Kelsey Kolojejchick

Early life

Kelsey Kolojejchick was on October 2, 1991 in Kingston, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Larksville, Pennsylvania. As a child, Kolojejchick played soccer and took up field hockey at the suggestion of a soccer teammate's parent. She attended Wyoming Seminary high school with future United States National Field Hockey teammate Katleen Sharkey. Throughout high school, Kolojejchick was a standout athlete, playing soccer, softball, gymnastics, track, swimming, and field hockey. While Kolojejchick was on the Wyoming Seminary field hockey team, the team won two Pennsylvania state championships and were undefeated for an entire season.

College field hockey player

Kolojejchick attended the University of North Carolina (UNC) where she was a midfielder on the school field hockey team. The team reached the national championship finals each year of Kolojejckick's college career, winning the tournament her first year on the team. Kolojejchich was named First Team All-American all four years, a first for a UNC player. She finished her collegiate career in 2012 with 68 career goals and 43 assists.

United States national field hockey team

Kolojejchick was first named to the United States national field hockey team in 2012. On the way to a fourth-place finish for the U.S. team at the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup, Kolojejchick scored five goals in the tournament.

Prior to 2015, Kolojejchick was primarily a midfielder. Injuries on the U.S. national team prior to the 2015 Pan American Games led to Kolojejchick rotating between forward an midfield positions. The U.S. won the tournament, clinching its place in the 2016 Summer Olympics. Kolojejchick scored seven goals for the team.

On July 1, 2016, Kolojejcick was named to the United States team for the 2016 Olympics.