Kathleen Sharkey (born April 30, 1990) is an American

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player. In 2016, she was named to the

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for the

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Early life

Kathleen Sharkey was born on April 30, 1990. She grew up in

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with three siblings, including an older sister. Watching her older sister, Laura, play field hockey sparked Sharkey's interest in the sport. She went on to play field hockey at

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Collegiate field hockey player

Playing as a striker for

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, Sharkey set multiple all-time school field hockey records including career points (245), points in a season (85), goals in a career (107), goals in a season (38), most total goals and assists in a career (138), most goals in a game (6) and most points in a game (12). Sharkey led all of Division I women's field hockey in goals scored for 2010 and 2012. Sharkey finished her career with an average of 3.13 points per game, 7th all time. Sharkey led all of Division I women's field hockey in goals scored for 2010 and 2012. Sharkey was named two time

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offensive player of the year. She was a 2010–2011

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nominee for field hockey. In 2012, Sharkey was part of the team that won Princeton field hockey's first

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tournament.

United States women's national field hockey player

Sharkey began training with the United States women's national field hockey team in 2011 while she was still in college. After graduating from Princeton, Sharkey moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to continue training with the national team. As part of the U.S. team, Sharkey was reunited with Princeton teammates

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and Katie Reinprecht and Wyoming Seminary teammate

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. In the summer of 2015, Sharkey broke her ankle. She returned to the team in December 2015. On July 1, 2016 Sharkey was named to the United States team for the

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. In 2019, Sharkey was chosen as the flag bearer for the United States at the

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opening ceremonies. She was also the U.S. women's field hockey team captain for the tournament.

Personal life

Sharkey is married to professional

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player

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. The couple have a daughter, Lillian.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharkey, Kathleen 1990 births Living people American female field hockey players Princeton Tigers field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for the United States Sportspeople from Lancaster, Pennsylvania Female field hockey forwards Female field hockey midfielders Field hockey players at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in field hockey 21st-century American sportswomen