Mick Harner

Born: 4 Aug 80

Position: Midfield

Height/Weight:  5-10, 180

International Caps: 24

International Goals: 1

Years on National Team:  
2006-07 USA National Squad
2007-08 USA National Squad


Indoor
2005-06 USA Indoor Squad
2006-07 USA National Squad
2007-08 USA National Squad

Residence: Chula Vista, Calif.


Birthplace: Gettysburg, Pa.

Hometown: Hanover, Pa.

High School: Littlestown High School '98

College: Baltimore School of Massage (York Campus) 2003

Occupation: Systems Analyst

Playing Career:

• Early Career
  
  Started playing field hockey at age 13. Littlestown's middle school had a fundraiser field hockey game between the girl's field hockey team and the boy's football team. I scored the only goal for the boys and of the game. My freshman year, I opted not to play football on account of being "puberty-challenged." My sophomore year, a couple of friends on the hockey team asked me to join, and the head coach was supportive. I stayed with LHS hockey for 3 years of fantastic kilt-wearing.
  
   
• Career Highlights

  2005 - Pan American Indoor Cup (3rd, Kitchener, CAN)... 2006 - Selected to USA National Squad at National Championship tournament...USA vs. Trinidad & Tobago Test Series (Virginia Beach, Va.)...Scored first international goal in first international game vs. Trinidad & Tobago (7/14/06)...2007 -USA vs. Mexico Pan American Games Qualifying Series (USA wins series 2-0-1)...USA vs. Trinidad & Tobago tour (Port of Spain, TRI; USA wins series 4-0)...China 4 Nation Tournament Team (4th, CHN, JPN, EGY, USA - Lanzhou City, CHN)...XV Pan American Games Team (Rio de Janeiro, 7th)...2008 - Olympic Qualifying Tournament Team (Auckland, NZL, 6th)

  National

  High Performance Center Team: Mid-Atlantic
  
  2006 - Placed fourth at Men's National Championship with Mid-Atlantic (Chula Vista, Calif.)...2007 - Place 2nd with Mid-Atlantic at USA Men's National Championships (Chula Vista, Calif.)

  Club: Menzieshill HC of Dundee, Scotland 2005/06… including 2006 European
  Indoor Cup in Bad Dürkheim, Germany...Penn State University FHC, State College, PA ('99-'00), Mavericks FHC, Baltimore, MD ('04-'06), DC Metros, Baltimore, MD & Washington DC ('04, '05), DC Dragons, Washington D.C. (2007)

Personal

Nickname: Micko
Career High: Being selected to the USA National Squad
Career Low: Encountering the transition between co-ed/women's hockey to men's elite level play. The confidence I once had was swiftly stripped when I started with international players.
The most influential people in sporting career: Jesse Larson. He introduced me to my first men's club (Mavericks), encouraged me to try out for the US Indoor Team, and we drove all over the east coast for hockey; as much as 9 hours in a day for 1 hour of hockey (NEFHA).
Favorite place to play: Virginia Beach
Before every game I: Visualize past game successes
I can't live without: my laptop
Other than field hockey, my favorite Olympic sport is: Volleyball
Favorites: Food: Anything served in large portions Movie: Usual Suspects TV show: House; Musical Group: Pearl Jam ; Athlete: Tiger Woods ; Actor/Actress: Matt Damon, Lucy Liu
Favorite past time: -
Hobbies: Coaching hockey, playing poker, weight training, and nearly any game that is team-oriented