Kristi Kirshe
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| Born | October 14, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Franklin High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Williams College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kristi Kirshe (/ˈkɜːrʃi/ KUR-shee; born October 14, 1994)[1] is an American rugby sevens player who has played for the U.S. Women's Rugby Sevens team since January 2019.[2]
Kirshe started her rugby career with the Northeast Academy and Boston Rugby,from there she was selected to join the Women's Falcons at the Hokkaido Governor's Cup in 2018.[2] She played in both the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where she won a bronze medal as a member of the U.S. Women's Rugby Sevens team. She was the only player to play every minute of every game for the USA team.[3][2][4]
Kirshe was introduced to soccer from a young age, playing with the Franklin Youth soccer program at 4 years old.[5] Both of her parents, Greg Kirshe and Kathleen Kirshe, played soccer for Cornell.[5]
Throughout childhood and young adulthood, Kirshe played a wide variety of sports. She was the quarterback on her Pop Warner football team and played soccer, basketball, and lacrosse for Franklin High School.[5] Her senior year, the soccer team won the state championship.[5]
College career
Although Kirshe attended several Division I soccer camps, she ultimately decided to attend Williams College, where she hoped she'd find a better balance between school and sports.[5]
While at Williams, Kirshe broke several Williams College records, including the records for goals in a single season and career wide goals.[6] Kirshe also won several soccer awards, including the NESAC 2016 Player of the Year Award.[7]
