Eleven Tar Heels Picked For USA Field Hockey Senior NXC

Field hockey practice _ Smith, Heck, Thomassey

Kiersten Thomassey, Kelly Smith and Ryleigh Heck are three of the 11 Tar Heels set to compete at Senior Nexus Championships.

June 23, 2023 | Field Hockey

Eleven Tar Heels have been selected to compete in the USA Field Hockey 2023 Senior Nexus Championship (NXC) in Virginia Beach Va., July 11-16. Ava Borkowski, Charly Bruder, Katie Dixon, Hope Haynes, Ryleigh Heck, Alli Meehan, Romea Riccardo, Kelly Smith, Abigail Taylor, Kiersten Thomassey and Paityn Wirth will participate in the event at the Virginia Beach Regional Training Center.

Formerly known as the Young Women's National Championship, the Senior NXC is held annually and features 144 elite high school, collegiate and post-collegiate athletes. During the spring and early summer, athletes trained at one of the seven USA Field Hockey High Performance Centers throughout the country for an opportunity to be selected to the Senior NXC, a step along the Olympic Development Pathway program. All athletes that were previously named to the U.S. U-18, U-21, and Development Women's National Teams were also included within the selection.

Participants in the Senior NXC can earn invitations to the 2023-24 U.S. Women's National Team and Junior USWNT selection camps.

For a full list of those selected, click here.