Keli Smith

Striker - #13

College: Maryland
Hometown: Selinsgrove, PA

International Caps: 130

Height: 5-4
Date of Birth: 1979-01-25         Birthplace: Lewisburg, PA
High School: Selinsgrove (Pa.) High School '97
Occupation:

International Career: 1998 - U.S. Under-23 Team...1999 - U.S. Under20 Team...U20 Argentina Tour...U20 Canada Tour...Scored gamewinning goal in 3-2 win over Canada Jr (6/22/99)...2000 - U.S. Under-21 Team...Silver medalist at Junior Pan American Championships...Scored 3 goals at Jr Pan Am Championships...2001 - Named to U.S. National Team during fall inviational trial, 2001...2002 - U.S. National Team...Earned first international cap vs South Africa (2/2/02) at Champions Challenge...Scored 1st International goal vs Australia (5/5/02) at Japan 6 Nation Tournament...International Atlantic Cup...USA/India World Cup Qualifier...U.S. World Cup Team...Scored two goals at the World Cup including the game-winner in extra time against New Zealand to help USA advance to the 9th-10th place game...2003 - U.S. National Team...U.S./Japan Tour...U.S./Spain Tour...Champions Challenge (Catania, Italy)...Pan American Games (Santo Domingo, DOM) silver medalist...2004 -U.S. National Team...Olympic Qualifier Team...Pan American Cup Team...2005 ...Canada Series (Virginia Beach)...2006 - Selected to USA squad at Women's National Championships, Virginia Beach (July)...AstroTurf March on Madrid, Virginia Beach (1. NED, 2 ARG, 3. AUS, 4. USA)...World Cup team (Madrid, 6th place)...2007 - Netherlands Tour team...Chile 4-Nation Team Champions, Santiago (1. USA, 2. ARG, 3. CHI, 4. CAN)...Pan American Games Team (2nd, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)...Ranked among scoring leaders at Pan American Games with 3 goals scored...2008 - Argentina 4 Nation Tournament (Mendoza, ARG. 1. ARG, 2. GER, 3. USA, 4. RSA)......USA at Japan Series... USA vs Argentina (Chula Vista, CA., 3-1)... World Hockey Olympic Qualifying Tournament (1st, Kazan, Russia)... Germany Four Nations (1. GER, 2. KOR, 3. USA, 4. IND)... USA at Netherlands Series... 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for Women's Field Hockey (8th, Beijing, China). 2009 – Pan American Cup (2nd, Hamilton Bermuda)

College Career:1997 - Univ. of Maryland NFHCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region second team...1998 - Univ. of Maryland NFHCA All-America second team...NFHCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region...All-ACC...1999 - NFHCA All-America second team...NFHCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region...Univ. of Maryland National Championships...NCAA All-Tournament team...2000 - NFHCA All-America first team...NFHCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region Named to the ACC 50th Anniversary team in 2002.

Early Career: Began playing field hockey at age 13 while watching her sister play...1996 NFHCA High School All-America first team

Personal: * Sport Ambition: 2004 Olympic Games * Ambition after field hockey: Get a "real" job * Career highlight: Making the USA team and participating in the World Cup. Winning the national championship at Maryland. * Most influential people in your sporting career: Grandma Smith and my father (Neal) * I would characterize my style of play as: Aggressive * Other than field hockey, my favorite Olympic sport is: Track & Field * Philosophy on life: Be honest to yourself and others. Do what makes you happy. * Favorites: Food: Bagels, Movie: Sweet Home Alabama, TV Show: Friends, Athlete: Jackie Joyner Kersey * Other: Dad Neal was an All-America safety at Penn State

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