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Jill Reeve

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Born: 1 November 1969

Position: Defender #15

Height/Weight:  5-6, 130

International Caps: 134

International Goals: 8

Years on National Team: 13 (1991)

Hometown: Hoosick Falls, NY

Residence:  Virginia Beach, Va.

High School: Hoosick Falls Central, Hoosick Falls, NY

College:

  • Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va.
  • Health and physical education,  1992

Occupation: Sales associate, Home Depot,
Virginia Beach, Va.

Playing Career:

  • Early Career
    Began playing in the 7th grade when it was the only sport offered in the fall.

  • Collegiate Career
    1988-NCAA National Champion...1989- NCAA National runner-up...1990-NCAA National Champion1991 - All-Colonial Athletic Association second team...All-South Region second team...NCAA All-Tournament Team...Set CAA Tournament record with former ODU and USA teammate Kelli James wity 8 assists vs James Madison (11/7/92)...NCAA National Champion...Set ODU single-season assist record with 64...1992 - CFHCA All-America 3rd Team...All-South Region first team...NCAA All-Tournament Team... All-Colonial Athletic Association first team...NCAA National Champion...Set ODU and NCAA career assist record with 139
  • International Career
    1991...U.S. National Team training tour to Australia...Olympic Festival gold medalist (West team)...1992-U.S. National Team...USA/Mexic Challenge (Virginia Beach)...1994-U.S. National Team...World Cup bronze medalist...1995 - U.S. National Team...Champions Trophy Silver medalist...Pan American Games silver medalist...1996-U.S. National Team...U.S. Olympic team (5th)...1997...U.S. National Team...Champions Trophy team captain...1998 -U.S. National Team...World Cup team...Sidelined at World Cup with tournament-ending knee injury...1999 - U.S. National Team...U.S. Field Hockey Female Athlete of the Year...Recipient of General Motors/UAW Team Behind the Team vehicle...Pan American Games team silver medalist...2000 - U.S. National Team...FIH Player of the Year nominee...Olympic Qualifying Tournament Team (6th place)....2001- U.S. National Team....2002 U.S. National Team...Champions Challenge team...Recovered from injury suffered at Champions Challenge to help the U.S. defeat India in best-of-three World Cup qualifying series, 1-0-2...World Cup Team (9th place)...2003- U.S. National Team... Champions Challenge (Catania, Italy)

Personal:

  • Nickname: "Reever"  
  • Career high: Placing third at the 1994 World Cup
  • Career low: 1996 Olympic selections
  • Sport Ambition: 2004 Olympic Games
  • Most influential person in your sporting career: Dad
  • I would characterize my style of play as: calculated risk taker
  • I can't live without: my teammates
  • Philosophy on life: Follow you passion and you will never be disappointed
  • Hobbies: Cooking
  • Favorites: Thai food, American President, Food Network, actor Jack Black

Major International Competitions:

Year Tournament Site Position
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
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