Rachel Dawson (born August 2, 1985 in Camden, New Jersey) is a field hockey midfielder / back from the United States, who earned her first senior career cap vs Australia on June 5, 2005. Dawson was named to the U.S. field hockey team for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Dawson grew up in Berlin, New Jersey, and attended Eastern High School, where she graduated in 2003. She graduated from the ((University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)) in 2007 and resides in North Carolina. She traveled to London and Beijing and came in the top 12 both times .