Lauren Crandall

Olympian 2008, 2012, 2016

Gold - 2015 Pan American Games (Toronto, Canada) Gold - 2014 Champions Challenge (Glasgow, Scotland) Gold - 2013 World League Round 2 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Athlete Bio#

Age

Hometown

Doylestown, PA

Education

Central Bucks East High School '03 Wake Forest University '07 Graduate School: Keller Graduate School of Management

Personal

Daughter of Amy and Tim Crandall...Siblings are Shane, Lindsey and Kailey ...Nickname is Cranny...Began playing field hockey in 1998...Game Day Mantra: Bring it!...Best Words of Advice: "Work hard and always have fun!"

Career Highlights

2016: Retired from the U.S. Women's National Team with 279 international caps
2016: Series against Canada (Chula Vista, Calif.), Series against Chile (Lancaster, Pa.), Series against Holland (Hilversum, The Netherlands)
2015: Series against Argentina (Lancaster, Pa.), 8 Nations Tournament (5th, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand), Series against Ireland (Lancaster, Pa.), Series against Great Britain (Marlow, England), Series against Japan (Lancaster, Pa.)
2013: Four Nations (Auckland, New Zealand)

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U.S. Women's National Team defender and two-time Olympian Lauren Crandall captained the U.S. Team at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Crandall became a permanent name on the National Team roster in 2005. Eight years later, she earned her 200th cap with Team USA during a Four Nations tournament in New Zealand. Crandall is one of only two current members of the squad with 200 international appearances, the other being former North Carolina standout Rachel Dawson, who reached the mark on March 7, 2013. Crandall, a Doylestown, Pa. native and a 2007 Wake Forest University graduate, completed her four-year career as a Deacon with a pair of NCAA national championships in 2003 and 2004. In an effort to further her education, Crandall has also earned her graduate degree from the DeVry University Keller Graduate School of Management.