Kelli James

Kelli L. James (born March 16, 1970) is a former field hockey striker from the United States, who earned a total number of 144 caps for the Women's National Team. The former student of the Old Dominion University tied for team scoring lead at the 1999 Pan American Games with 3 goals, and scored four goals in a single match in 4-0 win over China at the 1998 World Cup in Utrecht, Netherlands. She won a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games.[1]

Kelli James
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing the  United States
Champions Trophy
1995 Mar del Plata Team Competition
Pan American Games
1991 Havana Team Competition
1995 Mar del Plata Team Competition
1999 Winnipeg Team Competition

Life

James grew up in Medford, New Jersey[2] and attended Bishop Eustace Preparatory School.[3]

College

In 1993, while at Old Dominion, James won the Honda Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best field hockey player.[4][5]

International Senior Tournaments
  • 1991 – Pan American Games, Havana, Cuba (3rd)
  • 1994 – World Cup, Dublin, Ireland (3rd)
  • 1995 – Pan American Games, Mar del Plata, Argentina (2nd)
  • 1995 – Champions Trophy, Mar del Plata, Argentina (3rd)
  • 1996 – Summer Olympics, Atlanta, USA (5th)
  • 1997 – Champions Trophy, Berlin, Germany (6th)
  • 1998 – World Cup, Utrecht, The Netherlands (8th)
  • 1999 – Pan American Games, Winnipeg, Canada (2nd)
  • 2000 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Milton Keynes, England (6th)

References
  1. Olderr, S. (2015). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition / Una Historia Estadistica, 1951-1999, edicion bilingue (in Spanish). McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4766-0468-8. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  2. Vecsey, George. "OLYMPICS;For U.S. Women, Winning Is Hot Issue in Field Hockey", July 17, 1996. Accessed December 19, 2007. "They water the field," said Kelli James, an attacker from Medford, N.J."
  3. Kelli James, USA Field Hockey. Accessed December 19, 2007.
  4. "Former ODU Great Kelli James to be Inducted into USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame". Old Dominion University. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  5. "Field Hockey". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-29.

Sources


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