Paris 2024: Meet Cassie Sumfest
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....
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Age
26
Hometown
Lewisburg, PA
Education
Lewisburg High School (2017), University of North Carolina (2021)
World Championship Experience
- 4th - 2025 FIH Hockey Nations Cup (Santiago, Chile)
- 4th - 2022 Pan American Cup (Santiago, Chile)
- 9th - Paris 2024 Olympic Games (Provisional Athlete)
- 9th - 2023-24 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
- 9th - 2024 FIH Hockey5s World Cup (Muscat, Oman)
- 9th - 2021-22 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
- 9th - 2022-23 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
Career Highlights
- 2025: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (January), Series against New Zealand (Auckland, New Zealand), Recorded 50th cap on January 18 against New Zealand, Series against Ireland (Charlotte, N.C.), Series against New Zealand (Charlotte, N.C.)
- 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: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (July)
- 2021: At UNC, named ACC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 19), First-Team All-ACC, ACC All-Tournament Team, NFHCA All-South Region First Team, All-ACC Field Hockey Academic Team
- 2021: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (June), Series against Canada (Chula Vista, Calif.), Recorded first cap on November 26 against Canada
- 2020-21: At UNC, named NFHCA All-South Region Second Team, NCAA Division I National Champion
- 2020: Named to the U.S. Women's National Development Team
- 2019: At UNC, NCAA Division I National Champion
- 2019: Named to the U.S. U-21 Women's National Team, Germany Tour
- 2018: Named to the U.S. U-21 Women's National Team, Argentina Tour
- 2018: At UNC, named to the All-ACC Academic Team, NFHCA National Academic Squad, ACC Academic Honor Roll, NCAA Division I National Champion
- 2017: At UNC, named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad, ACC Academic Honor Roll
- 2017: Named to the U.S. U-19 Women's National Team
- 2016: Named to the U.S. U-19 Women's National Team, Four Nations Tournament
- 2015: Named to the U.S. Women's National Indoor Team, SPAR Four Nations Indoor Tournament (Durban, South Africa)
- 2015: Named to the U.S. U-17 Women's National Team, Belgium Tour
- 2014: Named to the U.S. U-17 Women's National Team
Personal
Daughter of Joel and Virginia Sumfest...Has three siblings, Rachel, Will and Michael...Charity Involvement: Carolina Outreach: Volunteer at various organizations around Chapel Hill including Habitat for Humanity and UNC Hospitals...Game Day Mantra: A cup of coffee before every game, Game-day braids, foam rolling and/ or stretching...Favorite Sports Quote: “ God grants his toughest battles to his grittiest soldiers. Be stronger than your circumstances.”...Best Words of Advice: Never give up. No matter what life throws at you, hard work and a positive attitude can get you where you need to be.East Coast, WC Eagles
The first time Sumfest ever picked up a field hockey stick was in 2009 when she traveled with her sister to watch her in her U-19 summer tournament with East Coast Field Hockey. They ended up being short players and asked if she could step in for numbers. She ended up falling in love with the game and went on to drive 3+ hours to train with WC Eagles.
