Caitlin Van Sickle (born January 26, 1990) 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.
Caitlin Van Sickle
Caitlin Van Sickle during the 2019 FIH Pro League game against Great Britain
Caitlin Van Sickle was born 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
^ ab"Caitlin Van Sickle". Team USA. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
^ abcNoonan, Kevin (July 14, 2016). "Caitlin Van Sickle Heads to Rio for Olympic Gold". Town Square Delaware. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
^ abcdeTresolini, 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.
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