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Personal information | |||
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Born |
Wilmington, Delaware | January 26, 1990||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
Weight | 128 lb (58 kg) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | First State Diamonds | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013– | United States | 120 |
Caitlin Van Sickle is an American field hockey player. In July 2016, Van Sickle was named to the United States women's field hockey team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Early life
Caitlin Van Sickle 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 Sickle also played soccer by age 6 and started playing field hockey in fourth grade. She excelled at field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse as a student at Tower Hill in Wilmington.[3] One of her classmates, until 6th grade, at Tower Hill included future Olympic basketball player Elena Delle Donne.[3]
Collegiate field hockey player
Van Sickle attended the University of North Carolina (UNC) where she played on the field hockey team.[2] During Van Sickle's time on the team, they won the NCAA Division I Championship for field hockey.[1] Van Sickle was named an All-American defender three times.[3]
United States national field hockey team
Van Sickle was an alternate for the United States national field hockey team at the 2015 Pan Am Games. She then joined the national team for Champions Trophy where she contributed a goal in a 2–2 tie game against Australia.[3] One of her national team teammates, Katelyn Falgowski, was also her roommate and teammate at UNC.[3] On July 1, 2016, Van Sickle was named to the United States women's field hockey team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2] Van Sickle scored the deciding goal in the team's second game of Olympic preliminary play against Australia.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Caitlin Van Sickle". Team USA. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ a b c Noonan, Kevin (July 14, 2016). "Caitlin Van Sickle Heads to Rio for Olympic Gold". Town Square Delaware. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Tresolini, Kevin (July 26, 2016). "Delaware field hockey duo bound for Olympics in Brazil". The News Journal. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ Byrne, Tom (August 8, 2016). "Wilmington's Van Sickle helps boost U.S. to Olympic field hockey win". Retrieved August 11, 2016.
External links
- Caitlin Van Sickle at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Caitlin Van Sickle on Twitter
- Articles created via the Article Wizard
- 1990 births
- American female field hockey players
- North Carolina Tar Heels field hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players of the United States
- Living people
- Female field hockey defenders
- Sportspeople from Wilmington, Delaware