Northeastern University Athletics

Ellen J. Vera was inducted into the Hall of Fame for her accomplishments in the sports of field hockey and lacrosse.

Vera, who earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Northeastern, represented her alma mater as a member of the U.S. Junior National Field Hockey team and is a former captain and Most Valuable Player of the Husky lacrosse team. A collegiate focus in field hockey and lacrosse crystallized at Northeastern, where she was a Division I all star in field hockey as a junior and senior, and a member of the National Sports Festival squad in that time; she also earned berths for field hockey on the U.S. Junior National Team, the Pike's Peak International Festival team and the U.S. National Team. Meanwhile she was one of New England's best lacrosse players, lettering four seasons, and captaining the squad for two. She was the Lacrosse MVP in 1984. Vera was an Academic All American in field hockey and lacrosse as a senior in 1985, when she somehow managed to also letter in indoor track.