Hometown: New York City, NY Position:Defense Number: 14
Stick: Gryphon GXXII Tour Pro-25 Field Hockey Stick
Instagram: @aki_kaeppeler
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Pan American Cup (Santiago, Chile)
2022 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Team (canceled - Liege, Belgium)
2021
USMNT Europe Tour (Frankfurt, Germany & Santiago, Chile)
2020
2019
Pan American Games (Bronze - Lima, Peru)
Named to 2019 Pan American Elite Team
Hockey Series Final (4th - Bhubaneswar, India)
Series against Korea (Seoul, South Korea)
2018
5 Nations Tournament (5th - Malaga, Spain)
Europe Tour (France, Sprain, Scotland, Ireland)
2017
Named to 2017 Pan American Elite Team
World League Round 2 (Bronze - Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago)
Series against France (Paris, France)
2015
World League Round 2 (7th - Chula Vista, CA)
Series against Argentina (Boston, MA)
European Tour (Den Hague, The Netherlands & Antwerp, Belgium)
2013
2012
WLR1 Player of the Tournament Award
Joined the U.S. Men's National Team
Junior Pan American Championship (4th - Guadalajara, Mexico)
PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS
I was 8 or 9 years old.
Who was your favorite athlete growing up? (can be any sport)
That's a hard one for me. Never really had that one athlete that I absolutely looked up to or admired. For me it was changing all the time and I like to take aspects from different athletes as inspirations.
What's your go-to pregame meal?
At the moment porridge with lots of fruits.
What is your favorite pump-up song?
Mask Off - Future
Describe your playing style in no more than three words?
Risky, Offensive, Lazy
What is your secret talent?
Living food garbage can (I can eat endless amounts)
What is your favorite movie?
The Prestige
What fictional character would you love to meet?
Artemis Fowl
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Firefighter
What do you do when you're not playing field hockey?
Watch Netflix
What is your favorite food to cook?
Maultaschen
What is your favorite motivational quote?
What is the best piece of advice you've ever received?
Go to America, play for the US team.
What is your favorite place to travel to?
New York
Cake or pie?
Ice cream!
Pineapples on pizza?
NEVER!
Beach house or cabin?
Beach House
What is your favorite field hockey memory?
Playing the German Indoor Final, and winning the bronze medal at the 2019 Pan Am Games.
