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Kelly Baril

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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:

  • Early 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