Keli Smith

Born: 25 January 1979

Position: Forward/Midfield

Height/Weight: 5-4/140

International Caps: 100

International Goals: 21

Years on National Team:
1998 USA Under-23
1999 USA Under-20
2000 USA Under-21
2001 USA National Squad
2002 USA National Squad
2003 USA National Squad
2004 USA National Squad
2005 USA Training Squad
2006-07 USA National Squad
2007-08 USA National Squad

Birthplace: Lewisburg, Pa.

Hometown: Selinsgrove, Pa.

Residence: -

High School: Selinsgrove (Pa.) High School '97

College:

• Univ. of Maryland  '01
• Communications and psychology

Occupation: Student

Playing Career:

• Early Career
  Began playing field hockey at age 13 while watching her sister play...1996 NFHCA High School All-America first team
  
  
• Collegiate Career
  1997 - Univ. of Maryland NFHCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region second team...1998 - Univ. of Maryland NFHCA All-America second team...NFHCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region...All-ACC...1999 - NFHCA All-America second team...NFHCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region...Univ. of Maryland National Championships...NCAA All-Tournament team...2000 - NFHCA All-America first team...NFHCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region
  Named to the ACC 50th Anniversary team in 2002.
  

• International Career
  1998 - U.S. Under-23 Team...1999 - U.S. Under20 Team...U20 Argentina Tour...U20 Canada Tour...Scored gamewinning goal in 3-2 win over Canada Jr (6/22/99)...2000 - U.S. Under-21 Team...Silver medalist at Junior Pan American Championships...Scored 3 goals at Jr Pan Am Championships...2001 - Named to U.S. National Team during fall inviational trial, 2001...2002 - U.S. National Team...Earned first international cap vs South Africa (2/2/02) at Champions Challenge...Scored 1st International goal vs Australia (5/5/02) at Japan 6 Nation Tournament...International Atlantic Cup...USA/India World Cup Qualifier...U.S. World Cup Team...Scored two goals at the World Cup including the game-winner in extra time against New Zealand to help USA advance to the 9th-10th place game...2003 - U.S. National Team...U.S./Japan Tour...U.S./Spain Tour...Champions Challenge (Catania, Italy)...Pan American Games (Santo Domingo, DOM) silver medalist...2004 -U.S. National Team...Olympic Qualifier Team...Pan American Cup Team...2005 ...Canada Series (Virginia Beach)...2006 - Selected to USA squad at Women's National Championships, Virginia Beach (July)...AstroTurf March on Madrid, Virginia Beach (1. NED, 2 ARG, 3. AUS, 4. USA)...World Cup team (Madrid, 6th place)...2007 - Netherlands Tour team...Chile 4-Nation Team Champions, Santiago (1. USA, 2. ARG, 3. CHI, 4. CAN)...Pan American Games Team (2nd, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)...Ranked among scoring leaders at Pan American Games with 3 goals scored...2008 - Argentina 4 Nation Tournament (Mendoza, ARG. 1. ARG, 2. GER, 3. USA, 4. RSA)......USA at Japan Series
  
  

Personal:

• Sport Ambition: 2004 Olympic Games
• Ambition after field hockey: Get a "real" job
• Career highlight: Making the USA team and participating in the World Cup. Winning the national championship at Maryland.
• Most influential people in your sporting career: Grandma Smith and my father (Neal)
• I would characterize my style of play as: Aggressive
• Other than field hockey, my favorite Olympic sport is: Track & Field
• Philosophy on life: Be honest to yourself and others. Do what makes you happy.
• Favorites: Food: Bagels, Movie: Sweet Home Alabama, TV Show: Friends, Athlete: Jackie Joyner Kersey
• Other: Dad Neal was an All-America safety at Penn State

 

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