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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Four members of the Virginia field hockey team will compete in the Women’s National Championships, which begins Friday and runs through June 21. The event is being held at the USA Field Hockey National Training Center in Virginia Beach, Va.
Second-years Shelly Edmonds (Emmaus, Pa.) and Kaitlyn Hiltz (Virginia Beach, Va.) will compete on the Maryland squad. First-year Paige Selenski (Shavertown, Pa.) is a member of the Pennsylvania/California team while fellow freshman Michelle Vittese (Woodbury, N.J.) will play for New Jersey.
Additionally, former Cavalier Mia Link, who completed her eligibility in 2006, will be a teammate of Vittese’s on the New Jersey squad. Link has been a part of two national championship teams, winning with the Maryland team in 2005 and 2006.
USA Field Hockey has seven regional High Performance Training Centers around the nation. National team coaches at these centers identify and train potential National Team athletes through comprehensive training/skill enhancement sessions and premier level competitions. The centers allow athletes to train in regional areas close to their homes by some of the country’s top coaches. Each June athletes are chosen to represent the centers in the High Performance national championships.
For a complete schedule of the Women’s National Championships, click here.