2016 US Youth Soccer National Championships Best XI Teams Announced
#ROADtoTX – US Youth Soccer – The US Youth Soccer National Championships were just crowned in TX and now it is the time to look at the best individual performances on the soccer field. Who are the top performers across the age groups? That is what the Best XI Teams are all about; the top 11 performers in each age group make up the Best XI — irrespective of their position on the field. Who selects the players? The players are voted on by the coaches of the participating teams in that age group. Super cool.
Youth Soccer News: The Best XI teams were announced for the 2016 US Youth Soccer National Championships, which took place July 26 – 31 at the Toyota Soccer Center in Frisco, Texas. The National Championships featured US Youth Soccer Regional Champions in the Under-13 through Under-19 Boys and Girls age groups, as well as the US Youth Soccer National League qualifiers in the Under-14 through Under-18 Boys and Girls age groups.
The Best XI team was first introduced at the 2011 National Championships. Similar to FIFA’s all-tournament concept, the Best XI recognizes the top 11 performers in each age group, irrespective of their position on the field, throughout the tournament as voted by coaches of the participating teams in that age group.
The Best XI join the Golden Ball, Golden Glove and Fair Play awards given out annually at the National Championships. The Golden Ball and Glove were first awarded in 1998 to the players in each division who have the greatest competitive impact in the National Championships, and has featured winners such as Robbie Findley, Jonathan Bornstein, Freddy Adu, Jordan Morris, Lindsey Tarpley, Christen Press and Emily Sonnett.
2016 National Championships Award Winners
Golden Ball
| Under-13 Girls | Reilyn Turner | So Cal Blues 02 Baker (CA-S) |
| Under-14 Girls | Madison Medalle | PSG MI Gators 02 Orange (MI) |
| Under-15 Girls | Saydie Holland | Campton United Navy (IL) |
| Under-16 Girls | Macy Martinez | La Roca Premier PO (UT) |
| Under-17 Girls | Murphy Agnew | YMS Premier Xplosion 98 (PA-E) |
| Under-18 Girls | Jamiera Lunsford | KHA Red (OH-S) |
| Under-19 Girls | Ally Prisock | So Cal Blues Dodge (CA-S) |
| Under-13 Boys | Ian Holdaway | 02 CASL Academy Juniors (NC) |
| Under-14 Boys | Denis Conteh | Valparaiso United FC 02 JG (AZ) |
| Under-15 Boys | Evangelo Spartiaris | CFA Raiders (IL) |
| Under-16 Boys | Bardia Kimiavi | Loudoun Red (VA) |
| Under-17 Boys | Giovanni Vasquez | Loudoun 98 Red (VA) |
| Under-18 Boys | Juan Pablo Alvarez | Santa Barbara SC White (CA-S) |
| Under-19 Boys | Gabriel Costa | FC Golden State (CA-S) |
Golden Glove
| Under-13 Girls | Rachel Bump | Solar Chelsea Red (TX-N) |
| Under-14 Girls | Emma Boutorwick | PSG MI Gators 02 Orange (MI) |
| Under-15 Girls | Lindsay VanderMeer | Midwest United FC 01 Royal (MI) |
