University of North Carolina Athletics
Five Tar Heels To Represent The U.S. In New Zealand
March 26, 2015 | Field Hockey
Five former Tar Heel field hockey players have been selected to represent the U.S. at the 8 Nations Tournament in New Zealand April 11-19. Jackie (Kintzer) Briggs, Rachel Dawson, Katelyn Falgowski, Kelsey Kolojejchick and Caitlin Van Sickle all are part of the 18-player roster for the event.
All eight competing teams are in the top 13 in the FIH World Rankings. The U.S. will take on second-ranked Australia in a practice match April 9 and then again in the opening game on April 11. Other teams in the field are Argentina, China, India, Japan, Korea and host New Zealand.
More information is here.
The full USWNT 8 Nations roster is:
Jackie Briggs (Robesonia, Pa.), Lauren Crandall (Doylestown, Pa.), Rachel Dawson (Berlin, N.J.), Katelyn Falgowski (Landenberg, Pa.), Stefanie Fee (Virginia Beach, Va.), Melissa Gonzales (Mohegan Lake, N.Y.), Michelle Kasold (Chapel Hill, N.C.), Kelsey Kolojejchick (Larksville, Pa.), Ali McEvoy (Gilbertsville, Pa.), Katie O'Donnell (Blue Bell, Pa.), Julia Reinprecht (Perkasie, Pa.), Katie Reinprecht (Perkasie, Pa.), Paige Selenski (Shavertown, Pa.), Kathleen Sharkey (Moosic, Pa.), Caitlin Van Sickle (Wilmington, Del.), Michelle Vittese (Cherry Hill, N.J.), Alesha Widdall (Whitney Point, N.Y.), Jill Witmer (Lancaster, Pa.)
For more, follow the team on Twitter at @USAFieldHockey
