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The University of Utah Athletics
Tavia Leachman Added to US U19 Roster
5/10/2017 10:11 AM | Soccer
Sophomore will suit up with national team
CHICAGO - Utah's Tavia Leachman has been invited to join the U.S. Under-19 Women's National Team. She will head to the U.S. Soccer National Team Training Center in Carson, Calif., for a camp running from May 13-20 and face the Japan U-20 WNT once, on Friday, May 19 (5 p.m. PT).
"Being able to train with the U19 Women's National Team is such an amazing opportunity that would not be possible without all of the fantastic coaches I have been lucky enough to have throughout the years that made me the player I am today," Leachman said. " I also want to thank all of my incredible teammates for constantly challenging me to play at the highest level and my loving family and friends for always supporting me in all of my soccer endeavors. I am so excited to go back to camp and give it my all. It is such an honor to represent my hometown, my school, & the United States. I am extremely humbled by it!"
"Tavia is a fantastic player and we're sure she will do well," Utah head coach Rich Manning said. "I know she is excited for a week of training at this high level and to represent the Utes and her country."
Twenty-six players – a mixture of 11 collegiate players with the rest youth club players – have been called into the U-20 camp, which includes midfielder Jaelin Howell and forward Sophia Smith, who both spent time training with the full U.S. Women's National Team in early April. The roster also includes Brianna Pinto, who was on the U.S. WNT roster for the 2017 SheBelieves Cup but did not see action. All three played for the USA at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan. Five additional players on the roster also played in Jordan: goalkeeper Laurel Ivory, forward Civana Kuhlmann, forward Adrienne Richardson and defenders Isabel Rodriguez and Karina Rodriguez.
Three players were members of the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea in goalkeeper Brooke Heinsohn, midfielder Savannah DeMelo and defender Emily Fox.
The age cut-off for the next U-20 Women's World Cup in France is players born on or after January 1, 1998. This U-20 roster features 13 players born in 1998, 11 born in 1999 and two (Pinto and Smith) born in 2000.
Last March, the U-20 WNT played three international matches in La Manga, Spain, defeating Norway 8-2, falling to Germany 2-1 and defeating France 2-0. Sixteen players from that trip will come into this camp, including scorers of 10 of the 11 goals in that tournament. Smith scored four goals over the three games while Kelsey Turnbow scored against Norway and France. Abigail Kim scored twice against Norway.
The U-19 WNT roster will feature 24 players, four of whom were part of the USA's 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Team: goalkeeper Hillary Beall, defenders Kiara Pickett and Naomi Girma, and midfielder Sydney Zandi. The roster is made up of 11 players born in 1998, 12 in 1999 and one in 2000 (Girma). The U-19 roster has nine college players with the rest still playing youth club.
In a rare double, defender Samantha Hiatt will attend both camps.
U.S. U-20 WNT Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (4): Amanda Dennis (Penn State; Palmetto, Fla.), Brooke Heinsohn (Duke; Norfolk, Mass.), Laurel Ivory (West Florida Flames; Surfside, Fla.), Amanda McGlynn (Virginia Tech; Jacksonville, Fla.)
DEFENDERS (8): Sydney Dawson (Internationals SC; Akron, Ohio), Julie Doyle (San Diego Surf; Laguna Niguel, Calif.), Emily Fox (UNC; Ashburn, Va.), Samantha Hiatt (Stanford; Newcastle, Wash.), Tara McKeown (San Diego Surf; Newbury Park, Calif.), Isabel Rodriguez (Michigan Hawks; Canton, Mich.), Karina Rodriguez (UCLA; Torrance, Calif.), Sophia Serafin (West Coast FC; Glendora, Calif.)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Tierna Davidson (Stanford; Menlo Park, Calif.), Savannah DeMelo (USC; Bellflower, Calif.), Jaelin Howell (Real Colorado; Windsor, Colo.), Taylor Kornieck (Colorado; Henderson, Nev.), Brianna Pinto (CASL; Durham, N.C.), Viviana Villacorta (Beach FC; Lawndale, Calif.)
FORWARDS (8): Amirah Ali (PDA; Voorhees, N.J.), Belle Briede (Tophat SC; Alpharetta, Ga.), Mireya Grey (Crossfire SC; Seattle, Wash.), Abigail Kim (California; Vashon, Wash.), Civana Kuhlmann (Colorado Rush; Littleton, Colo.), Adrienne Richardson (Minnesota Thunder Academy; Oakdale, Minn.), Sophia Smith (Real Colorado; Windsor, Colo.), Kelsey Turnbow (Santa Clara; Scottsdale, Ariz.)
U.S. U-19 WNT Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Hillary Beall (So Cal Blues; Laguna Beach, Calif.), Brooke Bollinger (Orlando City; Melbourne, Fla.), Zoe Clevely (Irvine Strikers; Huntington Beach, Calif.)
DEFENDERS (8): Kerry Abello (Eclipse Select; Batavia, Ill.), Malia Berkely (Florida State; Liberty Township, Ohio), Naomi Girma (Central Valley Crossfire; San Jose, Calif.), Samantha Hiatt (Stanford; Newcastle, Wash.), Tavia Leachman (Utah; Long Beach, Calif.), Julie Mackin (Clemson; Castle Rock, Colo.), Kaiya McCullough (UCLA; Mission Viejo, Calif.), Kiara Pickett (Eagles; Santa Barbara, Calif.)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Samantha Coffey (Match Fit Academy; Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.), Kristina Fisher (Miami; Jupiter, Fla.), Zoe Morse (Virginia; East Lansing, Mich.), Natalie Winters (Iowa; Plymouth, Mich.), Taryn Torres (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Sydney Zandi (Penn Fusion; West Chester, Penn.)
FORWARDS (7): Theresa Boade (Real Colorado; Castle Rock, Colo.), Jordan Brewster (Internationals SC; North Canton, Ohio), Emina Ekic (Javanon FC; Fairdale, Ky.), Wrenne French (Tennessee SC; Franklin, Tenn.), Cecilia Gee (Stanford; Orinda, Calif.), Tziarra King (N.C. State; Sicklerville, N.J.), Cameron Murtha (Bethesda SC; Kensington, Md.)
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