Tara Jelley Danielson

Email me: tara@rushfieldhockey.org

 Nickname: TJ

Position: Midfield, #5

Years on National Team: 8 years

Born: August 7

Hometown: Greenfield , MA

College: University of Massachusetts , BS in Sport Management, 1994

Springfield College , Master’s in Athletic Administration, 1999

International Career:

US National Field Hockey Team 1998-2005

US National Indoor Field Hockey Team 2005

Major International Competitions:

2005 Indoor Pan Am Cup Waterloo , Canada

2005 Rabobank Champions Challenge Virginia Beach , VA

2004 2 nd Pan American Cup Bridgetown , Barbados

2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament Auckland , New Zealand

2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo , DOM

2003 2 nd Champions Challenge Catania , Italy

2002 10 th World Cup Perth , Australia

2002 1 st Champions Challenge Johannesburg , South Africa

2002 Japan 6 Nation Gifu , Japan

2001 3 rd Korea Telecom Cup Seongnam, Korea

2001 1 st Pan American Cup Kingston , Jamaica

2000 Olympic Qualifying Tournament Milton Keynes , England

Hockey Clubs:

1997 St. Albans Hockey Club , England

1999 Pinoke Hockey Club , Netherlands

Personal Information:

Residence: Currently lives and trains in San Diego , CA

Career: President of RUSH Field Hockey

Favorite Coffee: Non-fat, Sugar free, Vanilla Latte, Extra hot!

Game Day Hairdo: Pigtails

My Style of Play is: Fast & Furious

My Favorite Olympic Sport is: Skeleton

Most people don’t know that I: Almost tried out for the US National Skeleton Team

Ambition after Hockey: Professional Beach/Mountain House Sitter – Email to make arrangements!!

Hobbies: Writing, Running, Skiing, Traveling, Adventures with Steve

Life Philosophy: Laugh hard, Laugh often.

Future: Married to Steve Danielson (1996 Olympian/USA Men’s National Field Hockey Team), April 7, 2006 .