Rachel Dawson (born August 2, 1985) is an American

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player. A midfielder / back, she earned her first senior career cap vs Australia on June 5, 2005. Dawson was named to the U.S. field hockey team for the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics, with the team finishing in 8th and 12th respectively.2008 U.S. Olympic Women's Field Hockey Team announced
/ref> Dawson was born in Camden, New Jersey, one of eight children and grew up in Berlin, New Jersey, and attended

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, where she graduated in 2003. She graduated from the

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in 2007 and resides in North Carolina.

College

In 2008, while at

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, Dawson won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female field hockey player.

International senior competitions

* 2006 – World Cup Qualifier, Rome (4th)

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* 1985 births American female field hockey players Eastern Regional High School alumni Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2011 Pan American Games Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Living people North Carolina Tar Heels field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of the United States People from Berlin, New Jersey Sportspeople from Camden, New Jersey Field hockey players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games {{US-fieldhockey-bio-stub