Lauren Powley (born March 5, 1984) is an American

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...

player.

Biography

Early life and education

Lauren Powley was born March 5, 1984, in Kingston, Pennsylvania, to Penelope and Kenneth Powley. She grew up in

Mountaintop, Pennsylvania Mountain Top is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 10,982. The Mountain Top CDP is located along Pennsylvania Route 309 (south of ...

, and graduated from

Wyoming Seminary , motto_translation = Truth, beauty, and goodness , address = 201 North Sprague Avenue , location = , region = , city = Kingston , county = Luzerne , st ...

high school in

Kingston, Pennsylvania Kingston is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located on the western bank of the Susquehanna River opposite the city of Wilkes-Barre. Kingston was first settled in the early 1770s; it was incorporated as a borough in ...

, in 2002.

Field hockey career

Powley played collegiate field hockey for the

Maryland Terrapins The Maryland Terrapins, commonly referred to as the Terps, consist of 19 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Maryland, College Park in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divis ...

. She was co-captain of the team her senior year, which won the

NCAA Women's Field Hockey Championship The NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship is an American intercollegiate field hockey tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I national champion. The championship is contested ...

. She has been a member of the

United States women's national field hockey team The United States women's national field hockey team, represents the United States in international field hockey. The team is currently coached by Anthony Farry. It made its first international appearance in 1920 when a touring team visited Engla ...

since 2005 and has 37 international caps. Prior to that, she and played on the junior squads in 2001 (under-18), 2002 (under-19), 2004 and 2005 (under-21). Powley competed in the

2008 Summer Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nati ...

in Beijing, China as a member of the United States Field Hockey Team. The team earned a spot in the Olympic games after defeating Belgium in the Olympic Qualifier championship game on April 28, 2008. In 2006, Powley biked across the United States with her father, Ken, to raise money for the U.S. field hockey team.

References

External links

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USA Field Hockey - Athletes - Lauren Powley
{{DEFAULTSORT:Powley, Lauren 1984 births Living people American female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of the United States Maryland Terrapins field hockey players People from Kingston, Pennsylvania Wyoming Seminary alumni