Ruth Heller Aucott

Ruth Heller Aucott (born ) is an American former field hockey player and official. She played on the U.S. women's national field hockey team seven times from 1955 to 1967 and was in the first class of inductees into the U.S. Field Hockey Association Hall of Fame.

Early years She grew up in the Philadelphia area and attended Cheltenham High School, graduating in 1952.

She attended Ursinus College from 1952 to 1956 and won four varsity letters each in basketball, tennis, and field hockey. She was also valedictorian of the Ursinus Class of 1956. She has also been inducted into the Ursinus Hall of Fame and the Summit County Hall of Fame.

Aucott also excelled in golf and tennis. She won the Akron women's tennis championship in 1962 and won the Ohio Senior Women's Golf Tournament in 1987.