While a student in Sargent College, Caryl Newhoff played for club and class teams in the Boston area in six sports: field hockey, lacrosse, softball, basketball, and soccer. Though she excelled in all six sports, it was field hockey where she enjoyed the most success.
Newhoff played right half for the Boston I team from 1946-50 and for the Hampshire team from 1951-1964. In 1947, playing for Boston, Newhoff was a teammate of Hall of Famer Gretchen Schuyler and had her first experience against an international team. It would not be her last.
Later that fall, she made the North East Reserve Team. Her selection to that All-Star team started a string of 17 consecutive years which she played for the North East All-Star team or was a reserve. During those years, she also served as team captain several times.
Newhoff also played for several national squads and toured internationally. In 1950, she was with the U.S. Touring team that traveled to South Africa. She was honorable mention to the U.S. Reserve team twice before making first team in 1958. In 1959, she played for the U.S. Touring team again and played in Holland, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.
Newhoff has stayed with the sport of field hockey serving in many capacities. For 30 years, she was a national umpire and was recognized as both a national player and an official at the IFWHA Conference in 1963.
