![]() She is the most tenacious and aggressive forward on the team when it comes to tackling back once we have lost possession," MacAusland says. "On the field Elaine is a ferocious competitor. While a forward must be able to penetrate the opposing defense for a shot or a penalty corner, coach Edie MacAusland expects Kellogg to adjust to all situations, including a defensive role and midfield pressure when the opposition gains possession. While not purely an offensive position, the change allows her to help coordinate the Crimson's scoring threat. But she says her move this year to forward has been her best opportunity. In her first two seasons at Harvard, Kellogg was again a defensive standout, despite another position switch, this time to link. In the following three seasons, she saw action as both a right and left halfback before becoming a fullback in her senior year. Since taking up the sport as a high school freshman six years ago, she has played four different positions, first as right halfback for the Stowe (Vt.) High School varsity in her first season. Kellogg has adapted well to the limitations of the game. ![]() "Field hockey is an active running game which provides the unique challenge, or maybe I should say limitation, of trying to maneuver a very small ball with only one side of a stick," Kellogg says. Why does she put up with the crowds if she hates them? Because Elaine Kellogg thrives on competition. That's right, field hockey.Īs a standout performer, she has learned to love a fast-moving game that often includes big traffic jams around a very little ball. Yet Kellogg, a junior, has chosen to play field hockey. Given the choice, she would pass up the city any day for the simpler lifestyle of her family's farm in Vermont. ![]()
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