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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:

  • Early 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
2005 Junior World Cup Santiago, Chile 7th
2005 Pan American Junior Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 2nd
2003 JFK Memorial Tournament Virginia Beach, Va. 1st