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Caitlin Van Sickle
Caitlin Ford Van Sickle was born on January 26th, 1990, in Wilmington, Delaware to Lori Van Sickle, a Master Professional in the PGA and Mike Van Sickle, trained chef. Van Sickle attended The Tower Hill School from an early age until graduating high school in 2008. She played many sports in middle school, including basketball, field hockey and lacrosse. Van Sickle continued playing all three sports in high school, where she was a three time state champion in field hockey and lacrosse and was also a 1,000 point scorer in basketball. Her mother Lori played basketball and softball at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, and was the one who introduced Van Sickle to sports. Mike Van Sickle attended The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when he was 18 years old. Van Sickle has one sister, Taylor, who played all three sports with Van Sickle from 2007-2008. Taylor is currently attending Syracuse University located in Syracuse, New York, where she is a sophomore.

Early Years
Van Sickle started playing sports in middle school where she participated in field hockey, basketball and lacrosse. She was named to the A-Team in seventh and eighth grades field hockey, basketball and lacrosse. At Tower Hill School, Van Sickle played on three state championship field hockey teams from 2005-2007 and was a four-year starter on the varsity field hockey team. She was named the varsity captain in 2007, her senior year. Van Sickle earned All-State honors in 2006 and 2007 and earned All-Conference honors from 2004-2007. Van Sickle also won three state championships in lacrosse and was named the Delaware Player of the Year and First-Team All-America for lacrosse in 2007. Van Sickle was a five-year starter for the Tower Hill basketball team where she led the team in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals. Van Sickle was also an all-conference pick for five-years and second-team all state as a senior. She also competed on an AAU basketball team located out of Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Her AAU team finished third in the nation in 2006 and fourth in 2005. Van Sickle was named one of the top 10 players in the state of Delaware her senior year and was a McDonald's All-America nominee. Van Sickle was also included in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd on July 14, 2008, for being named state player of the year in both field hockey and lacrosse.

College Career
Van Sickle attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2008-2012, where she played field hockey for the Tar Heels. Van Sickle redshirted her first season with the Tar Heels, but contributed in the Spring of 2009. Following Van Sickle's redshirt year in 2008 she was named the Ken And Cheryl Williams Rookie of the Year, even though she did not see action in the fall. As a redshirt freshman in 2009, Van Sickle started all 22 games at back and was named to the All-South Region second team. She registered a defensive save against Wake Forest University in the NCAA second-round game. As a sophomore Van Sickle started all 25 games at back and was second on the team in scoring with 30 points on 12 goals and six assists. She also had a team high, three defensive saves as a defender. Van Sickle was selected as the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-America, First-Team All South Region, All-ACC and All-ACC Tournament Team. She was also the recipient of the team's Anderson Mark of Excellence Most Valuable Player Award. As a junior in 2011, Van Sickle started all 25 games and was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year, First-Team All-America. All-ACC, All-ACC Tournament Team and All-South Region and shared the Anderson Mark of Excellence Most Valuable Player award with teammate, Kelsey Kolojechick. Van Sickle ended the season with seven goals and 10 assists, with two game winning goals.