Jill Witmer
{{short description|American field hockey player (born 1991)}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Jill Witmer
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|10|1}}
| birth_place = Lancaster, United States
| height = 5 ft 2 in
| weight = 115 lbs
| currentclub = Penn Lanco
| years2 = 2010–2013
| clubs2 = Maryland Terrapins
| nationalyears1 = 2013–
| nationalteam1 = United States
| nationalcaps1 = 143
| nationalgoals1 =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Cup}}
{{MedalBronze|2017 Lancaster|}}
}}
Jill Witmer (born October 1, 1991) is an American field hockey player. Witmer was named to the U.S. National Team in 2013 and was named to the U.S. Olympic Team in 2016.
Early life
Witmer was born on October 1, 1991, to parents Lew and Judy Witmer.{{cite web|title=Jill Witmer Field Hockey|url=http://www.teamusa.org/usa-field-hockey/athletes/Jill-Witmer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314032430/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-field-hockey/athletes/Jill-Witmer|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 14, 2015|website=Team USA|access-date=July 6, 2016}} Witmer grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with four siblings.{{cite news|last1=Pugliese|first1=Diana|title=Jill Witmer's family hoping to join their new Olympian in Rio|url=http://lancasteronline.com/sports/fieldhockey/usa/jill-witmer-s-family-hoping-to-join-their-new-olympian/article_79f25ef8-4064-11e6-bfd5-eb513aaeb6fc.html|access-date=July 6, 2016|publisher=Lancaster Online|date=July 2, 2016}} She began playing field hockey at the urging of her parents. The Witmer family had built a gym for field hockey on their farm, nicknamed "the Coop."{{cite journal|last1=Parish|first1=Christopher|title=Another title would add to Witmer's legend|journal=ESPN Rise, Greater Philadelphia|date=November 25, 2009|issue=November|url=https://www.espn.com/highschool/rise/news/story?id=4682880|access-date=July 6, 2016}} Witmer joined her first field hockey team in eighth grade. She then played for the local high school field hockey team Penn Manor even though she was home schooled. The Penn Manor team won the state championship Jill's junior year of high school.{{cite news|last1=Bohr|first1=David|title=Getting to know Team USA field hockey: Jill Witmer|url=http://www.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/12/getting_to_know_team_usa_field_7.html|access-date=July 6, 2016|publisher=Penn Live|date=December 13, 2013}}
College player
Witmer attended the University of Maryland where she played field hockey from 2010 to 2013. During her time at Maryland, the team won two national titles, in 2010 and 2011. Witmer was personally honored as a four-time NFHCA All-American and the 2013 ACC Player of the year. Witmer is among the highest scorers in the school's history, as of 2016 she is No. 4 in points with 163 and is No. 5 in goals at 67.{{cite news|last1=Maryland Athletics|title=FORMER TERPS NAMED TO U.S. OLYMPIC ROSTER|url=http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=211047892|access-date=July 6, 2016|publisher=University of Maryland|date=July 1, 2016}}
U.S. National Team
Witmer was named to the U.S. National Field Hockey team in the summer of 2013 while still a student at University of Maryland. Shortly after signing with the team, Witmer signed a sponsorship deal with STX, a sporting good company that sells field hockey equipment.{{cite web|last1=Zuk|first1=Gina|title=STX Signs USA Field Hockey Player Jill Witmer|url=http://www.stx.com/uploads/file/STX%20Signs%20USA%20Field%20Hockey%20Player%20Jill%20Witmer.pdf|website=STX|access-date=July 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125124201/http://www.stx.com/uploads/file/STX%20Signs%20USA%20Field%20Hockey%20Player%20Jill%20Witmer.pdf|archive-date=January 25, 2017|url-status=dead}} She was part of the 2016 U.S. National Field Hockey team when the team placed third at the Champion's Trophy in London. She was then named to the U.S. Olympic team for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic games.
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200815111835/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-field-hockey/athletes/Jill-Funk Jill Witmer] at Team USA
- {{Sports-reference}}
{{U.S. women's national field hockey team — Olympics 2016}}
{{United States FHW Squad 2018 World Cup}}
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Category:American female field hockey players
Category:Pennsylvanian (geology)
Category:Maryland Terrapins field hockey players
Category:Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic field hockey players for the United States
Category:Sportspeople from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Category:Female field hockey forwards
Category:Field hockey players at the 2015 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in field hockey