Date of birth | 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 (born October 14, 1994) is an American rugby sevens player. Kirshe played one season with the Rocky Mountain Experts of Premier Rugby Sevens.
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. [1]
Kirshe made her debut with the U.S. Eagles sevens team in Sydney in 2019.[2] In 2021, she competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[3][4][5][6][7] In 2022, She was again selected for the United States to compete at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[8][9][10]
Kirshe played for the Women's Experts during PR7s inaugural season in 2021.