Catching up with Jill Beck
After graduating this spring from Iona College in a ceremony held at Madison Square Garden, Jill Beck is back living on Long Island. But, she is hardly resting. Work and laying the groundwork for graduate school and a career as a physical therapist are among the items on her plate.
Ms. Beck earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology with a pre-physical therapy concentration. She plans to take a year off before heading back to school for a Master’s degree. “I work at a physical therapy place in New Rochelle (where Iona is located) that will start up again in the fall,” she said. “This summer I am working with Nancy Wilson (asst. director of special education in the Huntington School District) at the summer school/camp at Southdown School for disabled children, which I am ultra excited about.”
The 5’7, 21 year old played attack for Iona’s women’s lacrosse team. This year she started all 15 games, scoring ten goals and adding eight assists. Her career numbers are solid. In 64 games, including 52 starts, she tallied 57 goals and 29 assists.
“The end of the season went well,” Ms. Beck said. “We ended on a good note, winning our senior game against Siena. I had an amazing senior year.”
The year was also special because it reunited Ms. Beck with former Huntington teammate Casey Scully, who is an Iona freshman and who turned in a fabulous lacrosse season herself. “It felt great to play with Casey and represent Huntington,” Ms. Beck said. “With a new coach, it was a transition year, but it can only go forward from here and I think our graduating class helped her out a lot.”
The close of the season saw Ms. Beck undergo knee surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery. “Everything went well and now I'm working on rehabbing it at Gold Coast, which is cool because I get to actually do everything I am studying to be,” she said.
“I just wanted to thank everyone in Huntington for their continued support through my four years as a student athlete there and then again as a Division I athlete at Iona - and also my family for always being there and supporting me, too.”
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