“I am super excited to announce my commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Chico State University. This would not be possible without the continuous support from my family, friends, teammates, and coaches. A special thank you to my coach, Ron Benjamin, for challenging me to become a better player and for his encouragement and guidance on and off the field. I would also like to thank my previous coaches: Tim Maestretti, Peter Ochoa, Rafa Ramirez, Ben Ormsby, PDP coaches, and ODP coaches, who all played a significant role in my soccer development. Finally, I would like to thank Coach Kim Sutton and the rest of the coaching staff at Chico for providing me with this amazing opportunity! Go Wildcats!” —Natalie Mendoza

“I am so excited and happy to announce that I have committed to Dominican University of California. I’m looking forward to continuing my academic and soccer career at Dominican. I owe many thanks to all of my coaches, who have taught me so much. I couldn’t have accomplished this without the support of my family and I’m so thankful they’ve been with me on this journey. Playing collegiate soccer has been a long term goal of mine for many years and my family, coaches, and teammates have all contributed to my success. Go Penguins!” —Jake Sieber

“I am super excited to announce my verbal commitment to Cal State University Chico to continue both my academic and athletic career! It has been a dream of mine since age five to play soccer at the collegiate level, and to be given this opportunity is unbelievable. I would personally like to thank my coaches, teammates, and most of all my family, for always pushing me to be my best and putting in hours of their lives to drive me and support me at all of my soccer events. Without the constant support, encouragement, and pushing by my family, coaches, and teammates, I would not be the player I am today and I can’t be more grateful for each and every one of them. I would also like to give a big thanks to Kim Sutton and the coaching staff at CSU Chico for giving me this opportunity! Go Wildcats!”—Taylor Russell

“I am super excited to announce my verbal commitment to Lesley University to continue my academic and athletic career! I would like to thank my family and friends for the continuous support and motivation throughout my life. I want to give a special thanks to my dad, who always put in extra hours with me outside of practice and gave me motivational speeches before every game. I would also like to thank my teammates and especially, Coach Todd DeCarlo, for helping me improve as a player and making my last two years of soccer memorable. Finally, a big thank you to Coach Paul Vasconcelos and the rest of the coaching staff at LU for providing me with this opportunity. Go Lynx!” — Tatiana Ledesma

“I am excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Sierra College.  I have learned so much from my coaches and they have all prepared me to take the next step of playing collegiately. I want to thank Coach Todd for not giving up on me and providing me the knowledge that has elevated my play and confidence in the game. A special thank you to Coach Bashar for believing in me.  He has been so insightful and always pushes me to be my best.  I am grateful to Coach BJ and Coach Ron for encouraging me along the way. Thank you, mom and dad, for all your sacrifice and support. Finally, thank you, Jason Gantt, for this opportunity. I am thrilled to play for Sierra College.” —Lindsay Lucas

“I am excited to announce that I have verbally committed to play soccer at Aurora University near Chicago in 2020!  Visiting the campus I knew right away that Aurora University is where I am supposed to be.  Watching the coaches and the players interact I know that this is a culture that I want to be a part of.  I’m extremely excited to play for Coaches Shannon DeNinno, Olivia Callipari, and Jonathon Collins.

I want to say how much I truly appreciate Coach Todd DeCarlo and all of my teammates for welcoming me to Placer United mid-season last year.  The Placer United Soccer Club and Coach DeCarlo have continued to push me to be a better and more committed player and have set me up for success at the next level.

During my journey, there have been many people who have supported me and pushed me to develop both on & off the field.

  I first must thank Coach Jose Ordaz, who offered me my first spot on a competitive team and who taught me that a tough coach can also be a fun coach and for teaching me the fundamentals of soccer.  Second, I’d like to thank Coach Cesar Sandoval for honestly teaching me to love the game, love my teammates and to always give 100%.  Third, I’d like to thank Coach Curtis Farley for being the fun coach and for reminding me that sometimes we just need to have fun and not take ourselves too seriously.  This list would not be complete without also thanking my High School Coach Ana Jones who has been supportive of all of my decisions and who continues to push me to be a leader.  Finally, I wouldn’t be who I am without the teammates that have surrounded me all of these years so a huge thank you to ALL of them!  Lastly, I want to thank my parents, brother and the rest of my family for their love and support and for the many hours spent driving to games and on the sidelines supporting me!

I’m very excited for the future and hope to make everyone who has supported and believed in me proud.  GO SPARTANS!”—Ashley Ryan

“I am so happy and excited to announce I have verbally committed to play soccer for Chapman University. I want to thank all my coaches, who have made me the player I am today. Thank you to all my teammates for being there for me and with me throughout the ups and downs. All the hours and hard work have finally paid off. Thank you to my parents, who have not only supported me but joined me on my soccer journey, especially the countless long road trips to games and tournaments. Thank you to my sister, who has not only been a role model academically in my life, but you’ve been such a great supporter even when you could not be there.  Lastly, thank you so much to Coach Johnson and Coach Calderon for giving me such an amazing opportunity and believe I can be an impact on your team.

Go Panthers!”— Amber Pon

“I am super excited to announce that I have verbally committed to Cal State San Marcos to continue my athletic and academic career! I want to thank my family and friends for the constant support and motivation they have given me to get to this point. I also would like to give a special thanks to my coach, Ron Benjamin, for pushing me every day to be the best player and person I can be and making these last few years of club soccer the most enjoyable. Finally, I would like to thank Coach Bobby Renneisen and the rest of the coaching staff at CSUSM for providing me with this opportunity! I am so excited and grateful for this amazing opportunity to continue on to such a great school and team! Go Cougars!” — Abby Morgado

“I am so excited and happy to announce that I have verbally committed to play D1 soccer at Eastern Washington University! I can’t wait to continue my academic and soccer career there! Thank you so much to my coaches, team, family, and friends for the constant support. And a special thank you to my coach Ron Benjamin for his continuous support and dedication. He has helped me grow so much as a player, and also helped me throughout the process. I am forever grateful. I’m excited for my journey to continue at such a great school! GoEags!”

Emilie Wallin (2020) of U17 US Soccer Development Academy Commits to Humboldt State Lumberjacks

“I am super excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Humboldt State University. I would not have been able to do this without the continuous support of my friends, family, and teammates who always motivated me to do my best. Also a big thank you to Ron Benjamin for his dedication to developing me into a better player each day, as well as helping me through this process. I would also like to thank my previous coaches: Steve Oppenheim, John Enos, Brian and Dani Adamson, Reggie Glaude, Jose Ordaz, Felix Osorio, Santi Cruz-Roveda, Kim Gonzalez, Gregg Thompson, Mo Ruiz, Alex Butterfield, Katie Burton, Sarah Fawcett, Casey Tate and Todd DeCarlo, all of whom who played a very important role in my growth as an athlete, and of course Coach Paul Karver who has provided me with this amazing opportunity! Go Jacks!”—Emilie Wallin