A native of Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Sue was one of those uniqueindividuals who combined both academic and athletic talent in a waythat is almost unheard of today. She was a four-year startingmember of three different varsity teams, earning 12 varsity lettersin the process to become one of the few students in F&M historyto record such a feat. To comprehend Bowen's achievements, herrecords will be summarized by sport. In field hockey, Sue was oneof the team leaders all four years, but especially so in her senioryear. She led the team in goals (26) and the MAC in scoring (11goals 4 assists) and was named to MAC Most Valuable Player.
Her 26 goals established a school record for goals in oneseason, and her 7 goals against Albright was also a school recordfor a single game. The 1979 team competed in the first NCAADivision III Field Hockey championship, where the Diplomatsfinished second. In basketball, Sue led the team in scoring hersenior year with a 13.8 points per game average. That same season,she was elected to the MAC All-Conference team. During three of herfour years, Sue's team finished in first place in the Penn MarConference. Lacrosse was Sue's third sport, and she was equallyadept. She was the team's captain and MVP her last two years. Withno post-season team lacrosse tournament for women at that time,individuals went on to post-season play by vying for places onnational teams.
In 1978, Sue participated on the USWLA national tournamentfourth team, representing Philadelphia, followed by two years onthe Philadelphia-area USWLA tournament second team. At the end ofher senior year, Sue was accorded the Athletic Department's highesthonor by being named the "Outstanding Senior Athlete-Woman."Following graduation, she continued her athletic participation inthe sports of lacrosse and squash. She was a member of the USNational Women's Lacrosse Team between 1980 and 1985, the retireddue to an injury. In 1983, she was an alternate to the U.S. teamthat captured the gold medal in the World Championships inEngland.
She also played in the Olympic Exhibition games in 1984 andplayed on the New England #1 team that won the National Tournamentin 1984. Sue ended her lacrosse career in 1985 as a member of theU.S. team that won the gold medal in the Canadian NationalChampionships. Sue then picked up the game of squash and has becomea nationally ranked player, currently #2 in Massachusetts Women's Bsquash and #5 nationally in Women?s B. Sue received her MBA fromBoston University in 1989. She currently lives in Boston and worksfor Unisys Corp. as a branch manager.
