USA Field Hockey News: USA Field Hockey Women Adds Michelle Kasold to World Cup Training Squad

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Field Hockey and coach Lee Bodimeade have added Michelle Kasold (Chapel Hill, N.C.) the World Cup training squad.

Kasold was added to the squad after Caroline Nichols withdrew from her name from consideration for the World Cup team.

A sophomore at Wake Forest University, Kasold was a member of the USA Under-21 team that earned a best-ever 7th place finish at the Junior World Cup in 2005. She scored 10 goals as a freshman at Wake Forest in 2005

Kasold will join the other 23 players currently in camp in preparation for the March on Madrid Four Nation Tournament Aug. 17-27 in College Park, Md. and Virginia Beach. The USA will host No. 1 ranked Netherlands, No. 2 Argentina and No. 3 Australia in the AstroTurf March in the tournament with all 24 USA squad members are expected to see action. Bodimeade will announce the final 18-member USA World Cup team announced August 28.

Tickets for the AstroTurf March on Madrid are available at the gate on each day of the tournament. Admission is free for USA Field Hockey members with proof of membership and $5 for adults and $3 for youth 12-18 and free for children under 12.

Previous selections to the squad include Kate Barber (West Chester, Pa.), Kayla Bashore (Shoemakersville, Pa.), Lauren Crandall (Doyelstown, Pa.), Rachel Dawson (Berlin, Pa.), Sarah Dawson (Berlin, N.J.), Kelly Dostal (Hatfield, Mass.), Kelly Doton (Greenfield, Mass.), April Fronzoni (Larksville, Pa.), Kristi Gannon (Escondido, Calif.), Kelsey Keeran (Columbus, Ohio), Claire Laubach, (Bristow, Va.), Melissa Leonetti (Erdenheim, Pa.), Carrie Lingo (Rehoboth Beach, Del.), Angie Loy (Loysville, Pa.), Lauren Powley (Mountaintop, Pa.), Dina Rizzo (Walpole, Mass.), Sara Silvetti (Wapwallopen, Pa.), Keli Smith (Selinsgrove, Pa.), Tiffany Snow (Escondido, Calif.) and goalkeepers Amy Tran (Grantville, Pa.) and Barbara Weinberg (Louisville, Ky.).

The announcement of the squad comes at the two-year out "Countdown to Beijing" and the opening of the 2008 Olympic Games. The Games of the XXIX Olympiad will take place Aug. 8-24, 2008 in Beijing with 28 sports and 302 events. The 2008 Olympic Games will also include two additional women's field hockey teams raising the Olympic field from 10 to 12 teams.

USA Field Hockey World Cup Squad
Name	Pos	Hometown	Birth Date	Caps*
Kate Barber	Fwd	West Chester, Pa.	22-Nov-76	156
Kayla Bashore	Def	Shoemakersville, Pa.	20-Feb-83	13
Lauren Crandall	Def	Doyelstown, Pa.	17 Mar 85	13
Rachel Dawson	Mid/Def	Berlin, N.J.	8 Feb 85	16
Sarah Dawson	Fwd	Berlin, N.J.	17-Nov-82	21
Kelly Dostal	Fwd	Hatfield, Mass.	13-May-83	15
Kelly Doton	Fwd	Greenfield, Mass.	2-Feb-82	36
Katelyn Falgowski	Fwd	Landenberg, Pa.	23 Oct 88	10
April Fronzoni	Fwd	Larksville, Pa.	18 Feb 82	34
Kristi Gannon	Def	Escondidio, Calif.	13-Apr-82	41
Michelle Kasold	Fwd	Chapel Hill, N.C.	26 May 87	0
Kelsey Keeran	Fwd	Columbus, Ohio	18-Dec-82	18
Claire Laubach	Def	Bristow, Va.	29-Jul-83	28
Melissa Leonetti	Def	Erdenheim, Pa.	28-Jun-82	35
Carrie Lingo	Mid	Rehoboth Bch, Del.	27-Sep-79	89
Angie Loy	Fwd	Loysville, Pa.	23-Apr-82	50
Katie O'Donnell	Fwd	Blue Bell, Pa.	6 Dec 88	20
Lauren Powley	Mid	Mountaintop, Pa.	5-Mar-84	21
Dina Rizzo	Fwd	Walpole, Mass.	24-Mar-80	69
Sara Silvetti	Def	Wapwallopen, Pa.	6-Sep-82	35
Keli Smith	Fwd	Selinsgrove, Pa.	25-Jan-79	65
Tiffany Snow	Fwd	Escondido, Calif.	2-Dec-81	32
Amy Tran	GK	Grantville, Pa.	2-Oct-80	42
Barbara Weinberg	GK	Louisville, Ky.	10-Jul-82	8

Head Coach
Lee Bodimeade

*Caps as of May 6, 2006
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