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Kentwell

Athlete Bio#

Age

Hometown

Spring City, PA

Education

Wyoming Seminary University of Delaware

Quick Facts

Son of Richard & Jun Kentwell
Has a brother, Stuart
Game Day Routine: Listening to Classical Music
Favorite Sports Quote: "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Confucius
Best Words of Advice: "Do things without expecting anything in return."

Career Highlights

2023: 4-Nations Tournament (Prague, Czech Republic)
2023: Named to the U.S. Men's National Indoor Team
2022: Named to U.S. Men's National Team (September)
2022: 4-Nations Tournament (Glasgow, Scotland)
2022: Named to the U.S. Men's National Indoor Team, FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Selection Camp
2021: Europe Tour (Frankfurt, Germany & Antwerp, Belgium), Series against Canada (Moorpark, Calif.), Named to 2021 Pan American Indoor Elite Team
2021: Named to U.S. Men's National Team (September)
2021: Named to U.S. Men's National Indoor Team
2019: Named to U.S. Men's National Indoor Team
2019: Series against Korea (Seoul, South Korea)
2018: Europe Tour (France, Spain, Scotland, Ireland)
2017: Joined the U.S. Men's National Team , Series against France (Paris, France)
2012: Test Series with Canada (3 matches) and Chile (3 matches) with Junior USMNT
2011: New Zealand Tour with Junior USMNT
2008: Named to the U.S. U-21 Men's National Team
2006: Named to the U.S. U-16 Men's National Team

World Championship Experience

Gold - 2023 Rohrmax Cup (Indoor) (Vienna, Austria)
Gold - 2018 Hockey Series Open (Salamanca, Mexico)
Gold - 2008 Pan American Indoor Championship (San Juan, Argentina)
Silver - 2021 Indoor Pan American Cup (Spring City, Pa. )
Silver - 2019 3 Nations Invitational (Benalmadena, Spain)
Silver - 2014 Pan American Indoor Championship (Montevideo, Uruguay)
Silver - 2010 Pan American Indoor Championship (Barquisimeto, Venezuela)
Bronze - 2017 Pan American Cup (Lancaster, Pa.)
4th - 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup (Pretoria, South Africa)
4th - 2022 Pan American Cup (Santiago, Chile)
4th - 2012 Junior Pan American Championship (Guadalajara, Mexico)
5th - 2018 5 Nations Tournament (Malaga, Spain)
Canceled - 2022 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup (Liège, Belgium)

When Kentwell was 15 years old, his parents started the club team, WC Eagles, with only five players and needed an extra player to even out the numbers. At that time, he took a break from moving boxes in the warehouse to play in a small sided game and the rest is history!