U.S. Olympic Athletes

Lauren Crandall

Number: 27

Born: 17 March 1985

Position: Defender

Height/Weight: 5-2, 128

International Caps: 59

Years on National Team:
2004 USA Under-21 Team
2005 USA Under-21 Team
2005 USA National Squad
2006-07 USA National Squad
2007-08 USA National Squad

Birthplace:
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Hometown:
Doyelstown, Pa.

Residence: -

High School:
Central Bucks East '03

College:

  • Wake Forest Univ. '07

Occupation: Student

  • Early Career
    Began playing field hockey at age 13 with friends in the 8th grade...Participated in USA Field Hockey's Futures Program...2001 AAU Junior Olympic Games
  • Collegiate Highlights
    2004 - NCAA National Champion...All-South Region second team...Scored seven goals...NFHCA National Academic Squad...2004 - NFHCA All-America third team, All-South Region, All-ACC...Started all 23 games for the Demon Deacons, scoring nine goals for National Champion Wake Forest...NFHCA National Academic Squad...2005 -Named to the NFHCA All-American first team ... NFHCA South Region First Team... All-ACC team...ACC All-Tournament and NCAA All-Tournament teams...Missed a portion of the season while playing with the USA Junior World Cup team in Santiago, Chile where she scored a team-high 10 goals...2006 - NFHCA First Team All-America...NFHCA First Team All-South Region...Honda Award Finalist...All-ACC...ACC Tournament Most Valuable Player...Missed a portion of the season with while with the USA National Team at the World Cup in Madrid.
  • International Highlights
    2004 -
    USA Under-21 Team...2005 - USA Under-21 Team, USA National Team...New Zealand Tour...Earned first career international cap vs. New Zealand (5/14/05)...Australia series (Virginia Beach)...Rabobank Champions Challenge (Virginia Beach, 5th)...USA Junior Worldl Cup Team...Scored a team-high 10 goals at the Junior World Cup to help the USA to a best-ever 7th place finish...2006 - AstroTurf March on Madrid, Virginia Beach (1. NED, 2 ARG, 3. AUS, 4. USA)...Selected to 2006 World Cup team, but missed the tournament after suffering a broken hand prior to the start of the event...2007 - Netherlands Tour team...Selected to AtaHoldings Champions Challenge Team (Baku, AZE, 4th)...Pan American Games Team (2nd, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)...USA/Japan Series (College Park, Md., 1-3-1)...2008 - Argentina 4 Nation Tournament (Mendoza, ARG. 1. ARG, 2. GER, 3. USA, 4. RSA)...USA women at Japan Series

Major International Competitions:

YearTournamentSitePosition
2007XV Pan American GamesRio de janeiro, Brazil2nd
2007AtaHolding Champions ChallengeBaku, Azerbaijan4th
2005Junior World CupSantiago, Chile7th
2005Rabobank Champions ChallengeVirginia Beach, Va.5th
2005Pan American Junior ChampionshipsSan Juan, Puerto Rico2nd