Jans Croon

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Jans Croon
Personal information
Full name Jans Tica Croon
Born (2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 21)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Defence
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2023–2024 United States U–21 17 (6)
2023– United States Hockey5s 13 (5)
2025– United States 0 (0)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Junior Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 St. Michael
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Surrey
Pan American Hockey5s Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Kingston

Jans Tica Croon (born 18 April 2003) [1] is a field hockey player from the United States. [2]

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Personal life

Jans Croon was born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and attended high school in Manhattan Beach, California and San Diego, California. [3]

She is a student at the University of Virginia studying Global Security and Justice. [3] [4]

Career

Under–21

Croon made her international debut for the United States at under–21 level in 2022. She participated in the 2022 Uniphar 5-Nations Tournament where the team earned bronze. In 2023 she represented the junior squad at the Pan American Junior Championship in Saint Michael, where she won a gold medal. [5] [6] Later that year she represented the team again, competing at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile. [5] [7]

In 2024 she represented the junior squad again, taking home silver at her second Pan American Junior Championship, held in Surrey. [8] [9]

Hockey5s

She also represents the United States in the Hockey5s format. She was a member of the gold medal winning squad at the 2023 Pan American Hockey5s Cup in Kingston, as well as the inaugural edition of the FIH Hockey5s World Cup in Muscat in 2024. [5]

Senior national team

Croon received her maiden call-up to the national senior squad in 2024. [10] She will make her senior international debut in January 2025, during a test series against New Zealand in Auckland. [1] [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Team Details – United States". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  2. "Junior USWNT". usafieldhockey.com. USA Field Hockey . Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 "JANS CROON". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia . Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  4. "Jans Croon named ACC Defensive Player of the Year". cavalierdaily.com. The Cavalier Daily. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "CROON Jans". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  6. "Argentina men and USA women win gold at Junior Pan American Championships". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  7. "Paul Announces 2023 Women's Junior World Cup Roster, Return of JPAC Gold Medal Squad". usafieldhockey.com. USA Field Hockey. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  8. "Leoncitas reclaim Junior Pan Am title as Chile edge Uruguay for Bronze". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  9. "Law names 18-athlete roster competing in the women's 2024 Junior Pan American Championship: USA Field Hockey". female-athlete-news.com. Female Athlete News. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  10. "Passmore Names Squad to Compete in Upcoming New Zealand Tour". usafieldhockey.com. USA Field Hockey. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  11. "USA Women's field hockey is in New Zealand for friendly training, competition". female-athlete-news.com. Female Athlete News. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.