Kelsey McQuilkin Bing[1] (born October 1, 1997) is an American field hockey player.[2]
 Bing in April 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelsey McQuilkin Bing | ||
| Born |
October 1, 1997 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Texas Pride | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2014 | United States U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | United States U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–current | United States | 81 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
Personal life
editKelsey 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]
Career
editJunior National Team
editIn 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 Nanjing, China. 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]
Senior National Team
editBing 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]
References
edit- ^ a b "1 Kelsey Bing". Stanford Cardinal. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "Kelsey Bing". Team USA. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "United States". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ a b "BING Kelsey". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Kelsey Bing Profile". United States Olympic Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 March 2024.