TOWSON, Md. - With the 2024-25 season officially behind us, the Landmark Conference proudly looks back on a year full of solid performances and meaningful achievements across all 10 member schools. Over the next two weeks, we'll be featuring a different institution each week with their top moments and stories. Check back often and click the link below to explore the full recap.

Landmark Conference Yearbook

Records were made to be broken — and Katie Redding of the University of Scranton field hockey team took that literally during her historic career. Despite immense hardship during her time at Scranton, Redding left a lasting impact on Royals athletics and the field hockey program.
 
Redding became the first player in Landmark Conference history to win three consecutive Offensive Player of the Year awards and was the first player in Scranton field hockey history to earn multiple All-America honors. A four-time All-Landmark Conference First Team selection, Redding finished her career as the program’s all-time leader in goals (70), assists (34), and points (174).
 
While Redding experienced incredible individual success, she also helped elevate her team. Scranton posted a 63-15 record during her four-year career, made three Landmark title game appearances, and captured the conference championship in 2021 — a season that also included an NCAA Tournament victory.
 
Redding’s exceptional talent not only set her apart on the field but also inspired those around her. She carried the weight of high expectations with grace, consistently rising to the occasion. For head coach Colleen Moyer, having a player like Katie was a gift.
 
“Coaching a player of Katie’s talent is an honor and very inspiring as a coach,” Moyer said. “It opens up so many possibilities on the field for your team to work towards and push for. She played with a lot of pressure on her shoulders, and I will always be immensely proud of how she continuously played at such a high level year after year.”

From her early playing days through college, family played a central role in Redding’s journey. She credited her parents’ sacrifices and her brother’s influence in shaping her competitive mindset.

“My parents paid a lot of money for me to play field hockey. Every opportunity I had to have a stick in my hand, I did because of them,” Redding said. “And my brother made me tough. He wasn’t easy on me growing up, and he made me tough.”
 
When Redding broke the Landmark Conference record for career-points in a game against Goucher College when she recorded one goal and two assists, her emotions ran high knowing that all the hard work and the sacrifices that her and her family made had paid off.
 
“My emotions are more heightened. I think about my dad a lot – who was very involved in my field hockey career. I know that he was with me and by my side the whole time. I can just feel how proud and happy he would be, and that makes me happy,” Redding said.
 
Redding has made her mark on the program and will forever be part of the record books at Scranton. With that in mind, she is hoping that what she has done on and off the field will be an inspiration for other young players like she once was when she joined the team in 2021.
 
“It’s a surreal feeling to be able to leave a lasting impression on something that has been so big in my life. I hope that a young girl can come in in the near future and see those things and be a young freshman and be like ‘ok that's going to be my name there.’ It’s cool to be that person that people are going to look to and try and one up them and want to be better than them,” Redding said.
 
Redding’s leadership and passion for the game left a lasting impact on her teammates and coaches alike. As her role evolved, she not only demonstrated incredible skill but also became a pillar of support and inspiration for those around her.

“She’s very insightful and giving with her knowledge of the game,” Moyer said. “She really grew to be a leader that her teammates both looked up to and could come to for support. Katie wears her heart on her sleeve — her love for what she was doing always showed — but she was also so strong and brave.”

Redding began her career being mentored by former Landmark Offensive Player of the Year Allie Benadon. She credited Benadon for helping her find her voice and confidence as a first-year player. Benadon, in turn, had no doubt that Redding would become something special.

“Katie is the most talented player I had the pleasure of sharing the field with,” Benadon said. “But what impresses me more than her accolades is her intangibles. She is always positive, picks up her teammates when they’re down, and her work ethic is unmatched. She is the epitome of what it means to be a leader. As both a former teammate and a friend, I couldn’t be prouder and happier for her.”

Despite all the goals and hardware, Redding’s biggest takeaway was about the relationships and memories she built.

“I came in with goals that I wanted to achieve — and I did that — but I didn’t do it alone,” she said. “I have a whole roster of girls who guided me and supported me, and I'm not me without them. I got to do the thing I love with the people I love, and this sport brought me to people who will be in my life forever. Despite all the goals and games, I get to walk away with people that will be in my life forever.”