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USA Field Hockey Names 2004-05 Women’s U16 Team

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Field Hockey Association welcomed the newest members of its international elite teams following the selection of the 2004-05 U.S. Women's Under-16 Squad.

      Selected by USA Field Hockey as a result of performances at the AAU Junior Olympic Games, the team will have the opportunity to compete in international events during the upcoming year.  Now in its eighth year as a USA Field Hockey program, the U16 team traditionally competes in the annual Netherlands Easter Tournament in Valkenswaard.

      The 2004-05 squad features three repeat selections from the 2003-04 team including Michelle Drummonds (Elkton, Md.), Hollis Barber (Toledo, Ohio) and goalkeeper Samantha Nelson (Rockville, Md.).

      The roster also includes Janna Anctil (Wolfboro, N.H.), Devon Burnley (Lancaster, Pa.), Hannah Cohen (Durham, N.C.), Katherine Donner (San Diego, Calif.), Julia Garrison (Virginia Beach, Va.), Lauren Greenwald (Carlsbad, Calif.), Hannah Hess (Ephrata, Pa.), Kelsey Kolojejchick (Larksville, Pa.), Kimberly Krzyk (Seaville, N.J.), Katie Reinprecht (North Wales, Pa.), Zara Daydjari (Skowhegan, Maine), Paige Selenski (Shavertown, Pa.) and Taylor Swezey (Ambler, Pa.).

      Alternates to the squad include Kelsey Amy (Sweet Valley, Pa.), Erin Conrad (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.), Rayell Heistand (Hamburg, Pa.), Tara Jennings (Macungie, Pa.), Kari Keivens (San Diego, Calif.) and Kristen Walther (Newark, Del.).

      Current James Madison Univ. coach and 1996 Olympian Antoinette Lucas will serve as head coach of the young USA squad.

       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 USA Field Hockey 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:

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