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Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2022
- Class:
- 1991
Jane Corcoran was a prolific athlete and an impact player in every sport. She was a team player and a wonderful teammate. Jane was a rare Brown student-athlete, participating in three sports in each of her four years - women’s soccer, women’s ice hockey and softball. She appeared in 318 games in a Brown uniform, a school record.
In women’s soccer, she played on four of Brown Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Phil Pincince’s Ivy League championship teams. Jane was pivotal in achieving an overall record of 40-19-3, was twice named an All-Ivy player, and was named the 1990 Women’s Soccer Dobson-Kay Coaches Award winner.
In women’s ice hockey, Corcoran amassed 41 goals, 51 assists, and 92 points across 75 career games. She was a four-time All-Ivy selection and led the team to 33 victories. Corcoran won the 1991 Panda Cup, presented annually to the team member who demonstrated outstanding spirit, sportsmanship, and dedication.
In softball, Corcoran led the team to a 105-67-1 record. She was a member of the 1990 Ivy League championship team, the 1991 team captain and 1991 Bessie H. Rudd Award winner. She won the Golden Glove Award in 1990.
Jane was an iron woman, earning 178 victories representing the Bears.
Jane was all-state in four sports at Rogers High (soccer, basketball, softball and tennis), and has been elected to three Halls of Fame from her high school days - Rhode Island Interscholastic League Hall of Fame (2015), Rogers High School Athletic Hall of Fame (2009) and City of Newport Sports Hall of Fame (2003).
After graduating, Jane lived in the Boston area and worked for Nantucket Nectars. A few years later, the Newport, R.I. native and her husband Tony moved to England. Twenty years ago, Jane and her family returned to Rhode Island. She and her husband ran the Boston Marathon six times. Jane loves hiking and was on an eight-day hike in Italy for her brother’s 60th birthday during the induction ceremony.
