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All-Star Teams Announced for the 2015 US Youth Soccer ODP Girls Thanksgiving Interregional

Soccer News: US Youth Soccer announced the US Youth Soccer ODP All-Star teams for the 2015 US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (US Youth Soccer ODP) Girls Thanksgiving Interregional, which recently took place Nov. 22-27 at Spanish River Athletic Park and Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. Of the nearly 400 players that participated in the event, five rosters were constituted based on outstanding performance – one for each of the 1998 through 2002 age groups.

The top goal scorer of the week was Region II’s Kalyssa Van Zanten from the 2001 age group with five goals. Katie O’Kane (2002-RIV), Marykate McGuire (2000-RI), Kristina Lynch (1999-RII) and Sydney Spruill (1998-RIII) topped their age groups with three goals each.

Region III won the most games out of any other Region, with ten wins across all age groups. Region II took the top of the standings in the 1999, 2001 and 2002 age groups, and Region III took the top of the standings in the 1998 and 2000 age groups.

The US Youth Soccer ODP Girls Thanksgiving Interregional featured players that were selected from US Youth Soccer State Association and Regional level evaluations. Throughout the event players attended training sessions and competed in matches in front of U.S. Soccer national staff and collegiate coaches for the opportunity to be selected to a higher level of play.

In addition to player development and meaningful competition, players and coaches received a goalkeeping session from U.S. Soccer coaches Kelsey Davis and Graeme Abel. U.S. Soccer’s April Kater, Tricia Taliaferro, Mary Francis Monroe, BJ Snow and Mark Carr and others were watching the players throughout the week.

With programs in all 55 US Youth Soccer State Associations, US Youth Soccer ODP, the original Olympic development program, is available to any player. US Youth Soccer ODP is the only elite player development program that can claim members of Major League Soccer, the National Women’s Soccer League, and the majority of current and past national and youth national team members, as alumni. To learn more, visit www.usyouthsoccer.org/programs/OlympicDevelopmentProgram.

2015 US Youth Soccer ODP Girls Thanksgiving Interregional All-Star Teams

Player Region Position Club Hometown Jadyn Wilensky Region I Defender Kensington, MD Taylor Bennett Region I Forward Dryden, NY Andrea Gilmore Region I Midfielder Walpole, MA Allison Whitfield Region II Defender Kentucky Fire Louisville, KY Conner Huggins Region II Defender Vardar Farmington Hills, MI Brooke Bingham Region III Defender NC Fusion W. Jefferson, NC Angeline Daly Region III Midfielder JFC Storm Ponte Vedra, FL Charli Pogany Region III Goalkeeper IMG Academy Sarasota, FL Taylor Kornieck Region IV Midfielder Downtown Las Vegas Henderson, NV Jadyn Nogues Region IV Midfielder Las Vegas Premier SA Las Vegas, NV Olivia Hernandez Region IV Forward Sereno Soccer Club Phoenix, AZ 1999 All-Star Team Player Region Position Club Hometown Kailee Coonan Region I Midfielder West Chester, PA Chelsea Domond Region I Forward Stamford, CT Riley Bowers Region I Midfielder Clarence Center, NY Ryanne Brown Region II Midfielder Indiana Fire Indianapolis, IN Janiece Joyner Region II Defender Cleveland FC Medina, OH Kristina Lynch Region II Forward Indiana Fire Juniors Granger, IN Bethany Kopel Region II Goalkeeper Michigan Hawks Novi, MI Naomi Powell Region III Midfielder Orlando City Lake Mary, FL Amanda Martin Region III Defender Orlando City Miami, FL Yazmeen Ryan Region III Defender NYSA Fury 99 Norman, OK Cameron Tucker Region IV Midfielder Utah Celtic Highland, UT 2000 All-Star Team Player Region Position Club Hometown Taylor Kofton Region I Midfielder Norton, MA Marykate McGuire Region I Forward Portsmouth, RI Jenna Butler Region I Defender Gainesville, VA Olivia Bombacino Region II Forward Team Chicago Plainfield, IL Maycee Bell Region II Defender Sporting Blue Valley Wichita, KS Ashton Smith Region III Midfielder Concorde Fire Johns Creek, GA Ashlynn Serepca Region III Midfielder Carolina Rapids 17 Cornelius, NC Sarah Piper Region III Midfielder Texas Rush The Woodlands, TX Katherine Asman Region III Goalkeeper Tophat 18 Roswell, GA Sakura Yoshida Region IV Midfielder Crossfire Premier Redmond, WA Katie Duong Region IV Midfielder Crossfire Premier Portland, OR 2001 All-Star Team Player Region Position Club Hometown Julia Hannon Region I Midfielder Massapequa, NY Juliana Lynch Region I Midfielder Baltimore, MD Kalyssa Van Zanten Region II Forward Eclipse Select Buffalo Grove, IL Bria Telemaque Region II Forward Michigan Hawks East Lansing, MI Isabella Cook Region II Defender Eclipse Soccer Club Elmhurst, IL Allyson Childers Region II Midfielder Michigan Hawks Grand Blanc, MI Maciah Lipsey Region II Goalkeeper Michigan Hawks Southfield, MI Astrid Wheeler Region III Midfielder Concorde Fire NW. Atlanta GA Izzy Brown Region III Forward CASL Cary, NC Jaelyn Eisenhart Region IV Midfielder Heat FC 01 Henderson, NV Laney Carroll Region IV Forward Legends FC Redlands, CA 2002 All-Star Team Player Region Position Club Hometown Stephanie Sparkowski Region I Goalkeeper East Meadow, NY Ameila Horton Region II Forward Sporting Blue Valley Olathe, KS Emily Mathews Region II Defender PSG MI Gators Fraser, MI Kailyn Dudkovich Region II Forward Cincinnati United West Chester, OH Dilary Heredia-Beltran Region II Forward Wichita Rush/Sporting Blue Wichita, KS Talia Dellaperuta Region III Midfielder Tophat 20 Cumming, GA Jillian Martinez Region III Midfielder Lonestar San Antonio San Antonio, TX Baleigh Bruster Region III Midfielder Tophat 20 Smyrna, GA Cordelia Cross Region IV Forward Eagles Soccer Club Sylmar, CA Morgan Miles Region IV Midfielder Washington Premier FC Puyallup, WA Katie O’Kane Region IV Forward Seattle United Washington Tournament Results 1998 Girls Best Region Region III (3-0-0; 9 points) Best Scorer RIII – Sydney Spruill (3 Goals) Best Goalkeeper RIII – Charli Pogany 1999 Girls Best Region Region II (2-0-1; 7 points) Best Scorer RII – Kristina Lynch (3 Goals) Best Goalkeeper RII – Bethany Kopel 2000 Girls Best Region Region III (2-0-1; 7 points) Best Scorers RI – Marykate McGuire (3 Goals) Best Goalkeeper RIII – Katherine Asman 2001 Girls Best Region Region II (3-0-0; 9 points) Best Scorer RII – Kalyssa Van Zanten (5 Goals) Best Goalkeeper RII – Maciah Lipsey 2002 Girls Best Region Region II (3-0-0; 9 points) Best Scorer RIV – Katie O’Kane (3 Goals) Best Goalkeeper RI – Stephanie Sparkowski