Shawn Nakamura

Born: 1 June 1978

Position: Midfield/Defense

Height/Weight:  5-7/165

International Caps: 64

International Goals: 24

Years on National Team:
1996 USA Under-18/Under-19 Teams
1997 USA Under-21 Team
1998 USA National Team/Under-21 Team
1999 USA National Team
2000 USA National Team
2001 USA National Team
2002 USA National Team
2003 USA National Team
2004 USA National Team
2005 USA National Squad
2006-07 USA National Squad

High Performance Center: Moorpark

Hometown: Camarillo, Calif.

Residence: Chula Vista, Calif.

High School: Camarillo High School,
Camarillo, Calif. '96

College: Univ. of California, Los Angeles

• Psychology '04

Occupation: Systems Developer, Data Solutions, Camarillo, Calif.

• Early  Career
  Began playing field hockey at age 10 after answering an ad for players in the newspaper.
  
• International Career

  1996 - U.S. Under-18 Team...1997- U.S. Under-21...Junior 4 Nations Tournament (3rd/Moorpark)...1998 - U.S. National Team/Under-21 Team...Canada Tour...U21 Barbados Tour...1999 - U.S. National Team...European Tour...Scotland Tour...U.S. Pan American Games team (5th/Winnipeg)...U.S. Field Hockey Male Athlete of the Year...2000- U.S. National Team...Placed 9th with the U21 Team at the Field Hockey Canada National Championships...2001 - U.S. National Team...World Cup Qualifying Tournament team (14th)...U.S. Field Hockey Male Athlete of the Year...2002 - U.S. National Team...California Cup runner-up...Missed most of the year recovering from a back injury...2003 - U.S. National Team...Pan American Cup Qualifying Tournament (2nd/Santo Domingo)...USA Eagles California Cup champions...U.S. Pan American Games team (5th/Santo Domingo)...2004 - U.S. National Team...Pan American Cup (7th, London, Ontario)...2005 - U.S. National Squad...2006 - U.S. National Squad...Canada Test Series (Chula Vista, Calif.)...USA vs. Trinidad & Tobago Test Series (Virginia Beach, Va.)...USA Field Hockey Male Athletes of the Year for 2006...2007 -Captain of team at 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)...Named captain of USA Pan American Games team...2008 - Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Auckland, NZL; 6th)
   

• National
  2006 - Won Men's National Championship with Moorpark (Chula Vista, Calif.)...27 - Won Men's National Championship with Moorpark High Performance Center (Chula Vista, Calif.)

  Club: Camarillo Cougars
  
  Other: Served as an assistant coach for NorPac champion UC-Berkeley in 1999...Former all-state placekicker for Adolfo Camarillo and Moorpark College football teams...Brother Dean is a former U.S. National Team goalkeeper

• Personal
  
  Nickname: "Naku"
  Sport Ambition: To compete in the Olympic Games
  The most influential people in sporting career: My whole family has been very supportive of me
  Favorite place to play: Germany
  I would characterize my style of play as: steady
  Other than field hockey, my favorite Olympic sport is: Basketball
  Philosophy on life: Things always happen for a reason
  Favorites: Food: Zachary's Pizza;  TV show: Alias; Pro Team: Lakers; Musical Group: Coldplay
  Hobbies: Basketball, football

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