Posted On December 12, 2012 by PUSC

Placer ’93 Alumni, Erika Garcia, Named to All-NSCAA Regional Team

Erika Garcia, of the Harvard women’s soccer team, continues to receive postseason awards after she was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Mid-Atlantic Region third team recently. Garcia has played in every game since she has joined the Crimson and has recorded two goals and five points. The Carson City, Nevada […]Continue reading..

Posted On December 5, 2012 by PUSC

Placer United’s Jay Roundtree Attends US Youth Soccer Event

Placer United U14B Red goalkeeper, Jay Roundtree, was selected by Region IV ODP staff coach Paul Holocher to attend this year’s US Youth Soccer’s Interregional Event over Thanksgiving. The event was hosted at the home of Real Salt Lake’s USSF Academy teams in Casa Grande outside Phoenix, Arizona. Jay joined an elite group of eighteen players […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 28, 2012 by PUSC

Placer United Girls Compete at Prestigious Surf Cup

Five Placer United girls teams travelled down to San Diego over the Thanksgiving weekend to participate in Surf Cup. There were over 400 college coaches in attendance recruiting for their respective collegiate programs. 140 teams from all over the country gathered in San Diego and the competition was amazing. All of our teams competed very […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 28, 2012 by PUSC

Sierra College Reaches Final Four & Two Alumni Named All-Conference

The Sierra College Women’s Soccer team reached the California CCC Final Four Championship. Their semi-final match will be held this coming Friday at Mt. Sac in Los Angeles. Placer United’s Jason Gantt is head coach and Crystal Chaidez is the assistant coach. In addition to reaching the Final Four, two Placer United alumni have been named […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 22, 2012 by PUSC

Letter From Region 6 PDP Director

Region 6 2001 Parents: Thank you to all the ‘01 boys and girls who did a tremendous job representing Region 6 last Monday night. All the coaches felt the soccer was of a high level and improved as the night went on. Region 5 coaches where VERY impressed with the talent levels in our region. […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 22, 2012 by PUSC

Alejandro Perez to Atttend WCDA ID National Camp

Congratulations to Alejandro Perez who was selected to attend this year’s 2012 Western College Development Academy I.D National camp in Las Vegas for ‘99 age group players. The primary purpose of the program is to provide an identification path toward US Youth National Teams. This year’s camp will be run by US National staff members and top-level college coaches. […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 22, 2012 by PUSC

Placer United Athletes Play in WCDA All-Star Games

Congratulations to the following Placer United players who have been selected to play in the High School Senior All-Star Game and High School Senior All-Academic Game at the 2012 Western College Development Academy Showcase in Las Vegas over Thanksgiving weekend. A big shout out to, Austin Burrows, Mark Calliguire, Dominic Cressa, Austin Ketchersid, Mitchell Pingree and Nick Schnable. The Placer United coaching […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 22, 2012 by PUSC

Placer United’s Cody Sunquist Attends National Camp

Placer United U15B player, Cody Sunquist, traveled to Home Depot Center in Carson this week for an eight day camp with the U14 US National Team. Born in 1999, Cody has represented Placer United on NorCal’s PDP 99 state team, US Club ID2’s ‘99 team and the San Jose Earthquakes 97/98 team at the MLS Adidas […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 22, 2012 by PUSC

Erika Garcia Named to All-Ivy Division I Second Team

Erika Garcia, sophomore defender for Harvard University, collected All-Ivy second team honors this season.  Garcia, a member of Mexico’s U20 National team pool, moved from playing a forward position to anchor the defense for the Crimson.  Harvard posted seven  shutouts in the season. Garcia is a former Placer United player from the ’93 team.Continue reading..

Posted On November 22, 2012 by PUSC

Lexi Giusti Named to First Team All NEC Division III

Sophomore forward, Lexi Giusti of Lesley University, was named to the All NECC Division III first team all conference.  Giusti tallied 9 goals and 7 assists in the season for the Lynx.  By winning the NECC Championship, the Lynx received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament. Giusti is a ’93 alumni player […]Continue reading..