Sean Ross is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (10 years) and a United States Weightlifting Federation Level 1 Coach (as taught by the U.S. Olympic Weightlifting Coaches). He is also a licensed Occupational Therapist with 13 years of experience in an orthopedic outpatient facility.
Ellie Karvoski is in her first year at Hendrix College. Karvoski will be the inaugural head coach of the College’s field hockey program, set to begin play in the fall of 2007.
A native of Norwalk, Connecticut, Karvoski was named All-American and Academic All-American at Northwestern in 1996. She was a three time All-Big Ten performer (1994, 1995, 1996), and was inducted into the Connecticut Field Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003. She was a member of the United States National Field Hockey squad in 1997 and 1998 and also competed as a member of the United States National Under 23 Field Hockey team in 1998. She currently is a member of the United States National Rugby Team and has competed on the national level for the past five years. She was also a member of the 2002 and 2006 Women’s Rugby World Cup teams.
She served as an interim assistant field hockey coach in 1998 at Northwestern, and then went to Hofstra University, where she served as Assistant Field Hockey Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for three years. Additionally she has served as the Head Coach of the United States Field Hockey New York and New Jersey Futures Program. Most recently she worked as a Manager and Field Business Information/Sales Analyst for Reliant Pharmaceuticals.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from Northwestern and also a Certificate in Business Computer Information Systems from Hofstra. Karvoski resides in Little Rock.
Ellie is still considered the #1 female rugby player in the USA. She was named Goffonrugby National Player of the Year and was named to the All-World Cup team. The ladies National Sevens Rugby team won the invitational tournament in Dubai, defeating powerhouse national teams England and Scotland. Sean Ross is the National Sevens strength and conditioning coach.