| Under-16 Girls | Mackenzie Hanna | Syracuse Development Academy (NY-W) |
| Under-17 Girls | Sydney Cassalia | EGA Maroon 98 (NE) |
| Under-18 Girls | Jessica Harvey | Tennessee SC 16 (TN) |
| Under-19 Girls | Alexandria Best | So Cal Blues Dodge (CA-S) |
| Under-13 Boys | Nathaniel Kim | Strikers FC Chingirian (CA-S) |
| Under-14 Boys | Tyler Kirberg | Valparaiso United FC 02 JG (AZ) |
| Under-15 Boys | Nathan Paolozzi | McLean 00 Green (VA) |
| Under-16 Boys | Bryant Pratt | OP Green (OH-S) |
| Under-17 Boys | Elton Schwartz | Pipeline Black (MD) |
| Under-18 Boys | Edward Delgado | Santa Barbara SC White (CA-S) |
| Under-19 Boys | Evandro Bressan | FC Golden State (CA-S) |
| Under-13 Girls | |
| Reilyn Turner* | So Cal Blues 02 Baker (CA-S) |
| Raigen Powell | Solar Chelsea Red (TX-N) |
| Kailyn Dudukovich | Cincinnati United Premier Gold (OH-S) |
| Alexis Missimo | Solar Chelsea Red (TX-N) |
| Brooklyn Harris | Cincinnati United Premier Gold (OH-S) |
| Makala Woods | Cincinnati United Premier Gold (OH-S) |
| Simone Jackson | So Cal Blues 02 Baker (CA-S) |
| Amanda Attanasi | NJ Rush 02 Blue (NJ) |
| Lola Stanley | Solar Chelsea Red (TX-N) |
| Rebecca Casper | NJ Rush 02 Blue (NJ) |
| Rachel Bump** | Solar Chelsea Red (TX-N) |
| Under-14 Girls | |
| Madison Medalle* | PSG MI Gators 02 Orange (MI) |
| Emily Mathews | PSG MI Gators 02 Orange (MI) |
| Anna Haddock | Tennessee SC 20 (TN) |
| Emily Sanchez | Tennessee SC 20 (TN) |
| Allison Leonard | Waza FC East 02 Black (MI) |
| Ande Allison | CUP Gold 01/02 (OH-S) |
| Ellie Podojil | CUP Gold 01/02 (OH-S) |
| Kiera Utush | USA Stars 02 (CA-N) |
| Edna Konte | BRYC 01 Elite (VA) |
| Justina Gaynor | PSG MI Gators 02 Orange (MI) |
| Emma Boutorwick** | PSG MI Gators 02 Orange (MI) |
| Under-15 Girls | |
| Saydie Holland* | Campton United Navy (IL) |
| Heather MacNab | FC Pride 01 Elite (IN) |
| Anna Podojil | CUP Gold 00/01 (OH-S) |
| Hannah Rittenhouse | Campton United Navy (IL) |
| Brittany Duncan | CUP Gold 00/01 (OH-S) |
| Avery Lockwood | Midwest United FC 01 Royal (MI) |
| Abby Isger | FC Pride 01 Elite (IN) |
| Jaida Thomas | Dallas Kicks SC 01 (TX-N) |
| Samantha Meza | Dallas Kicks SC 01 (TX-N) |
| Talani Barnett | HBC Impact 00 (NY-E) |
| Lindsay VanderMeer** | Midwest United FC 01 Royal (MI) |
| Under-16 Girls | |
| Macy Martinez* | La Roca Premier PO (UT) |
| Shayla Smart | Florida Krush Black (FL) |
| Rylan Childers | FCKC Pink Panthers Elite (MO) |
| Emali Mac Kinnon | Albion SC White (CA-S) |
| Olivia Wade | La Roca Premier PO (UT) |
| Kiley Keehan | CUP Gold 99/00 (OH-S) |
| Kayleigh Webb | Carlsbad Elite 99 (CA-S) |
| Margaret Pigott | FCKC Pink Panthers Elite (MO) |
| Sydney Sauer | Florida Krush Black (FL) |
| Jessica Wright | Carlsbad Elite 99 (CA-S) |
| Mackenzie Hanna** | Syracuse Development Academy (NY-W) |
| Under-17 Girls | |
