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Kelli James

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Born: 16 March 1970

Position: Forward #8

Height/Weight:  5-9, 130

International Caps: 144

Years on National Team: 10 (1991)

Hometown: Medford, NJ

Residence:  Atlanta, Ga.

High School: Bishop Eustice Prep, Pennsauken, NJ

College:

  • Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va.
  • BS: Marketing, education, 1992
  • MS: Corporate Training, 1994

Occupation: Sales associate, Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga.

Playing Career:

  • Career Highlights

    - Tied for team scoring lead at 99 Pan Am Games with 3 goals
    - Scored four goals in a single match in 4-0 win over China at the 1998 World Cup
    - Vice-captain for the USA at 1998 World Cup
    - Three-time NCAA National Champion at Old Dominion (88, 90,92)
    - Two-time, First-Team All-America at Old Dominion ('90, '92)
    - New Jersey Writer's Assoc. Female Athlete of the Year ('90, '92)
    - 1992 Honda Broderick Award winner at Old Dominion as nation's top collegiate field hockey player
    - Member of Australian National League's Diet Coke Suns in 1996

Major International Competitions:

Year Tournament Site Position
2000 Olympic Qualifying Tournament Milton Keynes, England 6th
1999 Sydney International Hockey Challenge Sydney, Australia Silver
1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada Silver
1998 World Cup Utrecht, Netherlands 8th
1997 Champions Trophy Berlin, Germany 6th
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Ga., USA 5th
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina Silver
1995 Champions Trophy Mar del Plata, Argentina Bronze
1994 World Cup Dublin, Ireland Bronze
1991 Pan American Games Havana, Cuba Bronze