Michelle Vizzuso (born April 13, 1977 in

Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey Fairfield is a township in far northwestern Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 7,466, reflecting an increase of 403 (+5.7%) from the 7,063 counted in the 2000 Census, w ...

) is an American former

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 ci ...

player who made her international senior debut for the Women's National Team in 1997. Playing as a forward, Vizzuso was a member of the team, that won the silver medal at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and ...

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. Vizzuso grew up in Fairfield, and attended

West Essex High School West Essex High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in North Caldwell. The high school is part of the West Essex Regional School District, which comprises the constituent municipalities of Essex Fells, Fairfield, No ...

. She graduated from the

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in 1999, having majored in English. She currently resides in Marvin, NC.Michelle Vizzuso

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. Accessed December 20, 2007.

International Senior Tournaments

* 1998 –

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, Utrecht, The Netherlands (8th) * 1999 –

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, Winnipeg, Canada (2nd) * 2000 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Milton Keynes, England (6th)

References

1977 births Living people American female field hockey players People from Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey University of Virginia alumni West Essex High School alumni Field hockey players at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in field hockey 21st-century American women {{US-fieldhockey-bio-stub