Cindy Werley (born February 26, 1975) is a former Olympic field hockey forward from the United States, who made her international debut for the Women's National Team in 1994. She was a member of the American team that competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Cindy Werley
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing the  United States
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Mar del Plata Team Competition
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg Team Competition

She won a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games.[1]

Early life and education

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Werley was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on February 26, 1975. She attended Emmaus High School in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, where she was a member of the Emmaus High School girls field hockey team,[2] one of the best girls field hockey high school teams in the nation.[3]

College

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Werley played field hockey on the collegiate level at the University of North Carolina, leading that team to two national championships. She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best collegiate field hockey player in both 1996–97 and 1997–98.[4] Werley graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1998.

International senior tournaments

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Collegiate and high school accomplishments

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  • 1992 – U.S. Under-21 Team.
  • 1994, 1996 and 1997 – NFHCA All-American
  • 1996–97 and 1997–98 – Honda Sports Award (field hockey) winner[5]
  • 1994, 1995 and 1997 – All-ACC Tournament
  • 1994, 1996 and 1997 – All-ACC
  • 1994, 1996 and 1997 – ACC Tournament "Most Valuable Player"
  • 1996 and 1997 – ACC "Player of the Year"
  • 1994, 1996 and 1997 – NCAA All-Tournament
  • 1996 and 1997 – NCAA National Champion with University of North Carolina

References

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  1. ^ Olderr, S. (2015). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition / Una Historia Estadistica, 1951-1999, edicion bilingue (in Spanish). McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4766-0468-8. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  2. ^ Huebner, Bradley A. "Emmaus High's Sholder is Morning Call field hockey player of year". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Butz-Stavin sets field notches national-best 840th field hockey victory," The Morning Call, September 9, 2015, Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "TarHeelIllustrated - No. 41: Cindy Werley". northcarolina.rivals.com. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  5. ^ "Field Hockey". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
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