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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