Kean University

Cheryl Perone concluded her four-year career as one of the most highly decorated field hockey players at Kean University, becoming just the third player in program history to earn New Jersey Athletic Conference all-star honors all four years. Perone also is the only Cougar to ever be named to the National Field Hockey Coaches' Association all-region squad three times, earning second-team honors in 1999 and 2000 and first-team recognition as a senior in 2001.

The 1998 NJAC Rookie of the Year after finishing with 18 defensive saves during her freshman year, Perone remains the only Kean player to ever participate in the prestigious NFHCA Division III North/South All-Star game at the conclusion of her senior year. A four-year starter, she wrapped up her career making 40 defensive saves in 73 career games.

Perone earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Community Recreation from Kean in 2002. She served as an assistant coach with the Cougar field hockey program from 2003 through 2005 and earned her master's degree in Early Childhood Education from Kean in 2006. A second grade teacher in Bayville, N.J., she also was a former coach at St. Rose High School in Belmar, N.J.