U.S. Olympic Athletes

Katelyn Falgowski

Number: 23

Position: Defender

Height: 5-6

Born: 23 October 1988

Caps: 64

Years on National Team:
2002 USA Under-16 Team
2003 USA Under-16 Team
2003 USA Under-20 Team
2004 USA Under-19, Under-21 Team
2005 USA Under-21 Team/USA National Squad
2006-07 USA National Squad
2007-08 USA National Squad

Birthplace:
Wilmington, Del.

Hometown:
Landenberg, Pa.

Residence: -

High School: St. Mark's High School '07

College:

  • Univ. of North Carolina ('11)

Occupation: Student

Playing Career:

  • Early Career
    Began playing in the tradition of older sisters Kerry (Univ. of North Carolina) and Carly (William & Mary)...Participates in USA Field Hockey's Futures Program...Two time selection to AAU Jr. Olympic Games ('01, '02)....Four time high school All-American: 2003 NFHCA Second Team High School All-America ...2004 NFHCA First Team High School All-America...2005 NFHCA First Team High School All-America...2006 NFHCA First Team High School All-America
  • Collegiate Highlights
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  • International Highlights
    2001
    - Named to the 2001-02 U.S. Under-16 team...2002 - Competed as a member of Futures Elite at the Netherlands Easter Tournament ...Named to the 2002-03 U.S. Under-16 team...2003 -  Youngest player (14) named to the U.S. Under-20 team...2004 - USA Under-19/Under-21 Team...Chile Four Nation Tournament (3rd)...2005 - USA Under-21 Team...Senior Team Canada Series (Virginia Beach)...Earned first senior team international cap in a 3-0 win over Canada (8/28/2005)...Helped the USA team to a 7th place finish at the Junior World Cup...Scored a goal in a 14-0 win over Zimbabwe at the Junior World Cup...Joined the USA National team for the Argentina 3 Nation Tournament in Buenos Aires (2nd)...2006 - USA National squad...AstroTurf March on Madrid, Virginia Beach (1. NED, 2 ARG, 3. AUS, 4. USA)...World Cup team (Madrid, 6th place)...Youngest USA player to compete at the World Cup (17 years, 11 months)...2007 - Chile 4-Nation Team Champions, Santiago (1. USA, 2. ARG, 3. CHI, 4. CAN)...
    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

Personal:

Favorites: Seafood, Lord of the Rings, Simpsons, Brad Pitt, Andy Roddick, Hanging at the beach
Other than field hockey, my favorite Olympic sport is: Tennis

Major International Competitions:

YearTournamentSitePosition
2007XV Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil2nd
2007AtaHolding Champions ChallengeBaku, Azerbaijan4th
2006World CupMadrid, Spain6th
2005Junior World CupSantiago, Chile7th
2005Pan American Junior ChampionshipsSan Juan, Puerto Rico2nd