Kristen Hamilton

Kristen Hamilton

Personal information
Full name	Kristen Hamilton
Date of birth	(1992-04-17) April 17, 1992
Place of birth	Littleton, Colorado, United States
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Western New York Flash
Number	17
Youth career
2010–2013	Denver Pioneers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–	Western New York Flash	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 21, 2016

Kristen Hamilton (born April 17, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays for the Western New York Flash.

Early life

Hamilton grew up playing club soccer for the Colorado Storm. She attended Columbine High School from 2006–2010.

University of Denver Pioneers, 2010–2013

Hamilton attended the University of Denver from 2010 to 2013 were she played for the Denver Pioneers and became the school's all-time leader is points (138) and goals (51). She was one 25 NCAA players, in all divisions, to have 30+ goals and 20+ assists in their career and the only NCAA Division I athlete in history to be named player of the year in three different conferences. Hamilton finished her career ranked third at Denver in all-time assists with 36 and fifth nationally. She ranked fourth in career points and sixth in goals. Starting all 88 games in the forward position, she averaged 0.58 goals and 0.41 assists per game, ranking No. 21 in goals and No. 5 in assists per game nationally.

In 2011, Hamilton was named Female Athlete of the year by the University of Denver and the team's Most Valuable Player. The following year in 2012, she was named NSCAA Third Team All-American and to the First Team All-West Region. She was named WAC Player of the Year and was a First Team All-WAC selection. The same year, she was twice named WAC Offensive Player of the Week for the weeks of September 10 and 24. She was also named College Sports 360's National Player of the week for Week 6.

In 2013, Hamilton was named NSCAA First Team All-American, First Team All-Great Lakes Region, and Summit League Offensive Player of the Year. She was also a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist and 2013 Senior CLASS Award Finalist. She was named to the First Team All-Summit League, Summit League All-Tournament Team and was the Summit League Tournament MVP. Hamilton earned 2013 Summit League All-Academic Team honors and was named Capital One Academic All-American as well as NSCAA Scholar All-American. She was the Summit League's Player of the Week twice for the weeks of August 26 and September 16, 2013. She was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week on September 18, 2013.

Playing career

Western New York Flash, 2014–present

Hamilton was selected by the the Western New York Flash as the 36th overall pick of the 2014 NWSL College Draft. She was the first Denver University graduate to be selected in a NWSL draft. She did not play the 2014 season due to an ACL injury suffered in pre-season.

Awards and honors

• 2013 MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist
• 2013 Senior CLASS Award finalist

External Links

• Kristen Hamilton at Soccerway
• Kristen Hamilton's University of Denver Profile