Kristi Gannon

Born: 13 April 82

Position: Back/Midfield

Height/Weight: 5-4/135

International Caps: 45

International Goals: 2

Years on National Team:
1998 USA Under-16
1999 USA Under-20
2000 USA Under-21
2001 USA National/Under-21
2002 USA Under-23
2003 USA Under-23
2003 USA National Team
2004 USA National Team
2005 USA National Team
2006 USA National Team

Hometown: Escondido, Calif.

Residence: Escondido, Calif.

High School: San Pasqual
(Escondido, Calif.) '00

College:

• Univ. of Michigan Dec. '05
• Kinesiology & physical education

Occupation: Student

Playing Career:

• Early Career
  Participated in U.S. Field Hockey's Futures Program...Competed in AAU Junior Olympic Games in 1997 and 1998...NFHCA High School All-America first team 1998, 1999...North County Times Female Athlete of the Year...Also played soccer and softball and San Pasqual.
  
  
• Collegiate Career
  2000 - NFHCA All-West Region first team...Big Ten Freshman of the Year...Big Ten all-Tournament Team...Started 23 of 23 games as a freshman, scoring 12 goals and adding 6 assists...2001- NCAA National Champion at Michigan...NFHCA All-West Region second team...All-Big Ten Conference first team...NCAA All-Tournament Team...Scored 11 goals and added 6 assists, including Michigan's second goal in a 2-0 national championship win over Maryland...2002 - NFHCA All-America First Team...NFHCA All-West Region first team...All Big Ten Conference first team...Scored 6 goals and added 10 assists...2003 - NFHCA All-America First Team...All-West Region First Team...Big Ten Athlete of the Year...Third player in Big Ten history to be named to the Big Ten All-Conference first team in four straight seasons (joining 1996 US Olympian Liz Tchou (1984-87) of Iowa and Amy Kekeisen (1982-85) of Northwestern)...Scored 8 goals and added 4 assists...Concluded Michigan career with 37 goals.
  

• International Career
  1998 - U.S. Under 16 Team...Third place International Easter Tournament, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands...1999 - USA Under-20 team...U20 Argentina Tour...U20 Canada Tour...USA Junior Four Nation Tournament (Union, N.J.)...2000 - U.S. Under-21 team...U21 Spain Tour...Junior Pan American Championships (Barbados) silver medal...U.S. National team Canada developmental tour (Winnipeg)...2001 - U.S. National Team/U.S. Under-21 Team...Named to U.S. National team during A Camp, however opted to return to complete her college degree at Michigan before joining residency program...Earned first career senior team cap at Pan American Cup vs. (3/9/01)... U21 Germany Tour...Junior World Cup team (Buenos Aires)...2002 - U.S. Under-23 Team...U23 South Africa tour...2003 -  U.S. Under-23 Team...Named to the USA National Team/Residency Squad following individual trials, Dec. 2003...2004 - U.S. National Team...Scored first career goal vs. Ireland (1/15/04) at Stanford, Calif....Olympic Qualifier Team (Auckland, NZL/6th)...Pan American Cup Team...2005 - Rabobank Champions Challenge (Virginia Beach, 5th)...Canada Series (Virginia Beach)...2006 - USA National Squad...Argentina Four Nation Tournament (4th, Rosario, ARG)...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)

• Personal:

Other: Youngest in a family of 10 children; Sister Kelli is also a member of the US National Team...High School teammate Tiffany Snow is also a member of the USA National Team

International Competitions: