Paris 2024: Meet Jenny Rizzo
With the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games rapidly approaching, get to know the athletes named to the U.S. Olympic Women's Field Hockey Team.
About Jenny
Jersey Number: 33
Position: Goalkeeper
Hometown: Hershey, Pa.
Began Playing: 2008
Joined USWNT: 2021
High School: Hershey
Club Team: Alley Cats
College: Penn State University
Major: BioBehavioral health
Best Words of Advice
"Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it."
World Championship Experience
- Silver - 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier (Ranchi, India)
- Silver - 2023 Pan American Games Provisional Athlete (Santiago, Chile)
- Silver - 2016 Women’s Junior Pan American Games (Trinidad & Tobago)
- 8th - 2016 Women’s Hockey Junior World Cup (Santiago, Chile)
- 9th - 2023-24 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
- 9th - 2022-23 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
- 9th - 2021-22 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
Personal Accolades
- 2018-20 - member of Development USWNT
- 2016-17 - member of U-21 USWNT
Most memorable field hockey moment
Qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Hidden Talent
Can change her own oil
Fun Fact
Leads team Zumba on game days 💃🏽
Favorite Vacation Spot
Camping in the mountains
Favorite Pastimes
Making sourdough bread
Favorite Pump-Up Song
Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede, Björn Skifs
Dream Job
Own a geriatric dog rehabilitation farm
Parents
Jack and Joan Rizzo
Sibling(s)
Has a twin brother, Jack, and sister, Ashley
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