Name: Michelle Kasold
Position: Forward
Sport: Field Hockey
DOB: 5/26/1987
Birthplace: San Jose, Calif.
Hometown: Chapel Hill, N.C.
High School: East Chapel Hill High School '05
College: Wake Forest University '09
Team/Club: TarDevils
Olympic Experience
- Rio 2016 Olympic Games (5th, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- London 2012 Olympic Games (12th, London, England)
World Championship Experience
- Gold - 2015 Pan American Games (Toronto, Canada)
- Gold - 2014 Champions Challenge (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Gold - 2013 World League Round 2 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- Gold - 2011 Pan American Games (Guadalajara, Mexico)
- Silver - 2012 Champions Challenge I (Dublin, Ireland)
- Bronze - 2016 Champions Trophy (London, England)
- 4th - 2014 Rabobank Hockey World Cup (The Hague, The Netherlands)
- 5th - 2015 World League Round 3 (Valencia, Spain)
Other Career Highlights
- 2017: Retired from the U.S. Women's National Team with 227 international caps
- 2016: Series against Canada (Chula Vista, Calif.), Series against Chile (Lancaster, Pa.), Series against Holland (Hilversum, The Netherlands), Citi Rio Send-Off Series (Lancaster, Pa.)
- 2015: Series against Argentina (Lancaster, Pa.), 8 Nations Tournament (5th, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand), Series against Ireland (Lancaster, Pa.), Series against Great Britain (Marlow, England), Series against Japan (Lancaster, Pa.)
- 2013: Four Nations (Auckland, New Zealand)
- 2008: NFHCA Senior All-Star Team, First Team All-American by the NFHCA and womensfieldhockey.com, All-ACC Tournament, All-ACC (Wake)
- 2007: NFHCA Division I All America - 1st Team, ACC All-Tournament Team, First Team All-ACC (Wake)
- 2006: Named first team All-American by the NFHCA (Wake), Joined the U.S. Women's National Team
- 2005: Junior World Cup Team (7th, Santiago, Chile)
Personal:
Daughter of Jeff and Carol Kasold...Has a personal blog, Behind the Uniform...Has a brother Matthew...Began playing field hockey in 1998...Game Day Mantra: "Let's go!"...Favorite Sports Quote: "Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best." Tim Duncan ...Best Words of Advice: "Work hard and never give up! But most of all, enjoy every minute!"
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