US Youth Soccer announces Nationals Best XIs
August 13, 2011
FRISCO, Texas (Aug. 8, 2011) – US Youth Soccer is proud to announce inaugural tournament Best 11 from the 2011 US Youth Soccer National Championships held July 26-31 at Reach 11 Sports Complex in Phoenix, Ariz. Similar to FIFA’s all-tournament concept, the Best 11 recognizes the best eleven players in each gender age group, irrespective of their position on the field, as voted by coaches of the participating teams in that age group.
In addition to the historic trophies, the Best 11 award joins 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, Chris Seitz, Lindsey Tarpley, Christen Press and Kerri Hanks.
The tournament consists of US Youth Soccer Regional Champions in the Under-14 through Under-19 Boys and Girls age groups as well as the US Youth Soccer National League qualifiers in the Under-15 through Under-17 Boys and Girls age groups to complete the field of 60 teams.
Annually the National Championship Series provides the nation's top collegiate coaches with the premier stage to identify and scout the most coveted players in the country. In 2011, more than 575 college coaches and national team scouts attended the US Youth Soccer Regional Championships.
2011 US Youth Soccer National Championships Best 11
* Represents 2011 Golden Ball winner
** Represents 2011 Golden Glove winner
Under-14 Girls
| Julia Ashley Match Fit Chelsea Colchesters NJ Mimi Asom * Sting 97 N-TX Penelope Edmonds Match Fit Chelsea Colchesters NJ Maegan Gibson Arsenal FC CA-S Julie James Sting 97 N-TX Hana Kerner Match Fit Chelsea Colchesters NJ Kayla McCoy Eclipse Select IL Maya Neal Eclipse Select IL Alyssa Palacios ** Sting 97 N-TX Chelsea Surpris Sting 97 N-TX Kaycie Tillman Sting 97 N-TX |
Under-15 Girls
| Courtney Brosnan ** PDA Slammers NJ Caroline Chagares * PDA Slammers NJ Rachel Corboz PDA Slammers NJ Alexis Della Pietro Match Fit Chelsea Beat NJ Imani Dorsey SAC United Premier MD Olivia Hazelrigg Slammers FC 95 CA-S Sydney McGinnis Eclipse Select 95-96 IL Kayla Mills Slammers FC 95 CA-S Natasha Ntone Kouo PDA Slammers NJ Margaret Purce SAC United Premier MD Sara Summers Sting 96 N-TX |
Under-16 Girls
| Stephanie Amack Mustang Blast CA-N Madelyn Crabtree Sting 95 N-TX Summer Green Michigan Hawks 95 MI Sophie Groff Dallas Texans 95 Red N-TX Jasmine Hart Dallas Texans 95 Red N-TX Caitlyn Heap Sting 95 N-TX Elizabeth Keester * Hurricane FC 95 Shubert OK Kristen Killion Hurricane FC 95 Shubert OK Kaela Little ** Hurricane FC 95 Shubert OK Madison Meehan Scorpions Elite MA Gloria Williams Sting 95 N-TX |
Under-17 Girls
| Nicole Breece St. Louis Scott Gallagher MO Catherine Caniglia NSA Premier Fury IL Jordan Ginther ** NSA Premier Fury IL Corinne Harris NSA Premier Fury IL Cassandra Pecht FC Pennsylvania Strikers E-PA Jessica Perry St. Louis Scott Gallagher MO Courtney Raetzman Sockers FC IL Emily Sonnett NASA 12 Elite II GA Zoe Swift * NSA Premier Fury IL Crystal Thomas Sockers FC IL Danielle Weatherholt So Cal Blues - Dido CA-S |
Under-18 Girls
