Team Netherlands win gold at USA Field Hockey’s U-16 Nexus, Team Wales win bronze: video
USA Field Hockey’s Nexus Championships continue this week in Virginia Beach. Photo: Jana Benscoter, 2025
Team Netherlands defeated Belgium 2-1, and Wales beat China in 2-1 to win bronze at the U-16 Nexus championship.
The annual USA Field Hockey event featuring top players from around the country is an opportunity for athletes to move up the USA Field Hockey Olympic development pathway through its training and traveling squads.
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Gold Medalists
Team Netherlands
Head Coach: Noah Den Hartog, Middlebury assistant coach
49 Teagan Cooper, Moorpark, CA
50 Mary Denbow, Louisville, KY
51 Lucy Fahr, Vienna, VA
52 Jagger Graham, Baldwin, MD
53 Madelyn Howard, Glencoe, IL
54 Chloe Johnson, Powhatan, VA
55 Lucie Lakin-Schultz, Belmont, MA
56 Vivianna Lee, West Chester, PA
57 Elizabeth Leith, Malvern, PA
58 Kennedy Marks, Clayton, DE
59 Danielle Medlenov, Mickleton, NJ
60 Maggie Murphy, Dedham, MA
61 Ella Neff, Houston, TX
62 Lina Rae, Madison, NJ
63 Violet Soldan, Ann Arbor, MI
64 Noemi Wullaert, Branford, CT
97 Kinsley Fetrow, Birdsboro, PA
98 Hailey Riggleman, West Friendship, MD
Silver Medalists
Team Belgium
Head Coach: Megan Frazer, Stanford assistant coach
49 Brooke Bisaillon, West Hartford, CT
50 Tatum Burstein, Cherry Hills Village, CO
51 Lily de Freitas, Glen Ridge, NJ
52 Elliot Francis, Glen Allen, VA
53 Casey Krsulich, Chester Springs, PA
54 Louisa Maggard, Larchmont, NY
55 Jane Morrison, Saint Louis, MO
56 Katherine Nolan, Severna Park, MD
57 Blake Patton, West Chester, PA
58 Emily Reh, Des Peres, MO
59 Madelyn Roecker, Weddington, NC
60 Maeve Ryder, Wilton, CT
61 Emma Shellenberger, Lancaster, PA
62 Lindsey Sloan, Eastwood, KY
63 Vanessa Volpe, Mickleton, NJ
64 Collins Wood, Houston, TX
109 Mara Boullion, Ann Arbor, MI
110 Sybille Krusi, Exton, PA
Bronze Medalists
Team Wales
Head Coach: Rolf Van De Kerkhof, Empower Club Coach, former Delaware head coach
81 Brielle Barnes, Seaford, VA
82 Sasha Barnett, Annandale, VA
83 Josie Barrer, Potomac, MD
84 Nicole Biner, Wellesley, MA
85 Lauren Bruso, Wilmette, IL
86 Maeve Butler, Darien, CT
87 Gabriella Hendricks, Houston, TX
88 Luciana Ierubino, Doylestown, PA
89 Coraline Mann, Etna, NH
90 Mia Masciangelo, Mickleton, NJ
91 Anna Matviyenko, Westport, CT
92 Mina Mitby, Manhasset, NY
93 Sona Swaminathan, Durham, NC
94 Raegan Welsh, Lansdale, PA
95 Kendal Williams, Mohegan Lake, NY
96 Vivienne Wong, San Francisco, CA
125 Shannon Burgun, Matthews, NC
126 Caroline Paradis, North Reading, MA
*Editor’s note: FAN originally published incorrect medalist rosters. We have updated the story to reflect that change.
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