In four years on the soccer pitch and the lacrosse field at Tufts University, Cecelia (Wilcox) Magargee never experienced a losing season.

Her outstanding play as an All-New England soccer defender and a high-scoring Division 3 All-American in lacrosse played an integral role in that success.

A senior co-captain in both sports, the 1987 cum laude grad ranks second for the lacrosse program for goals in a game (7), season (56) and points in a game (10). She is the program’s fifth all-time leading goal and point scorer.

Honored by the Tufts Jumbo Club for her contribution to athletics and an inductee to the athletic hall of fame at Newton South High, Magargee resides in Charlottesville, Va. with her husband, Scott Magargee and their three children.

She is Project Manager for Lifetime Learning at the University of Virginia, specializing in the production of educational events.

“I’ve always loved event planning and creating memorable experiences, and because my job is not sports related, I’m learning something new every day,’’ said the 50-year-old Magargee, a former global marketing director for Reebok International and Olympic Games event manager.

After graduating from Tufts, her career path also included working in the sports marketing department at Stanford University where she was co-head coach of women’s lacrosse.

Magargee was assistant general manager for beach volleyball at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta; general manager for figure skating and speed track and short track speed skating at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City and location manager for the NHL All-Star Game in Boston in 2006.

One of seven athletically-gifted siblings who grew up in Waban, Magargee was a Dual County League All-Star and team captain in soccer, basketball and lacrosse at Newton South. She was honored as South’s outstanding female athlete and with the Senior Cup for her achievements.

“My older sister, Diane, was a three-sport captain at Tufts and I felt it was where I also wanted to be,’’ she said.

Former Tufts women’s soccer coach Bill Gehlin said that he loved coaching Magargee.

“She was fast and quick, but just as important, she was extremely competitive and our best defender,’’ he added.

Magargee’s parents, Ann and Bob Wilcox still reside in Waban. Her father was a baseball and basketball player at Our Lady’s High in Newton. “He sponsored a summer basketball team, Wilcox Cleaners,’’ Cecelia recalled, “and we all played on it.’’

Magargee ran her only Boston Marathon in 2001 in 3:40 – she had hoped t0 crack four hours -- and called the experience “a rite of passage.’’ She has also coached her daughter, Sammie, a high school lacrosse All-Star, and maintains a healthy lifestyle through running, working out and lifting.

She said her time as a high school and college athlete set a standard for future success.

“The No. 1 word is teamwork, ‘’ Magargee said. “For me, it’s never been about one person.’’

Marvin Pave can be reached at marvin.pave@rcn.com.