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Sarah Dawson

Born:
17 November 1982
Position: Forward/Midfield
Height/Weight: 5-4,
130
International Caps:
54
Years on National Team:
2003 USA Under-23 Squad
2005 USA National Squad
2006-07 USA National Squad
2007-08 USA National Squad
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa.
Hometown: Berlin, N.J.
Residence: Virginia
Beach, Va.
High School: Eastern Regional
High School '01
College:
- University of Iowa '05
- Communications/Sports Studies
Playing Career:
- Early Career
Began playing field hockey in the fifth grade, following the tradition of
sister, Natalie...Four-year participant in U.S. Field Hockey's Futures Program...Competed
in 1998 AAU Junior Olympic Games...Played club field hockey for Spirit of USA in U.S.
Field Hockey events...Two-time All-New Jersey selection (first team 2000, second team
1999) at Eastern... Set Eastern High School single season and career assist records as a
senior ...Two-time Group IV State Champion
- Collegiate Highlights
2001 - Started all 19 games as a freshman...Led the team with 10
goals and 23 points...Scored a goal on her first collegiate shot...2002
-Scored 5 goals including 3 game-winners...2003 - Named second
team All-Big Ten...scored four goals...2004 - NFHCA All-America
selection...All-West Region First team...Unanimous All-Big 10 First Team
selection...2003 -Second team All-Big Ten...Scored four goals
with three assists...2004 - NFHCA First Team All-America...First
Team NFHCA All-West Region...First Team all-Big Ten...Led team with 12
goals and 10 assists
- International Highlights
2003 - Named to the U.S. Under-23 team...2004 - USA National
Team...2004 - USA National
Team...Earned first international cap during New Zealand Tour
(5/16/05)...USA/Australia series (Virginia Beach)...Rabobank Champions
Challenge (Virginia Beach, 5th)...Argentina 3 Nation Tournament (2nd)...2006
- U.S. National Team...Argentina 4 Nation Tournament...AstroTurf
March on Madrid, Virginia Beach (1. NED, 2 ARG, 3. AUS, 4. USA)...World
Cup (Madrid, 6th place)...2007 - Netherlands Tour team...Chile 4-Nation Team Champions, Santiago (1.
USA, 2. ARG, 3. CHI, 4. CAN)...Selected
to AtaHoldings Champions Challenge Team (Baku, AZE, 4th)...Pan
American Games Team (2nd, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)...USA/Japan Series
(College Park, Md., 1-3-1)
Personal:
Nickname:
"Princess" - by teammates
Sport ambition: To play in the Olympic Games
Ambition after field hockey: To have a successful career and a family
The most influential person in your sporting career: My mom (Karen).
She would drive me where ever, when ever.
Favorite place to play: Argentina
I am a natural at: Arguing/Getting my own way
I can't live without: Purell
The field hockey rule I hate the most: Obstruction
Other than field hockey, my favorite Olympic sport is :
Whatever is on TV
Most people don't know I: have a tatoo on my right wrist
If I could, I would give a yellow card to: all the too skinny
women in Hollywood giving young girls the wrong idea about body image.
Before every game I: do my hair
My Philosophy on life: make the glass half full
Favorites: Food - Cheese, movie-Serendipity,
TV Show - 24l, Actors - Rachel McAdams,
John Cusak, Musical artist - Coldplay, Pro Team -
Philadelphia 76'ers
Other: From a family of 8 children...Sister Natalie is a
former member of the U.S. National Team...Sister Rachel is also a member of
the USA National Squad
Major International Competitions:
| Year |
Tournament |
Site |
Position |
| 2007 |
XV Pan American Games |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
2nd |
| 2007 |
AtaHolding
Champions Challenge |
Baku, Azerbaijan |
4th |
| 2006 |
World Cup |
Madrid, Spain |
6th |
| 2005 |
Rabobank Champions
Challenge |
Virginia Beach, Va. |
5th |
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