Jaclyn Briggs (née Kintzer; born May 23, 1988) is an American field hockey player. She was born in Reading, PA and graduated from Conrad Weiser High School in 2006. She went on to attend the University of North Carolina where she helped lead the team to two NCAA national championships.[1] Briggs studied studio art with a concentration in painting at UNC.[2] Briggs joined the U.S. National team in 2010.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the United States women's national field hockey team in the women's event.[3] Briggs helped Team USA defeat Argentina to win its first Pan American gold medal and earn a berth in the 2012 Olympics in London. Briggs was a member of the gold medal Champions Challenge squad and a part of the U.S. squad that stunned the world with a fourth place finish at the 2014 Rabobank Hockey World Cup.[1] Briggs recently competed in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.[1] Briggs is currently the assistant field hockey coach at Wake Forest University.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 23, 1988 Reading, PA, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2010–2018 | United States | 184 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
Personal life
editBriggs is the daughter of Dean and Roxanne Kintzer, wife of Michael Briggs and has dogs named London & Blue. Jackie's husband Michael played football at the University of North Carolina. Jackie currently beasts workouts at Orangetheory Fitness West Cary, NC for fun.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Jaclyn Kintzer Briggs". Team USA. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ "Chasing The Dream with USWNT Goalkeeper Jackie Briggs". Team USA. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ "Hockey: Women: United States". London2012.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
External links
edit- Jaclyn Kintzer at Olympedia
- Jackie Briggs at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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