Athlete Bio#
Age
21
Hometown
Manhattan Beach, CA
Education
Torrey Pines High School (2021), University of Virginia (2025)
World Championship Experience
- Gold - 2023 Junior Pan American Championship (St. Michael, Barbados)
- Gold - 2023 Hockey5s Pan American Cup (Kingston, Jamaica)
- Silver - 2024 Junior Pan American Championship (Surrey, Canada)
- Bronze - 2022 Uniphar 5-Nations Tournament (Dublin, Ireland)
- 9th - 2024 FIH Hockey5s World Cup (Muscat, Oman)
- 10th - 2023 FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup (Santiago, Chile)
Career Highlights
- 2025: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (January), Series against New Zealand (Auckland, New Zealand), Recorded first cap on January 19 against New Zealand
- 2024: At Virginia, named to NFHCA Division I Watchlist, All-ACC First Team, ACC Defensive Player of the Year, NFHCA Division I Senior Team, NFHCA All-South Region First Team, NFHCA All-American Third Team, All-ACC Academic Team, Co-ACC Scholar-Athletes of the Year, NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
- 2024: Named to the U.S. U-21 Women's National Team
- 2023: At Virginia, named ACC All-Tournament Team, All-ACC Academic Team, 2023-24 ACC Honor Roll, NFHCA National Academic Squad, voted Teammate of the Year at the Hoos Choice Awards
- 2023: Named to the U.S. U-21 Women's National Team
- 2022: At Virginia, named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll, All-ACC Academic Team, NFHCA National Academic Squad
- 2022: Named to the U.S. U-21 Women's National Team (March)
- 2021: At Virginia, named to the Synapse Sports National All-Rookie Team, ACC Academic Honor Roll, NFHCA National Academic Squad
- 2021: Named to the U.S. Rise National Team
- 2020: Named to the U.S. Rise National Team
Personal
Daughter of Barbara van Leeuwen & Thijs Croon...Has two siblings, Mae & Pieter Sauer...Favorite Sports Quote: “The more you dream, the farther you get” - Michael Phelps...Best Words of Advice: "Have fun and be yourself!"
Club #
Bulldogs FHC
More #
Croon started playing field hockey when she was 6 years old in The Netherlands with some friends and girls from her school. She played at MHC Alliance until she was 12 years old before moving to Los Angeles, where there we no organized club at the time. Through some research, she found Bulldogs FHC in Moorpark, Calif. and joined a practice one day - and never turned back.