| Morgan Andrews FC Stars of Massachusetts MA Kaitlyn Bassett Colorado Rush Nike CO Hayley Brock FC Stars of Massachusetts MA Tatiana Coleman Team Boca FL Monica Gonyo ** FC Milwaukee WI Valerie Gonyo FC Milwaukee WI Cassandra Hanna Colorado Rush Nike CO Annie Kunz Colorado Rush Nike CO Kelsey Loupee Colorado Rush Nike CO Mady Vicker FC Milwaukee WI Cara Walls * FC Milwaukee WI |
Under-19 Girls
| Natasha Anasi Dallas Texans 92 Red N-TX Alyssa Diggs * Dallas Texans 92 Red N-TX Daphne Corboz PDA Tsunami NJ Gabriella Guzman PDA Tsunami NJ Brittany Lott Real Colorado National CO Brittany Morgan Dallas Texans 92 Red N-TX Kathryn Oehring Real Colorado National CO Shelby Redman Dallas Texans 92 Red N-TX Catherine Sessions Woodbury SC Inferno MN Julia Sierks Woodbury SC Inferno MN Meghan Thomas ** Real Colorado National CO |
Under-14 Boys
| Bilal Abdallah Fullerton Rangers 96 White CA-S Thomas Butzke Smithtown Arsenal NY-E Calum Bishop Chicago Magic IL George Castro Fullerton Rangers 96 White CA-S Steven Dovi Smithtown Arsenal NY-E Keith Murphy ** Fullerton Rangers 96 White CA-S Amirgy Pineda Fullerton Rangers 96 White CA-S Ricardo Ruiz * Fullerton Rangers 96 White CA-S Ruben Sanchez Chicago Magic IL Dylan Smith Fullerton Rangers 96 White CA-S Samuel Valadez Dallas Texans 97 Red N-TX |
Under-15 Boys
Antonio Aguilar FC Dallas Premier N-TX |
Under-16 Boys
| Jackson Allen CESA 94 Premier SC Tyler Anderson MN Thunder Academy 95 MN Matthew Gweh MN Thunder Academy 95 MN Kyler Kelsey ** Concorde Fire Elite GA Richard Kirouac Albion SC White CA-S Ariel Lassiter * Albion SC White CA-S James Molyneux-Elliot Eastside FC 94 Red WA Jordan Morris Eastside FC 94 Red WA Cameron Moseley Concorde Fire Elite GA Ryan Vilella Beadling SC PA-W Nicholas Watson CESA 94 Premier SC |
Under-17 Boys
| Sean Conerty * Grand Rapids Crew Jrs. MI Chad Craig Penn Fusion Celtic E-PA Benjamin Kennel Penn Fusion Celtic E-PA Isaiah Madrid Rush Nike 94 NM Cristian Mata TSC 94 Black OK Felipe Oliveira Florida Rush Nike FL Chase Rau ** Grand Rapids Crew Jrs. MI Joseph Raymond Penn Fusion Celtic E-PA Thomas Shiiba Penn Fusion Celtic E-PA Jason Stacy Grand Rapids Crew Jrs. MI Jordan Stiner Dallas Texans Red N-TX |
Under-18 Boys
| Bryan Attanasio YMS Thunder E-PA Karl Chester Alpharetta Ambush GA Darion Copeland Alpharetta Ambush GA Raleigh Damico YMS Thunder E-PA Riley Hanley Palo Alto 93 Blue CA-N Kyle MacDonald * YMS Thunder E-PA Jose Mendoza Palo Alto 93 Blue CA-N Cory Plasker Alpharetta Ambush GA Colin Sulpizio ** YMS Thunder E-PA Kaleb Weston KCFC Rangers 92/93 KS Kyle Whigham KCFC Rangers 92/93 KS |
Under-19 Boys
| Geaton Caltabiano Baltimore Bays Chelsea MD Peter Caringi Baltimore Bays Chelsea MD Scott Davis Chicago Fire IL Ray De Leon III Dallas Texans 92 Red N-TX Gino De Paoli Dallas Texans 92 Red N-TX Connor Holloway Chicago Fire IL William McGuiness Chicago Fire IL Jesse Ortiz * Chicago Fire IL Michael Raley Baltimore Bays Chelsea MD Phillip Saunders ** Baltimore Bays Chelsea MD Justin Taillole Sereno 92 White AZ |
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