Olivia Bent-Cole

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Olivia Bent-Cole
Personal information
Full name Olivia May Bent-Cole
Born (2005-06-15) 15 June 2005 (age 19)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
United States
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
2023– Northwestern University
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– United States 5 (0)
2023– United States U–21 4 (2)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
Pan American Junior Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Saint Michael Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Surrey Team

Olivia May Bent-Cole (born 15 June 2005) [1] is an American field hockey forward who has played as part of the United States women's national field hockey team. [2]

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Personal life

Olivia Bent-Cole was born and raised in Philadelphia [2] and attended Camden Catholic High School, [3] where she scored a goal in the school's 2-1 win in the 2022 Non-Public state championship game against Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child, earning the program's first state title since 1985. [4] She is a student at Northwestern University. [5]

She is sponsored by Osaka. [6]

Career

Under–21

Bent-Cole made her debut for the United States U–21 team in 2023 at the Pan American Junior Championship in Saint Michael. [7] [8] She was also named in the squad for the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago later that year. [9]

National team

In 2022, at just 16 years of age, Bent-Cole made her senior international debut during season three of the FIH Pro League. [8]

She was named in the national squad for the 2023 season. [10]

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References

  1. "Team Details – United States". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Olivia Bent-Cole". usafieldhockey.com. USA Field Hockey . Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  3. Rimback, Tom. "Ryleigh Heck, Olivia Bent-Cole get the call to field hockey national team", Courier-Post , July 29, 2022. Accessed November 7, 2023. "Eastern High School graduate Ryleigh Heck and incoming Camden Catholic senior Olivia Bent-Cole made the most of a summer spent abroad in Ireland with the Under-21 Women’s National Team in June and earlier this month at the Senior Nexus Championships this month, which served as a week-long selection event to the United States Women’s National Team."
  4. Rimback, Tom. "No. 1 Camden Cath. outlasts No. 4 Oak Knoll for NJSIAA Non-Public field hockey title", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 12, 2022, updated November 12, 2022. Accessed November 7, 2023. "It was a long time coming but Olivia Bent-Cole and her Camden Catholic teammates finally stepped off the field at Bordentown with a trophy over their heads. The Irish — No. 1 in the NJ.com field hockey Top 20 —Beat No. 4 Oak Knoll 2-1 to win the NJSIAA Non-Public state championship. Camden Catholic last won a state championship in 1985."
  5. "3. Olivia Bent-Cole". nusports.com. Northwestern University . Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  6. "Olivia Bent-Cole – OBC". osakaworld.com. Osaka Field Hockey . Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  7. "Argentina men and USA women win gold at Junior Pan American Championships". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation . Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  8. 1 2 "BENT-COLE Olivia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  9. "Paul Announces 2023 Women's Junior World Cup Roster, Return of JPAC Gold Medal Squad". usafieldhockey.com. USA Field Hockey. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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