Skidmore College Athletics

An extraordinary combination of athletic prowess and academic excellence established Colleen Barber '04 as one of the best players in the history of Women's Field Hockey and one of Skidmore's finest scholar-athletes. A three-time First Team All American (2002, 2003, 2004), she led the Thoroughbreds to a four-year record of 63-14, two consecutive Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association titles (2002, 2003), a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III semi-final appearance, and two straight NCAA Division III Championship quarterfinal appearances (2002, 2003). 

Barber is a four-time UCAA All-Star (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) and the 2003 UCAA and Eastern College Athletic Conference Player of the Year. That year, she was the NCAA Division III leader in assists with a Skidmore record of 21. She finished her career as Skidmore's all-time assist leader with 51 assists. Barber is fourth on the all-time points list with 37 goals and 51 assists for 125 points. She was team captain her junior and senior years.  

Named Senior Female Athlete of the Year (2004), the summa cum laude psychology graduate is a three-time College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-American (2002, 2003, 2004), three-time UCAA All-Academic selection, (2002, 2003, 2004), and the 2004 At-Large CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year.