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US Field Hockey Names 2003 Women's Under-16 Team

  The U.S. Field Hockey Association has welcomed the newest members of its international elite teams with the selection of the 2003 U.S. Women's Under-16 Squad.

      Selected by U.S. Field Hockey as a result of performances at the AAU Junior Olympics held in early August, the team will have the opportunity to compete in international events during the upcoming year.  Entering its sixth year as a US Field Hockey program, the U16 team traditionally competes in the annual Netherlands Easter Tournament in Valkenswaard.

      The 2003 squad features six repeat selections from the 2002 team including Katelyn Falgowski (Landenberg, Pa.), Michelle Kasold (Chapel Hills, N.C.), Amy Lewis (Hainesport, N.J.), Laura Suchoski (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.), Ashley Walls (Berlin, N.J.) and Lauren Walls (Berlin, N.J.). The selection to the team was the third for Lauren Walls who was joined by triplet sisters Ashley and Melissa.

      The roster also includes Candice Arner (Red Hill, Pa.), Julia Chase (Cumberland, Maine), Erin Dallas (Marlow, N.H.), Patricia Dean (Bear, Del.), Rachel Drummonds (Elkton, Md.), Katie Feeley (Collinswood, N.J.), Kelly Fitzpatrick (Palmyra, Pa.), Anne-Cabot Ishon (Hampton, Va.), Kelly Knoche (San Diego, Calif.), Lindsey Leck (Clarksburg, N.J.), Alexandra Malatesta (North Wales, Pa.), Erin Marihugh (New Castle, Del.), Kathleen Naughton (Goofstown, N.H.), Sarah Reinprecht (North Wales, Pa.), Allison Scola (Hummelstown, Pa.), Christine Suggs (Durham, N.C.), Michelle Tavener (Winchester, Mass.) and Emma Wessner (Kutztown, Pa.).

      U.S. Field Hockey's coaching committee will select the coach of the U.S. Under-16 Team in November.

      The Under-16 Team serves to introduce young players to international competition while preparing athletes for future National Team consideration. In addition to the Under-16 team, the U.S. Field Hockey Association will sponsor an Under-23 Team, Under-20 Team and the U.S. National Team in 2003. Trials for the junior national teams are conducted at A Camp, Jan. 27-31 at Chula Vista, Calif., while open trials for the U.S. National Team were conducted Aug. 12-14 in Virginia Beach.

      The U.S. Field Hockey Association is the National Governing Body for men’s and women’s field hockey in the United States, and is responsible for the training and preparation of teams to participate in the Olympic and Pan American Games and for the promotion and development of the sport throughout the United States.

      The complete roster of the U.S. Under-16 Team selections follows: