Oberlin College Athletics

A five-time letterwinner in lacrosse and soccer, Elizabeth Barry dominated play on both fields from 1993-1997.

In each of her three seasons on the lacrosse team, Barry was named to the All-North Coast Athletic Conference Team and twice earned IWLCA All-Region honors. In her senior season, she led the NCAC with 64 goals and was named the league’s Offensive Player of the Year en route to earning NCAA All-America accolades. With Barry spearheading the team, the Yeowomen climbed from the bottom of the NCAC standings her freshman year to the conference championship in her senior campaign. During her time at Oberlin, she also earned two letters in soccer, winning NCAC Player of the Week honors in each season.

In addition to her great success in athletics while at Oberlin, Barry was very active off the field. She was president of the Forum Board, a member of the Honor Committee, and worked at the student union for three years. Barry spent her junior year studying abroad in Kenya. While in Africa, she accomplished yet another amazing feat: climbing the continent’s three highest mountains.

After graduating from Oberlin in 1997, Barry, affectionately known as “Bepi,” went on to work as a book designer, publishing editor, filmmaker and web designer. In 2007 she earned a master’s of architecture from Yale University and currently works for Kuhn Riddle Architects in Amherst, Massachusetts, a position she describes as her true calling.