Hall of Fame
Kate Denneny Peckham was a four-year starter on both the field hockey and softball teams during her time at Bloomsburg from 1983-87 and was a highly decorated student-athlete while competing for both programs.
Denneny played on the 1983 and 1984 field hockey teams that claimed the NCAA Division III National Championship. She scored the game-winning goal for the Huskies in the 1984 title game to secure a 3-2 victory over Messiah College to give Bloomsburg its second straight national crown.
Denneny earned All-PSAC honors in field hockey in 1985 and 1986 while helping to lead the Huskies to a national semifinal run in 1985 and a trip to the title game in 1986. She served as team captain in her senior season, and her 11 assists in 1985 still rank among the top 15 most in a single season in program history.
The field hockey program went 73-7-3 during her four-year career with two conference championships and two national titles.
In softball, Denneny was honored as an NCAA Division II All-American in 1987 while also earning Academic All-American accolades that same season. She led the Huskies to four consecutive PSAC championships from 1984-87 and helped Bloomsburg to an NCAA Division III national runner-up finish in 1986 and a trip to the national semifinals the year prior.
Denneny was a two-time Mid-Atlantic All-American in 1986 and 1987 and a three-time All-PSAC honoreee from 1985-87. She also still holds a share of the program record with five hits in a single game against Allentown on April 12, 1986.
The softball program compiled a 142-26 overall record with Denneny on the roster.
Denneny married Bloomsburg men's soccer alum, Ted Peckham, and the couple has two sons – both of whom went on to excel in collegiate athletics at the Division I and Division III levels. Denneny has worked as an educator in the Central Bucks School District for more than 25 years and has served as a high school and collegiate field hockey and women's lacrosse official for 27 years.
