Kristen McCann
Born:
22 August 78
Position: Midfield
Height/Weight: 5-8,
150
International Caps:
74
International Goals: 20
Years on National Team: 5 (2000)
2000 US National Team
2001 US National Team
2002 US National Team
2003 US National Team
2004 US National Team
Birthplace: Harrisburg, Pa.
Hometown: Allentown, Pa.
Residence: Virginia
Beach, Va.
High School: Emmaus (Emmaus,
Pa.) '96
Occupation: Sales Associate,
Home Depot, Chesapeake, Va.
College:
- University of North Carolina '01
- Academic Major: Psychology
Playing Career: Began playing at age 12...Earned NFHCA All-America honors in 1994 at Emmaus
HS...Two-time all-state selection
Collegiate Career
1996 - Redshirt
season....1997 - NCAA Champion with Tar Heels...Named to All-ACC
Tournament team after scoring three goals in the ACC Championship game vs
Virginia...Scored 12 goals including the game-winning goal vs. Maryland in overtime of the
ACC tournament and the game-winner against Princeton in the NCAA semifinals...1998
- Named to the All-South Region third team...All-ACC selection...Scored 6 goals and added
3 assists...1999 -Named to the NFHCA All-America third team...All-ACC and
All-ACC Tournament selection...Scored 14 goals with 3 assists...2000 -
NCAA National Runner-up...Scored 27 goals with 2 assists...ACC Player of the Year...First
team NFHCA All America Selection...First team All-South Region.
Named to the ACC 50th Anniversary team in 2002.
- International Career
2000 - Named to the U.S. National Team...Competed on the US Team in a developmental
tour of the Netherlands (3 goials) and Canada in May 2002...2001 - U.S.
National Team...Scored first international goal in earning her first international cap in
a 5-0 win over Mexico (March 8) at the 1st Pan American Cup (Americas Cup)...Added
additional goals vs Uruguay and Venezuela...Earned silver medal with USA at Pan Am
Cup...2002 - U.S. National Team...U.S. World Cup Team...Scored two goals at the 10th World
Cup in Perth including the game-winner in a 3-0 win over South Africa...2003 -
U.S. National Team..US/Japan tour...US/Spain Tour...Named to Champions Challenge (Catania,
Italy) Team, but sat out the tournament with an injury...Pan American Games (Santo
Domingo, DOM) silver medalist...Scored 1 goal at Pan Am Games...International Atlantic
Cup...2004 - U.S. National Team...Olympic Qualifier
Team...Pan American Cup Team
Personal:
Favorites: Cheesecake, Friends
Other than field hockey, my favorite Olympic sport is : Track & field
Favorite place to play: in the USA!
Most influential people in sporting career: "My parents for
supporting and encouraging me."
Major International Competitions:
| Year |
Tournament |
Site |
Position |
| 2004 |
Pan American Cup |
Bridgetown, Barbados |
2nd |
| 2004 |
Olympic
Qualifying Tournament |
Auckland,
New Zealand |
6th |
| 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 |
| 2002 |
1st
Champions Challenge |
Johannesburg,
South Africa |
5th |
| 2001 |
3rd
Korea Telecom Cup |
Seongnam,
Korea |
6th |
| 2001 |
Americas
Cup |
Kingston,
Jamaica |
Silver |
|
