Julie Rodijk - Field Hockey Coach - Syracuse University Athletics

Julie Rodijk

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
jgrodijk@syr.edu
Phone:
315-718-3276

After a successful college career at Ohio State and UAlbany, Julie Rodijk joins the Syracuse University field hockey staff for the fall of 2025 as an assistant coach, working closely with the backline of the Orange defense.

Rodijk joins the Orange with several years of coaching experience, most recently with FDU Florham in New Jersey. She also coached youth club teams 5 year olds through high schoolers, since August 2019.

Rodijk brings international recruiting experience to the coaching staff as well, working with Plus31 Sports as a recruiting specialist, making connections with potential student-athletes abroad wanting to play college field hockey in the United States.

Over the course of her collegiate career, Rodijk played in 86 career games, including 66 contests with UAlbany before concluding her career as a graduate student at Ohio State. Rodijk logged 47 points in her career with 22 goals and three assists.

During her season in Columbus, Ohio, Rodijk scored 10 goals with two assists, including a goal in the Big Ten Tournament against Penn State. In four years with UAlbany, Rodijk scored 12 career goals and three assists.

Rodijk was a three-time NFHCA All-Region pick, earning All-Northeast Region honors with UAlbany twice and an All-West Region selection with Ohio State. In 2023, Rodijk was a Second Team All-Big Ten honor and Academic All-Big Ten.

While playing at UAlbany, Rodijk was an All-Region back for the Great Danes, earning a spot at the NFHCA Division I Senior Game in 2022 and was an America East Second Team All-Conference selection. She was also the America East Defensive Player of the Week twice in October 2022. During her junior season (2021), Rodijk was an All-Region Second Teamer and America East All-Conference Second Team while earning a spot on the NFHCA National Academic Team.

During a unique 2020-21 season, Rodijk was an America East All-Conference First Team pick and earned America East Defensive Player of the Week honors. The previous season, Rodijk was an America East All-Conference East Division Second Team honoree and was named to the America East All-Rookie team.

Rodijk earned her Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University at Albany, State University of New York with a concentration in marketing and entrepreneurship, and a minor in communications. She earned her Master of Kinesiology degree at The Ohio State University with a focus in sport management.