 Bing in April 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelsey McQuilkin Bing | ||
| Born | October 1, 1997 Houston, TX., United States | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Texas Pride | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | United States U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | United States U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–current | United States | 81 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
Kelsey McQuilkin Bing [1] (born October 1, 1997) is an American field hockey player. [2]
Kelsey Bing was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She started playing hockey in middle school. [2]
Bing is a former student-athlete at Stanford University where she studied mechanical engineering. [1] Bing was named to the United States women's national team after a successful junior national team career.[ quantify ]
In 2013, Bing was first named to a junior national team. She played for the United States under-18 team at a qualifier for the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Montevideo, Uruguay. The team won a bronze medal. [3]
Bing represented the United States Under 21 side at the 2016 Pan-Am Junior Championship, a qualifier for the Junior World Cup. The team qualified for the 2016 Junior World Cup, where Bing was also a member of the squad. [4]
Bing made her senior international debut in 2018 in a test series against Belgium. [4] Bing has been a regular inclusion in the United States team since her debut. She has played in all five editions of the FIH Pro League (2019-2024). Bing was nominated for the 2023 FIH Hockey Stars Awards Women's Goalkeeper of the Year. This nomination recognized Bing as one of the top five goalkeepers in the world in 2023. [5]
Most recently, Bing competed with the US Women's National Team in the 2023 Panamerican Games in Santiago, Chile, where the team earned a silver medal. Bing and the US Women's National Team qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Ranchi, India, with a second-place finish after topping higher ranked New Zealand, India, and Japan. Bing was named "Goalkeeper of the Tournament." [5]
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