The RUSH Field Hockey Club Team takes on Pool Championship
San Diego , CA. – The RUSH Field Hockey Under-19 Team went undefeated in pool play with an exciting 3-2 victory over rival team, Pocono Too from Pennsylvania . The win gave the RUSH squad the U19 Pool F Championship Title at the National Field Hockey Festival held this past November in Palm Springs, CA.
The National Field Hockey festival is the world’s largest amateur field hockey event that attracts more than 3,500 athletes. The RUSH coaches and former National Team players Tara Jelley Danielson and Steve Danielson lead the team with a 16 player roster hailing from the San Diego area.
Athletes selected for the festival include Heather Alcorn (Encinitas, CA), Stephanie Arbelaez (San Diego, CA), Jill Comrie (San Diego, CA), Michelle Gaynor (San Diego, CA), Lauren Greenwald (Carlsbad, CA), Hayley Hull (San Diego, CA), Mackenzie Killion (Encinitas, CA), Nicole Leach (San Diego, CA), Lauren Lucido (Encinitas, CA), Jackie Nguyen (San Diego, CA), Haleh Nourani (Carlsbad, CA), Katelin Peterson (Escondido, CA), Kristen Pettey (San Diego, CA), Kristen Sondag (Carlsbad, CA), Victoria Torrescano (San Diego, CA) and Samantha Ylagan (San Diego, CA).
Selected in the summer during the RUSH Field Hockey summer program at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista , the U19 squad swept the F pool tournament style play going undefeated during the National Field Hockey Festival.
The Festival play continues the development of the RUSH Field Hockey program and its mission to improve the level of field hockey in San Diego for area high school hockey players. The Rush program will be ramping up with a winter program held at the Del Mar Sports Center at the Del Mar Fairgrounds come February.
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RUSH U19 Festival Tour Team 2006
Name |
Pos |
Hometown |
School |
Haleh Nourani |
GK |
Carlsbad , CA |
LCC |
Victoria Torrescano |
GK |
San Diego , CA |
SRHS |
Samantha Ylagan |
Def |
San Diego , CA |
Mira Mesa |
Jackie Nguyen |
Fwd |
San Diego , CA |
SRHS |
Katelin Peterson |
Fwd/Mid |
Escondido , CA |
San Pasqual |
Michelle Gaynor |
Mid/Def |
San Diego , CA |
SRHS |
Heather Alcorn |
Def |
Encinitas , CA |
LCC |
Kristen Pettey |
Mid |
San Diego , CA |
SRHS |
Lauren Greenwald |
Mid |
Carlsbad , CA |
LCC |
Kristen Sondag |
Fwd |
Carlsbad , CA |
LCC |
Mackenzie Killion |
Mid/Def |
Encinitas , CA |
LCC |
Stephanie Arbelaez |
Mid/Def |
San Diego , CA |
Mira Mesa |
Nicole Leach |
Fwd |
San Diego , CA |
Mira Mesa |
Jill Comrie |
Fwd |
San Diego , CA |
SRHS |
Lauren Lucido |
Fwd |
Encinitas , CA |
LCC |
Hayley Hull |
Fwd |
San Diego , CA |
SRHS |
Coaches: Tara Jelley Danielson & Steve Danielson , San Diego , CA |
MEET THE 2006 TEAM
RUSH will be taking a team to the Cal Cup Tournament in Moorpark, CA - May 2007. Tryouts for the tournament team will be held during the February RUSH sessions. Team selection will be finalized at the end of February and announced on the website.