Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2005
- Class:
- 1968
An outstanding all-around student-athlete, Carol Reese played five varsity sports during her Richmond career. Upon graduation, Reese stayed involved in sports; teaching, coaching and working in athletic administration for 11 years before joining Philip Morris. At Richmond, Reese played on the field hockey and lacrosse first teams all four years and was captain of both teams her senior year. She was on the tennis team for two years and the archery team for three years. In basketball, she played on the first team for two years and the second team during the other two years. Reese was selected to the Tidewater I hockey team three years, the Southeast III hockey team one year, the Virginia I lacrosse team three years and was a three-time state archery champion. Reese also earned the Westhampton College Blazer and Seal Awards.
From 1969-71, Reese taught physical education and coached basketball at Liberty Junior High School in Ashland, Va. For the next five years (1972-77), she taught physical education and coached field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse at Earlham College in Richmond, Ind. Her 1976 lacrosse team, with Reese as head coach, was inducted into the College's Hall of Fame in 2000. Reese returned to Richmond as the Assistant Athletic Director for Women in 1977. In 1980, she left to go to Philip Morris where she worked until she retired in 1998.
