Kelli Gannon
Born: 21 Dec 1978
Position: Midfield
Height/Weight: 5-2,
130
International Caps: 60
International Goals: 12
Years on National Team:
1997 US Under-21 Team
1998 US Under-23 Team
2001 US National Team
2002 US National Team
2003 US National Team
2004 US National Team
Hometown: Escondido, Calif.
Residence: Virginia
Beach, Va.
High School: San Pasqual
(Escondido, Calif.) '97
College:
- Univ. of Michigan May '01
- Kinesiology, physical education
Occupation: Sales Associate,
Home Depot, Virgina Beach, Va.
Playing Career:
- Early Career
Began playing in high school at age 14...1996 NFHCA High School All-America first
team...Participated in US Field Hockey's Futures Program...Competed in the AAU Junior
Olympic Games
- Collegiate Career
1997 - Big Ten
Freshman of the Year...All-West Region second team...1998 -Big Ten
All-Tournament team...NFHCA All-America second team...All-West Region first team ....1999
- Big Ten Tournament Most Valuable Player...All-Big Ten first team...Big Ten
All-Tournament team...All-West Region first team... NFHCA All-America fist team...2000
- Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year...NFHCA all-West region first team...Big Ten
All-Tournament team...NFHCA All-America first team...Honda Award Finalist...Scored 16
goals and added 13 assists in leading Michigan to the Big Ten regular season and
tournament championships
- International Career
1997- Named to U.S. Under-21 team...1998 - Named to
the U.S. Under-23 team...2001- Named to the U.S. National Team....Made
international debut with a goal vs Mexico at the inaugural Pan American Cup... 2002
- Named to teh U.S. National Team...Scored game-winning goal in decisive Game 3 in the
three-game series vs India to send the U.S. to the 2002 World Cup...U.S. World Cup team...2003
-Named to the U.S. National Team...US/Japan Tour...US/Spain Tour...Champions Challenge
Team...Scored 2 goals vs Italy in 5th/6th place game at Champions Challenge...Pan American
Games (Santo Domingo, DOM) silver medalist...Scored 2 goals at Pan Am
Games...International Atlantic Cup...2004 - U.S. National Team
Personal:
Ambition after field hockey : Teach high school
Other: Sister
Kristi is a teammate on the USA National Team
International Competitions:
| Year |
Tournament |
Site |
Position |
| 2003 |
Pan
American Games |
Santo
Domingo, DOM |
2nd |
| 2003 |
2nd
Champions Challenge |
Catania,
Italy |
5th |
| 2002 |
10th
World Cup |
Perth,
Australia |
9th |
| 2002 |
USA
vs India WC Qualifiying Series |
Cannock,
England |
1st |
| 2002 |
Japan
6 Nations International
(KOR, AUS, RUS, JPN, GER, USA) |
Gifu,
Japan |
6th |
| 2001 |
3rd
Korea Telecom Cup |
Seongnam,
Korea |
6th |
| 2001 |
Americas
Cup |
Kingston,
Jamaica |
Silver |
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