| Murphy Agnew* | YMS Premier Xplosion 98 (PA-E) |
| Makena Silber | Beadling Bulldogs (PA-W) |
| Courtney Walker | CR S Burgundy Rapids (NC) |
| Joanna Harber | Eastside FC 98 Red (WA) |
| Samantha White | Beadling Bulldogs (PA-W) |
| Jasmine Ruiz | Team Chicago Academy-Brasilia (IL) |
| Molly McGarry | CR S Burgundy Rapids (NC) |
| Margaret Daeche | YMS Premier Xplosion 98 (PA-E) |
| Kimberly Butland | Beach FC 98 Academy (CA-S) |
| Nadiyah Siqueiros | Beach FC 98 Academy (CA-S) |
| Sydney Cassalia** | EGA Maroon 98 (NE) |
| Under-18 Girls | |
| Jamiera Lunsford* | KHA Red (OH-S) |
| Sarah Krause | Ambassadors FC (OH-N) |
| Tavia Leachman | Beach FC Academy 97 Joyner (CA-S) |
| Jade Gentile | Syracuse Development Academy (NY-W) |
| Karlie Paschall | Tennessee SC 16 (TN) |
| Jade Ruiters | MD United Coyotes (MD) |
| Amalya Johnson | NJ Stallions Dynamite (NJ) |
| Olivia Doak | Tennessee SC 16 (TN) |
| Alexandra Wright | Ambassadors FC (OH-N) |
| Hayley Mayne | Carlsbad Elite 97/98 (CA-S) |
| Jessica Harvey** | Tennessee SC 16 (TN) |
| Under-19 Girls | |
| Ally Prisock* | So Cal Blues Dodge (CA-S) |
| Lucy Edwards | Red Stars (IL) |
| Courtney Cash | 96 TFCA Alliance (NC) |
| Karina Rodriguez | So Cal Blues Dodge (CA-S) |
| Emma Houser | 96 TFCA Alliance (NC) |
| Madison Pogarch | Red Stars (IL) |
| Julia Suarez | McLean 96 Green (VA) |
| Sara Grace DeGooyer | McLean 96 Green (VA) |
| Anika Rodriguez | So Cal Blues Dodge (CA-S) |
| Kylie McElroy | 96 TFCA Alliance (NC) |
| Alexandria Best** | So Cal Blues Dodge (CA-S) |
| Under-13 Boys | |
| Ian Holdaway* | 02 CASL Academy Juniors (NC) |
| Nicholas Pariano | Michigan Wolves 03 (MI) |
| Adam Armour | 02 CASL Academy Juniors (NC) |
| Jeorgio Kocevski | Syracuse Development Academy (NY-W) |
| Tylan Mulcahy | Syracuse Development Academy (NY-W) |
| Zachary Peterman | 02 CASL Academy Juniors (NC) |
| Noah Mangosing | Strikers FC Chingirian (CA-S) |
| Connor Walcott | Strikers FC Chingirian (CA-S) |
| Michael Catanzarite | Syracuse Development Academy |
| Paul Son | Strikers FC Chingirian (CA-S) |
| Nathaniel Kim** | Strikers FC Chingirian (CA-S) |
| Under-14 Boys | |
| Denis Conteh* | Valparaiso United FC 02 JG (AZ) |
| Lincoln Aquino | LVSA 02 Red (NV) |
| Theodore Ndje | Baltimore Darby 01/02 (MD) |
| Angelo Oquendo | Raiders City (IL) |
| Patrick Rivas-Ayala | FCV Ashburn Elite 01 (VA) |
| Anthony Cervantes | SLA Nomads 01 (CA-S) |
| Elton Quintanilla Lizama | FCV Ashburn Elite 01 (VA) |
| Felix Mendoza | Raiders City (IL) |
| Damon Williams | South Carolina United FC 01 Elite (SC) |
| Jarod Eaton | Valparaiso United FC 02 JG (AZ) |
| Tyler Kirberg** | Valparaiso United FC 02 JG (AZ) |
| Under-15 Boys | |
| Evangelo Spartiaris* | CFA Raiders (IL) |
| Daniel Diaz-Bonilla | McLean 00 Green (VA) |
| Brandon Cervantes | Sparta 01 JK (UT) |
| Philip Burckhardt | LMSC Sabertooth Rats (PA-E) |
