LANCASTER, Pa. – May 30, 2019 - USA Field Hockey is pleased to announce the athletes that have been selected to compete in the 2019 Young Women’s National Championship (YWNC) which will be held at Spooky Nook Sports, the Home of Hockey, in Lancaster, Pa., from June 14-18. The YWNC is an annual event featuring 144 elite female field hockey athletes, including for the first time the 2019 U.S. U-19 Women’s National Team along with top collegiate and post-collegiate players. Over the spring, select athletes tried out and trained at USA Field Hockey High-Performance Centers throughout the country for an opportunity to earn a spot in the tournament that is the next step on the Olympic Development Pathway. These teams will face off for the prestigious title of national champions and for an opportunity to be selected to the 2020 U.S. U-21 Women’s National Team and U.S. Women’s National Development Team, or a trial for the U.S. Women’s National Team.
“With eight teams split across two balanced pools,” said Phil Edwards, USA Field Hockey’s Senior Manager of Junior High Performance. “This year’s tournament will feature more games that matter and more moments when the chance to play for a medal is on the line. It promises to be a great five days of competition at Spooky Nook Sports.”USA Field Hockey invites all field hockey enthusiasts to come watch these talented athletes compete. Admission is free.
USA Field Hockey would like to congratulate and wish the following athletes the best of luck throughout the tournament!
Taylor Alba
Grace Angelella
Carter Ayars
Kendall Ballard
Hollyn Barr
Gabrielle Barraco
Danielle Batze
Tess Bernheimer
Allison Bitting
Kayla Blas
Jennifer Bleakney
Taylor Blood
Leanne Bough
Bryn Boylan
Virginia Bramley
Isabella Bressler
Kelsey Briddell
Natalie Burns
Skyler Caron
Abigail Carpenter
Katrina Carter
Marissa Cicione
Mayv Clune
Cori Conley
Megan Connors
Meghan Conroy
Claire Cooke
Erica Cooper
Hailey Couch
Leah Crouse
Shannon Daley
Samantha Davidson
Charlotte De Vries
Brooke Deberdine
Emma DeBerdine
Jessica Dembrowski
Taylor Dempsey
Lindsay Dickinson
Riley Donnelly
Megan DuVernois
Bailey Fanikos
Kelsey Farkas
Josie Formica
Nikki Freeman
Noelle Frost
Kiley Gallagher
Makayla Gallen
Courtney Gerber
Rebecca Gerhart
Greer Gill
Gianna Glatz
Alanna Gollotto
Fusine Govaert
Alex Halpin
Peyton Halsey
Alexandra Hammel
Carrie Hanks
Mary Harkins
Olivia Harris
Lauren Hausheer
Sarah Hayes
Karlie Heistand
Emily Henry
Beira Ho
Krista Hoffman
Olivia Hoover
Madalyn Hosler
Erin Huffman
Adele Iacobucci
Allie Grace Joyner
Mackenzie Keegan
Jonna Kennedy
Nina Klein
Pip Konerth
Phoebe Large
Margot Lawn
Isabella Leeker
Kelee Lepage
Kaelyn Long
Carrera Lucas
Madison Maguire
Gianna Mancini
Kelly Marks
Taylor Mason
Corey Mayer
Molly McAndrew
Ali McCarthy
Erin McCrudden
Mikayla Michals
Megan Miller
Grace Miller
Hannah Miller
Melissa Nealon
Marykate Neff
Margaret New
Colleen Norair
Lexie Nugent
Jordan Olenginski
Madison Orobono
Ellen Payne
Kathryn Peterson
Emily Peters
Lily Posternak
Avery Powell
Eleni Prodes
Emma Provost
Tess Queen
Sara Jane Quigley
Meghan Reese
Kelsey Reznick
Romea Riccardo
Miranda Rigg
Jenny Rizzo
Rachel Robinson
Megan Rodgers
Elizabeth Romano
Elizabeth Ryan
Olivia Sahaydak
Emily Sayre
Haley Schleicher
Meghan Schneider
Kathryn Schneider
Erin Shanahan
Kassidy Shetler
Clayre Smith
Allison Smith
Morgan Sturm
Sydney Taylor
Casey Thompson
Peyton Tollaksen
Sophia Tornetta
Julianna Tornetta
Christie Van De Kamp
Josie Varney
M. Grace Wallis
Paityn Wirth
Jillian Wolgemuth
Corinne Zanolli
Leah Zellner
Madeleine Zimmer
Brynn Zorilla