Name: Leah Crouse
Position: Striker/Midfielder
Caps: 8
Sport: Field Hockey
DOB: 2/22/2000
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.
High School: Frank W. Cox
College: Duke (2022)
Team/Club: TCOYO
World Championship Experience
  • Bronze - 2021 Junior Pan American Championship (Santiago, Chile)
  • 8th - 2021 Junior World Cup (Potchefstroom, South Africa)
  • 9th - 2021-22 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
  • 2022-23 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
Other Career Highlights
  • 2022: At Maryland, named Second Team All-Big Ten, NFHCA All-Mid Atlantic Region First Team
  • 2022: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (July)
  • 2022: Recorded first cap on April 16 against Argentina
  • 2021: At Duke, named All-ACC Preseason Team, NFHCA All-South Region Second Team, All-ACC Field Hockey Academic Team
  • 2021: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (June)
  • 2021: Named to the U.S. U22 Junior Pan American Championship Training Squad
  • 2020: At Duke, named to NFHCA National Academy Squad, NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
  • 2020: Named to the U.S. U-21 Women's National Team, Series against Canada (Chula Vista, Calif.)
  • 2019: At Duke, named to ACC Academic Honor Roll, NFHCA National Academy Squad, All-ACC Second Team, All-ACC Academic Team
  • 2019: Named to the U.S. U-19 Women's National Team, Germany Tour
  • 2018: At Duke, named to ACC Academic Honor Roll, NFHCA National Academy Squad
  • 2018: Named to the U.S. U-19 Women's National Team, Ireland Tour
  • 2017: Named to the U.S. U-17 Women's National Team, Ireland Tour
  • 2016: Named to the U.S. U-17 Women's National Team, Germany Tour
Personal: Daughter of Brad Crouse and Laurie Lindblom...Has a brother, Grayson...Charity Involvement: Leader of Community Service for Duke field hockey (2019 - present)...Game Day Mantra: Believe you can and you will...Favorite Sports Quote: “Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back…play for her.” - Mia Hamm...Best Words of Advice: Don’t try to control the uncontrollables
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Crouse started playing field hockey when she was 10 years old after driving by her local high school's field on the way to a summer camp at her local recreation center. When she saw the girls playing and working hard, and her dad mentioned that maybe she should try it. Crouse agreed and soon joined the team. She was immediately hooked and later would go on to help that same high school win its 18th and 19th state titles.