Maddie Zimmer

Paris 2024

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Athlete Bio#

Age

Hometown

Hershey, PA

Education

Hershey High School (2020), Northwestern University (2024)

World Championship Experience

Silver - 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier (Ranchi, India), Named Player of the Match against Italy on January 14, Named Player of the Match against New Zealand on January 16
Silver - 2023 Pan American Games (Santiago, Chile)
Bronze - 2021 Junior Pan American Championship (Santiago, Chile)
4th - 2022 Pan American Cup (Santiago, Chile)
9th - Paris 2024 Olympic Games
9th - 2023-24 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
9th - 2022-23 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
9th - 2021-22 FIH Pro League (worldwide)

Career Highlights

2025: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (January), Series against New Zealand (Auckland, New Zealand)
2024: At Northwestern, named team captain, Big Ten Players to Watch List, NFHCA Division I Watchlist, Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 28), Big Ten Regular Season Champion, First Team All-Big Ten, Big Ten Player of the Year, Big Ten All-Tournament Team, NFHCA Division I Senior Team, All-NCAA Tournament Team, NCAA Most Valuable Player, NCAA Division I National Champion, NFHCA All-West Region First Team, NFHCA Division I West Region Player of the Year, Academic All-Big Ten Team, NFHCA First Team All-American, NFHCA Division I National Player of the Year, Honda Sports Award Finalist, Honda Sports Award Winner
2024: Recorded 50th cap on May 26 against Belgium
2023: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (June), Series against Canada (Charlotte, N.C.), Series against New Zealand (Charlotte, N.C.)
2022: At Northwestern, named Big Ten Field Hockey Players to Watch List, First Team All-Big Ten, NFHCA All-West Region First Team, NFHCA Division I First-Team All-American, NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
2022: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (July)
2021: At Northwestern, named Preseason All-Big Ten Team, First Team All-Big Ten, NCAA Division I National Champion, All-NCC Tournament Most Valuable Player, NFHCA All-West Region First Team, NFHCA Division I First-Team All-American
2021: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (June)
2021: Named to the U.S. U22 Junior Pan American Championship Training Squad
2020: Named to the U.S. U-21 Women's National Team
2019: Invited to play in series against Canada (Lancaster, Pa.), Recorded first cap September 27 against Canada
2019: Named to the U.S. U-21 Women's National Team, 3 National Invitational (Monchengladbach, Germany)
2018: Named to the U.S. U-17 Women's National Team, Uruguay Tour (captain)
2017: Named to the U.S. U-17 Women's National Team, Ireland Tour

Personal

Daughter of Scott and Erin Zimmer...Has a brother, Ben...Game Day Mantra: Visualization while listening to music...Favorite Sports Quote: “Great moments are born from great opportunities.” - Herb Brooks...Best Words of Advice: Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, just bounce back from them and work harder to get it right next time.

Athlete News#

Paris 2024: Meet Maddie Zimmer
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....
Jun 25, 2024

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Zimmer started playing field hockey when she was seven years old for her local youth team. Her mom signed her up because she had played in college and wanted her to learn the sport too.