| Cory Adika | Davie United Sharks 00/01 Blue (FL) |
| Josh Kidder | Toledo Celtics Black (OH-N) |
| Christian Crespo | CFA Raiders (IL) |
| Jack Rosener | McLean 00 Green (VA) |
| Demitri Castaneda | SC Sporting 00 Green (CA-N) |
| Sebastian Vidarte | Davie United Sharks 00/01 Blue (FL) |
| Nathan Paolozzi** | McLean 00 Green (VA) |
| Under-16 Boys | |
| Bardia Kimiavi* | Loudoun Red (VA) |
| John Arauz | Dix Hills Hurricanes (NY-E) |
| Carlos Reyes | United FA Premier (GA) |
| Luke Kiley | OP Green (OH-S) |
| Isai Mendoza | La Roca South CS 99/00 Premier (UT) |
| Bret Halsey | Loudoun Red (VA) |
| Raul Tinoco | United FA Premier (GA) |
| Bronny Toledo | Strikers FC North (CA-S) |
| Noah Engstrom | Strikers FC North (CA-S) |
| Agustin Asensio | La Roca South CS 99/00 Premier (UT) |
| Bryant Pratt** | OP Green (OH-S) |
| Under-17 Boys | |
| Giovanni Vasquez* | Loudoun 98 Red (VA) |
| Jackson Ragen | Seattle United 98 Copa (WA) |
| Ataniel Claremond | Sporting St. Croix (MN) |
| Stephen Milhoan | Challenger Crew Jrs Gold 98 (OH-N) |
| Benjamin Alexander | Pipeline Black (MD) |
| Carlos Flores | Solar Chelsea Red 99 (TX-N) |
| Wariebi Jituboh | Solar Chelsea Red 99 (TX-N) |
| Will Turrittin | Challenger Crew Jrs Gold 98 (OH-N) |
| Daniel Hart | Baltimore Celtic 98/99 (MD) |
| Gladimyr Jeudi | Sporting St. Croix (MN) |
| Elton Schwartz ** | Pipeline Black (MD) |
| Under-18 Boys | |
| Juan Pablo Alvarez * | Santa Barbara SC White (CA-S) |
| Evan Vare | Lehigh Valley United 97 (PA-E) |
| Gerber Chavez | FC Dallas 98 Premier (TX-N) |
| Gustavo Vargas | South San Jose PAC Indios (CA-N) |
| Joseph DeStefano | Dix Hills Elite (NY-E) |
| William McCreary | Arlington Impact Red (VA) |
| Eduardo Buenfil | South San Jose PAC Indios (CA-N) |
| Levi Roberts | Lehigh Valley United 97 (PA-E) |
| Rodney Michael | Santa Barbara SC White (CA-S) |
| Eduardo Sanchez | FC Golden State Platinum (CA-S) |
| Edward Delgado** | Santa Barbara SC White (CA-S) |
| Under-19 Boys | |
| Gabriel Costa* | FC Golden State (CA-S) |
| Harrison Weilbacher | Smithtown Kickers SC Arsenal (NY-E) |
| Maicon Abreu | FC Golden State (CA-S) |
| Ian Larson | Chicago Celtic (IL) |
| Fernando Aguirre. | Chicago Celtic (IL) |
| Mohamed Conde | FC Florida 96/97 Elite (FL) |
| Elias Leyva | Chicago Celtic (IL) |
| Moosah Khanat | Smithtown Kickers SC Arsenal (NY-E) |
| Beau Hornberger | Smithtown Kickers SC Arsenal (NY-E) |
| Kamar Marriott | FC Florida 96/97 Elite (FL) |
| Evandro Bressan** | FC Golden State (CA-S) |
2015 Best 11 | Tulsa, Okla. (Mohawk Soccer Complex)
2014 Best 11 | Germantown, Md. (Maryland SoccerPlex)
2013 Best 11 | Overland Park, Kan. (Overland Park Soccer Complex)
2012 Best 11 | Rock Hill, S.C. (Manchester Meadows)
2011 Best 11 | Phoenix, Ariz. (Reach 11 Sports Complex)
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