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==United States national field hockey team==
==United States national field hockey team==
On July 1, 2016, Van Snickle was named to the United States women's field hockey team for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref name=":0" /> Van Snickle scored the deciding goal in the team's second game of Olympic preliminary play against [[Australia women's national field hockey team|Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://delawarepublic.org/post/wilmingtons-van-sickle-helps-boost-us-olympic-field-hockey-win#stream/0|title=Wilmington's Van Sickle helps boost U.S. to Olympic field hockey win|last=Byrne|first=Tom|date=2016-08-08|website=|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-11}}</ref>
Van Snickle was an alternate for the United States national field hockey team at the [[2015 Pan American Games|2015 Pan Am Games]].<ref name=":2" /> She then joined the national team for [[Hockey Champions Trophy|Champions Trophy]] where she contributed a goal in a 2-2 tie game against Australia.<ref name=":2" /> On July 1, 2016, Van Snickle was named to the United States women's field hockey team for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref name=":0" /> Van Snickle scored the deciding goal in the team's second game of Olympic preliminary play against [[Australia women's national field hockey team|Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://delawarepublic.org/post/wilmingtons-van-sickle-helps-boost-us-olympic-field-hockey-win#stream/0|title=Wilmington's Van Sickle helps boost U.S. to Olympic field hockey win|last=Byrne|first=Tom|date=2016-08-08|website=|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-11}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 02:06, 11 August 2016

Caitlin Van Sickle
Personal information
National teamUnited States
Born (1990-01-26) January 26, 1990 (age 34)
Wilmington, Delaware
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina
Sport
Sportfield hockey
Updated on 9 August 2016

Caitlin Van Snickle is an American field hockey player. In July 2016, Van Snickle was named to the United States women's field hockey team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Early life

Caitlin Van Snickle was born January 26, 1990 in Wilmington, Delaware.[1] Her mother was a golf pro at DuPont Country Club, leading Caitlin to play golf at an early age.[2] Van Snickle also played soccer by age 6 and started playing field hockey in fourth grade.[3] She excelled at field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse as a student at Tower Hill in Wilmington.[3] One of her classmates at Tower Hill included future Olympic basketball player Elena Delle Donne.[3]

Collegiate field hockey player

Van Snickle attended the University of North Carolina where she played on the field hockey team.[2] During Van Snickle's time on the team, they won the NCAA Division I Championship for field hockey.[1] Van Snickle was named an All-American defender three times.[3]

United States national field hockey team

Van Snickle was an alternate for the United States national field hockey team at the 2015 Pan Am Games.[3] She then joined the national team for Champions Trophy where she contributed a goal in a 2-2 tie game against Australia.[3] On July 1, 2016, Van Snickle was named to the United States women's field hockey team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2] Van Snickle scored the deciding goal in the team's second game of Olympic preliminary play against Australia.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Caitlin Van Sickle". Team USA. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  2. ^ a b c Noonan, Kevin (2016-07-14). "Caitlin Van Sickle Heads to Rio for Olympic Gold". Town Square Delaware. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Tresolini, Kevin (2016-07-26). "Delaware field hockey duo bound for Olympics in Brazil". The News Journal. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  4. ^ Byrne, Tom (2016-08-08). "Wilmington's Van Sickle helps boost U.S. to Olympic field hockey win". Retrieved 2016-08-11.

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