Mounsey played high school hockey at Concord High School in Concord, New Hampshire.[2] Playing on the "boys" team, she became the first female player to win the New Hampshire (Class L) Player of the Year award, after leading Concord to the 1996 state championship.[1]
Mounsey went on to play for Brown University where she was a two-sports athlete, ice-hockey and field hockey.
In ice hockey, she immediately made an impact on the ice, earning Ivy League and ECAC Rookie of the Year honors.[3] During the 1997–1998 season, Tara Mounsey took a hiatus from college hockey to focus on the Winter Olympics. At the Games, she collected two goals and four assists, which was tied for tops among defenders for Team USA.[4] For her outstanding performance, she was also selected to the All-World Team. She and her teammates won the first ever Olympic gold medal in Women ice hockey defeating Canada 3–1. They are credited for growing the sport's popularity for future generations with enrollment rising from 28,000 girls playing at the time to 80,000 playing today.[5]
Outside of the ice, Mounsey also found success on the turf. Playing just two seasons of field hockey, she is Brown's field hockey team's all-time leader in career points and goals and ranks eighth in assists. "She also holds the record for most points in a season, goals in a season, goals in a game and points in a game. Mounsey left Brown as the 13th all-time leading scorer and was honored as Brown’s co-best defensive player in 2000."[6]
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tara, mounsey, tara, lynn, mounsey, born, march, 1978, american, hockey, defenseman, played, united, states, women, olympic, hockey, team, winning, gold, medal, 1998, winter, olympics, nagano, japan, silver, medal, 2002, winter, olympics, salt, lake, city, uta. Tara Lynn Mounsey born March 12 1978 1 is an American ice hockey defenseman who played for the United States Women s Olympic Hockey Team winning a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano Japan and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City Utah Tara MounseyBorn 1978 03 12 March 12 1978 age 46 Concord NH USAHeight5 ft 6 in 168 cm Weight150 lb 68 kg 10 st 10 lb PositionDefenseECAC teamBrown BearsNational team United StatesPlaying career1996 2002Medal record Women s ice hockeyRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games1998 Nagano Team competition2002 Salt Lake City Team competitionIIHF World Women s Championships1997 Canada Team competition1999 Finland Team competitionMounsey played high school hockey at Concord High School in Concord New Hampshire 2 Playing on the boys team she became the first female player to win the New Hampshire Class L Player of the Year award after leading Concord to the 1996 state championship 1 Mounsey went on to play for Brown University where she was a two sports athlete ice hockey and field hockey In ice hockey she immediately made an impact on the ice earning Ivy League and ECAC Rookie of the Year honors 3 During the 1997 1998 season Tara Mounsey took a hiatus from college hockey to focus on the Winter Olympics At the Games she collected two goals and four assists which was tied for tops among defenders for Team USA 4 For her outstanding performance she was also selected to the All World Team She and her teammates won the first ever Olympic gold medal in Women ice hockey defeating Canada 3 1 They are credited for growing the sport s popularity for future generations with enrollment rising from 28 000 girls playing at the time to 80 000 playing today 5 Outside of the ice Mounsey also found success on the turf Playing just two seasons of field hockey she is Brown s field hockey team s all time leader in career points and goals and ranks eighth in assists She also holds the record for most points in a season goals in a season goals in a game and points in a game Mounsey left Brown as the 13th all time leading scorer and was honored as Brown s co best defensive player in 2000 6 Today Mounsey a graduate of Brown University with a graduate degree from Boston College is a Nurse practitioner at New England Baptist Hospital Massachusetts 7 Awards and honors edit1996 NHIAA Player of the year Ivy rookie of the year 1996 ECAC rookie of the year 1996 First team All Ivy league 1996 1998 2000 Regional All American 2000 First Team All American 2000 1998 Olympic gold medalist Olympic ice hockey All World team 1998 2002 2002 Olympic silver medalist 2002 Olympic ice hockey most assists W 2002 Olympic ice hockey most points by a defenseman W 2009 U S Hockey Hall of Fame 2011 Brown Hall of Fame ice hockey and field hockey 2018 NHIAA Hall of Fame 2019 U S Olympic amp Paralympic Hall of Fame Patty Kazmaier Award Finalist 1999 2000 8 References edit a b Tara Mounsey Archived 2007 10 07 at the Wayback Machine United States Olympic Committee Accessed November 18 2007 Lessels Allen SHE S SIMPLY THE BEST HARDEST THING FOR MOUNSEY IS NAMING A SPORT SHE DOESN T LIKE Archived 2012 10 04 at the Wayback Machine The Boston Globe December 10 1995 Accessed November 18 2007 Tara Mounsey a lover of challenges and an All Everything athlete at Concord High School had to think for a moment Tara Mounsey 01 Brown University Athletics Archived from the original on 2021 06 24 Retrieved 2021 06 17 Huson Kyle 2019 11 02 1998 U S Olympic Women s Hockey Team Inducted to U S Olympic amp Paralympic Hall of Fame Team USA Hockey Archived from the original on 2021 06 24 Retrieved 2021 06 17 1998 Women s Ice Hockey Team U S Olympic amp Paralympic Museum United States Olympic amp Paralympic Museum 2020 05 28 Archived from the original on 2021 06 24 Retrieved 2021 06 21 Tara L Mounsey 2011 Hall of Fame Brown University Athletics Archived from the original on 2021 04 29 Retrieved 2021 06 17 10 Years Later Archived 2016 03 03 at the Wayback Machine Ivy League Sports Archived from the original on 2010 01 15 Retrieved 2010 02 25 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tara Mounsey amp oldid 1209230704, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
