Keli
Smith
Born:
25 January 1979
Position:
Forward/Midfield
Height/Weight: 5-4/140
International
Caps: 87
International
Goals: 17
Years
on National Team:
1998 USA Under-23
1999 USA Under-20
2000 USA Under-21
2001 USA National Team
2002 USA National Team
2003 USA National Team
2004 USA National Team
2005 USA Training Squad
2006-07 USA National Squad
Birthplace:
Lewisburg, Pa.
Hometown:
Selinsgrove, Pa.
Residence: Virginia
Beach, Va.
High
School: Selinsgrove (Pa.) High School '97
College:
- Univ.
of Maryland '01
- Communications
and psychology
Occupation:
Student
Playing
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.
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)
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
Major
International Competitions:
| Year |
Tournament |
Site |
Position |
| 2006 |
World
Cup |
Madrid,
Spain |
6th |
| 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 |
| 2000 |
Pan
American Junior Championships |
Bridgetown,
Barbados |
2nd |
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