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Rachel Dawson

Born:
2 August 85
Position:
Midfield/Back
Height/Weight: 5-10,
160
International Caps:
54
Years on National Team:
2001 USA Under-21 Team
2002 USA Under-19 Team
2003 US Under-20 Team
2004 USA Under-21 Team
2005 USA Under-21 Team/USA National Team
2006-07 USA National Squad
2007-08 USA National Squad
Birthplace:
Camden, N.J.
Hometown:
Berlin, N.J.
Residence: -
High School: Eastern Regional HS
(Voorhees, NJ) '03
College:
- Univ. of North Carolina '07
Occupation: Student
Playing Career:
Began playing
field hockey at age 11, following the example of sisters Natalie and
Sarah...Participated in U.S. Field Hockey's Futures Program...2001 -
NFHCA High School All-America first team...2002 - NFHCA High School
All-America first team...2002 New Jersey Star Ledger Player of the Year
Collegiate Career
2003 -
Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year at North Carolina...Started
all 21 games for the Tar Heels while leading the team with 19
goals...2003 ACC All-Tournament Team...2004 - All-ACC, ACC Defensive
Player of the Year, First Team All-America, All-ACC Tournament, scored 7
goals...2004
- NFHCA First
Team All-America...2004 ACC Defensive Player of the Year...All-South
Region, All-ACC and All-ACC Tournament...Scored seven goals and added
eight assists...NFHCA Academic Squad...2005 - Missed a portion of
the college season competing with the USA Under-21 team at the FIH
Junior World Cup...NFHCA Second Team All-America...All-South Region
First Team...All-ACC...Led team with 11 goals scored.
International
Career
2001 - Named to U.S. Under-21...Second place at California
Cup...Montreal Cup champions... 2002 - Named to U.S. Under-19
team...Third place California Cup...2003 Named to the
U.S. Under-20 team...2003 John F. Kennedy Memorial Tournament (Virginia
Beach) Champion...2004 - U.S. Under-21 team...2005
- U.S. Under-21 team...Promoted to U.S. National Squad for Australia
Test Series (Virginia Beach)...Named Most Outstanding Player at Pan Am
Junior Championship...Earned first career national team cap vs.
Australia (6/5/2005) in Virginia Beach...Captained the USA Under-21 team
to a best-ever 7th place finish at the Junior World Cup in Santiago,
Chile...Scored 3 goals at the Junior World Cup including 2 goals in a
4-2 win over England in the opening game...Competed for the U.S.
National Team at Argentina 3 Nation Tournament (Nov. 05)...2006 -
U.S. National Team...Argentina 4 Nation Tournament...world Cup
Qualifying Tournament (4th, Rome)...AstroTurf March on Madrid, Virginia
Beach (1. NED, 2 ARG, 3. AUS, 4. USA)...World Cup (Madrid, 6th place)...FIH
finalist for 2006 WorldHockey Young Player of the Year...2007-Chile 4-Nation Team Champions, Santiago (1.
USA, 2. ARG, 3. CHI, 4. CAN)...AtaHolding Champions Challege Team
(Baku, AZE, 4th)...Pan
American Games Team (2nd, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)...USA/Japan Series
(College Park, Md., 1-3-1)...2008 - Argentina 4 Nation Tournament
(Mendoza, ARG. 1. ARG, 2. GER, 3. USA, 4. RSA).
Personal:
Nickname:
"Daws" The most influential person in your sporting career:
My mom. She has
supported me through everything Favorite place to play: UNC
Chapel Hill I would characterize my style of play as: "Rough"
I am a natural at: freestylin' The most unusual thing that's happend to me:
I was stranded in Montreal Most people don't know that I: am a wannabe rapper
The field hockey rule I hate the most: Obstruction
My philosophy on life: Everything happens for a reason...always
Other than field hockey, my favorite Olympic sport is : Basketball
Favorites: Food - Anything with ketchup;
Movie -
Ocean's Eleven; TV Show - Friends; Actress - Julia
Roberts, Pro Team - Eagles; Musical artist - Eminem;
Past
time - writing Other:
Sisters
Natalie
and Sarah
played as a member of
the U.S. National Team
Major International Competitions:
|
Year |
Tournament |
Site |
Position |
| 2007 |
XV Pan American Games |
Rio de Janiero, Brazil |
2nd |
| 2007 |
AtaHolding
Champions Challenge |
Baku, Azerbaijan |
4th |
| 2006 |
World Cup |
Madrid, Spain |
6th |
| 2006 |
World Cup Qualifier |
Rome, Italy |
4th |
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2005 |
Junior World Cup |
Santiago, Chile |
7th |
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2005 |
Pan American Junior
Championships |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
2nd |
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2003 |
JFK Memorial
Tournament |
Virginia
Beach, Va. |
1st |
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