Kristin Stannard (Player) - Inducted 2024

Kristin Stannard played her youth soccer with FC Richmond Mystx and Richmond FC. 

At Clover Hill High School, she was a four-year varsity starter, and captain her senior year. She was selected for Four-Time All League, All District, All Metro, and All State.

She was a member of the VYSA ODP and Region I ODP player pool/teams (U-13 through U-17). Kristin was a member of the US Women’s National pool/team and camps from U-14 through U-20. 

Kristin attended all six US Women’s U-17 National Team Camps. She competed on the National Team in Mexico and Brazil. A member of the US Women’s U-20 National Team at two National Camps and competed in Mexico.

Kristin accepted a soccer scholarship to Stanford University, as a Soccer Buzz Top 15 recruit. In her freshman year, she was with the All-Pac-10 Second Team, and was named the All-Pac-10 Freshman Team’s fourth leading scorer. She was a two-time Pac-10 All Academic Honorable Mention, and received Top-Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week Honors. In her senior year, she became the third player at Stanford to record a hat-trick in 12 years, when she scored three goals in 27 minutes.

Kristin Stannard graduated from Stanford with a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, and has since enjoyed a career in tech at VC firm Expa and venture-backed startups Calm, Foursquare, Modsy, Rocket Fuel, and Bloom Energy. She married Ryan Kent in September 12, 2020 while living in San Francisco, and has since brought 2 wonderful boys, Calvin, and Brooks, into the world. She now lives in Los Angeles. She joined HP as Director of Product Management in November 2023.