For most athletes, dominating one sport is a great
accomplishment. Dominating two sports is extraordinarily rare.
Dominating three is spectacular. With that in mind, there is
perhaps no more versatile athlete in the history of Bowdoin
athletics than Jill Bermingham Isenhart, who starred for Bowdoin
ice hockey, soccer, and lacrosse teams.
Jill Bermingham was a force from day one at Bowdoin, capturing
second-team All-New England honors as a freshman on the
women¹s soccer team that won the NIAC Championship. Her career
records speak for themselves: in soccer, she still holds school
records for most single-season goals (18), most single-season
points (42) and most points in a single game (8). In lacrosse, she
holds the records for single season goals (66), assists (21), and
points (87). She also holds the record for career goals (145) and
career points (183), even though assists records were not kept her
first year. In hockey, she graduated holding the records for
single-season goals (30), most goals in a game (5) and most career
hat tricks (6).
A native of South Londonderry, Vermont, Isenhart graduated Bowdoin
with a double major in government and environmental studies. Her
father, Eldredge (Class of 1950), and brother, Eldredge Jr. (Class
of 1975) are Bowdoin alumni. She resides in Boulder, Colorado with
her husband, Chip, and their two children.
