Kelly Baril

Born:
25 June 1981
Position: Goalkeeper
Height/Weight: 5-8/155
International Caps: 0
Years on National Team:
1999 US Under-20 Alternate
2000 US Under-19/Under-21 Team
2000 US Under-21 Team
2001 US Under-21 Team
2002 US Under-23 Team
2003 US Under-23 Team
2003 US National Team
2004 US National Team
Birthplace: Salem, Mass.
Hometown: Peabody, Mass.
Residence: Princeton,
NJ.
High School: Bishop Fenwick
(Peabody, Mass.) '99
College:
- Princeton Univ.
- Psychology '03
Occupation: Student
Playing Career: Began playing field hockey at age 15 joining friends for a fall
sport...Participated in U.S. Field Hockey's Futures Program...1997 North Shore Player of
the Year at Bishop Fenwick
Collegiate Highlights
1999 - All-Mid-Atlantic Region first team at Princeton...2000
- NFHCA All-America second team...First team All-Mid-Atlantic Region...All-Ivy
first team...Collected 7 shutouts...2001 - NFHCA All-America first
team...First team All-Mid-Atlantic Region...Second team All-Ivy...NCAA
semifinalist...Recorded a 1.31 goals against average...Tiger co-captain.. .2002
-NFHCA All-America second team...All-Mid-Atlantic Region first team ...All-Ivy honorable
mention...Earned a 12-7 record with a 1.91 goals against average.
- International Highlights
1999 - Named as an alternate to the U.S. Under-20 team...2000 -Named
to U.S. Under-19 and Under-21 teams...Started all 6 games at the Montreal Cup to help lead
the USA to the tourney championship...Made 9 saves in the championship game of the
California Cup as the U.S. placed second at the tournament...2001 - U.S.
Under 21 Team...U21 Germany Tour...Junior World Cup Team...Appeared in 4 games at the
Junior World Cup...2002 -U.S. Under-23 team...2003 -
Named to U.S. National Team during individual trials, Dec. 2003...U.S. Under-23 team...2004
- U.S. National Team
Personal:
Nickname: "Kelly
K" (Kelly Katherine)
Sport ambition: To play on the U.S. National Team in the Olympic Games
Ambition after field hockey: Speech pathologist/language development
Career high: Beating Old Dominion to go to the NCAA semifinals in 2001
Career low: Losing to Brown as a freshman and missing the NCAA tournament
The most influential person in your sporting career: My brothers (Billy,
T.J. and Michael) because they made me play all the time when I was little and made me
tough.
Favorite place to play: The turf a Harvard because it is close to home
and my frineds and family can come.
I would characterize my style of play as: Agressive
I am a natural at: Playing with kids/babies
I can't live without: My family
The field hockey rule I hate the most: stroke calls
Favorites: Food - Fajitas, movie-Good Will
Hunting, TV Show - Seinfeld, Actor - Matt Damon, Musical
artist - Dave Matthews, Pro Team - Dallas Mavericks, Athlete
- Chris Mullen
Other than field hockey, my favorite Olympic sport is : Basketball
Philosophy: Do what you love, love what you do
Other: Serves as a head coach in U.S. Field Hockey's Futures Program
Major International Competitions:
| Year |
Tournament |
Site |
Position |
| 2004 |
Pan American Cup |
Bridgetown, Barbados |
2nd |
| 2001 |
FIH Junior
World Cup |
Buenos Aires,
Argentina |
14th |
| 2000 |
U19- Montreal
Cup |
Montreal,
Canada |
1st |
| 2000 |
U19-
California Cup |
Moorpark,
Calif. |
2nd |
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