Lauren Pfeiffer Explained

Lauren Pfeiffer (born 1987) is a former field hockey defender who represented the United States in international competition.

Pfeiffer was raised in Mount Laurel, New Jersey and attended Lenape High School.^[1] She picked up her interest in field hockey from her mother, who had competed interscholastically at Rowan University.^[2]

Pfeiffer graduated from the University of Iowa in 2009, where she played for the Hawkeyes. Pfeiffer scored 53 goals in her career and was a part of three Big Ten championships and was part of the team that made it to the NCAA Final Four in 2008.^[1]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425073035/http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/PF/Lauren-Pfeiffer.aspx Lauren Pfeiffer
2. Gardner, Sam. "1996 Games inspire Pfeiffer's dream", Fox Sports, May 4, 2012, backed up by the Internet Archive as of June 3, 2012. Accessed June 8, 2020. "Her on-field journey began in eighth grade, when Pfeiffer — who was exposed to the sport from a young age by her mother, Harla, a former field hockey star at Rowan — first picked up a stick. She caught on quickly and went on to become a three-time All-State player at Lenape High School in Medford, NJ."