Block (2003-07).

She is also second in all-time wins (33) while posting the best win percentage in conference games with .654.  Lange has coached three Seahawks to four all-region accolades as well as six players to nine All-CAC awards.

The Seahawks fought hard in 2011, dropping six one-goal decisions and facing three Top 20 teams.  One of the team's one-goal losses was a 1-0 defeat at the hands of No. 14 Catholic University.  Paige Decker '15 was selected as the CAC Co-Rookie of the Year to become just the second Seahawk to earn such an honor.

St. Mary's advanced to the conference semifinals for the seventh time in the history of the program in 2010, finishing as the No. 2 seed for just the third time ever.  The Seahawks posted an 11-6 (6-1 CAC) record and received the program's first-ever national ranking after starting the season with a 6-0 mark.

The Seahawks finished .500 in 2009, falling in overtime to Wesley College in the CAC First Round.  Lange coached two all-stars while Lauriann Parker '13 was named the CAC Rookie of the Year and picked up all-region honors as well.

In 2008, she guided her team to the program's second appearance in the CAC championship game while mentoring three All-CAC honorees as well as the CAC Co-Player of the Year in Emily Smithson '09.

Prior to St. Mary's, Lange spent the 2007-08 academic year as the assistant coach for field hockey and women's lacrosse at Gettysburg College.  She helped mentor a pair of Centennial Conference title contenders and nationally ranked teams.  Lange assisted the field hockey team in reaching the league tournament and a ranking of No. 19.  She then helped the lacrosse team to an appearance in the NCAA Tournament as well as a No. 2 national ranking.

A 2006 alumna of St. Mary's, Lange earned eight varsity letters with the field hockey and lacrosse teams.  She appeared in all but two games during her four-year field hockey career, tallying 19 points (7g, 5a) and helping the program improve from a 6-11 mark in 2002 to a 12-5 record as a senior.  Lange made an impact in the spring as well for the nationally ranked lacrosse team as the Seahawks won over 70% of their contests during her career, earning first-team All-CAC honors in 2006.

The Columbia, Md. native graduated from St. Mary's with a bachelor of arts degree in human studies and then earned her master's degree in exercise science and physical education from McDaniel College in 2010.

Lange currently resides in Leonardtown with her fiancée and St. Mary's women's soccer assistant coach, Brad Newkirk.