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Fifteen Girls named to AYSO 's First All-American Team

Fifteen girls have been chosen to play on the American Youth Soccer Organization's very first-ever All-American Team. The players were selected from a field of nearly 300 teenagers who recently participated in AYSO's College Athlete Program (CAP). Each player began the rigorous selection process by first participating in a CAP Audition; then attending a week-long CAP Center; and finally being chosen to play in this winter's CAP National Competition. The players were evaluated on their soccer skills, teamwork, and leadership qualities.An Under-19 Team was selected to represent AYSO.

The All-American Team will be introduced at AYSO's National Annual General Meeting in Phoenix this May and again at AYSO Day at the Los Angeles Galaxy game on June 17, 2000. The team will spend their summer training with AYSO National Coach John Ouellette in Arizona and California before their first appearance at the Kanga Cup in Australia.

AYSO's All-American Under-19 Team

• Anna Arnold, New York
• Meaghan Brady, Rhode Island
• Elysia Cannon, Utah
• Sarah Deemer, Texas
• Erica de Longpre, Michigan
• Cathleen Ephgrave, Illinois
• Bestey Harvey, New York
• Sarah Lopez, California
• Sarah Moranville, Caii ornia
• Giuliana Patrito, California
• Rebecca Peters, California
• Stephanie Sims, California
• Michelle Tolpa, New York
• Jennifer Tuttle, New York
• Jeanne Williams, New Mexico

UC Irvine signs five student athletes to letters of intent

Hayley McNallan Forward Tacoma, WA Curtis Senior HS

Three-time All Puget Sound League distinction-two-time first-team all-area-South Puget Sound League MVP as a junior-1998 Area Player of theYear-1997 Orange Bowl MVP- Olympic Development State player two years-plays for the FC Royals Club team.

Erin Tuvey Forward from Olympia, WA and Olympia HS

Four-time all-league selection-team's goals and assists leader three years-three-time team MVP-Olympic Development State player two years-scholar-athlete-plays for the FC Royals Club team.

Jessica Lyons Forward from Mission Viejo, CA and Capistrano Valley HS

1998 ODP District 3 team member-team was 1999 South Coast League champions-two-time league champion in the triple jump-scholar-athlete-Mission Viejo Elite Soccer Club

Lachelle Manzano Midfielder from Huntington Beach, CA and Edison HS

Sunset League Most Valuable defender-Three-time first team All-Sunset League honoree-two-time South Torrance and Excalibur All-Tournament teams -plays for the Irvine Strikers Club team.

Caroline Kabe Defender from Palos Vedres Estates, Ca Peninsula HS

Four-year ODP District 4 team selection-first-team All-Bay league honors as a junior and second-team accolades as a sophomore-tournament MVP at the 1999 San Marcos Summer Soccer Classic and 1997 Fram Xiles Spring Invitational-plays for Fram Soccer Club.

Linda Whitehead named as Head Coach
of the University of Northern Iowa

The University of Northern Iowa Athletic Department has appointed Linda Whitehead as Head Coach of its new women's soccer program. The program will begin play in the fall of 2000.

Whitehead has experience starting a team at the college level, serving as the initial head coach at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga the past four seasons. Last season the Lady Mocs finished with a program-best for wins. Prior to UTC, Whitehead served as Head Women's Soccer Coach at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada for four years, where she was named 1992 Conference Coach of the Year after being named AUAA Champions. From 1991-92, she was Head Women's Soccer Coach at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, where her 1992 team won the Terry Price Cup. She was also Head Coach of the University of Western Ontario from 1990-91.

Whitehead's experience on the playing field includes two years at the University of Western Ontario, where she was named captain and MVP of her team. She also was a four-time winner of the Ontario Championship during her time with the London (Ontario) Concorde women's soccer team.

"We're really excited," said Associate Athletic Director Kevin Buisman. "The search committee did an outstanding job, and it is to their credit that we were able to work fairly quickly through this process and attract somebody of Linda's caliber. I think Linda brings outstanding credentials to the program, and it was an obvious bonus for us to attract someone that had Division I experience plus the startup experience that will allow our program to hit the ground running and get our program out to a fast start."

Plans call for UNI to begin play this fall, initially offering a limited number of scholarships that will grow over a five-year timetable. UNI officials hope to attract an initial roster of 16-18 players that will include freshmen, transfers and members of UNI's current club team. Several locations are under discussion for where the team will play, including several on-campus sites and the possibility of a limited number of games being played at the new Cedar Valley Soccer Complex currently under development.

"People we talk to about women's soccer think we have a chance to be pretty good pretty quickly," said Athletic Director Rick Hartzell. "There are a lot of players around. We'll focus on the Waterloo-Cedar Falls area and try to build a program with some local roots."

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