Margot McMahon '00

Athlete - Field Hockey, Soccer

As a four-year starter on Whitfield’s varsity field hockey and soccer teams, Margot was instrumental in establishing the Warriors’ athletic program as a consistent contender in the St. Louis area.

As a field hockey player, she was selected to the All-MWAA team all four years, was named to the Regional All-American team senior year, and was first-team All-Metro her junior and senior seasons. She set the Whitfield single-season record with 34 goals as a senior and is the career scoring leader with 178 points and career goals leader with 77. She holds the single-game record for goals (5), assists (3) and points (11). During her junior and senior seasons, the field hockey team advanced to the Final Four in the Midwest Field Hockey state tournament.

On the soccer field, Margot was a four-year All-MWAA selection as a goalkeeper and holds eight school records as a keeper. In addition, Margot received the Ginger Newton Jacobi ’73 Athlete of the Year award in 1998.

Margot continued her academic and field hockey career at the University of Iowa where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Health and Sports Studies while minoring in Psychology. As a freshman, she played in all 20 games scoring five goals including the game-winner against Indiana. By her senior year, she was named captain and helped lead the Hawkeye’s to the Big Ten Championship and a bid to the NCAA tournament.

After graduating from Iowa, Margot returned to St. Louis to begin her career as a personal trainer. In addition, she gained experience as a high school coach including serving as Whitfield’s varsity field hockey coach and girls soccer assistant coach/goalkeeper coach from 2005-2007. She is currently the assistant field hockey coach at MICDS.