University of North Texas Athletics
Hedlund Announces 2008 Soccer Signings
2/6/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
"I'm very excited about this 2008 class coming in for next fall, especially after losing an outstanding group of seniors. Once again we stayed in state and hit the Dallas and Houston areas pretty hard and feel we have several new players that can make an immediate impact and continue the winning tradition here at North Texas,” said
Kelsey Perlman, Forward,
Perlman was a three-time all-district performer and was a three-year varsity starter. She played for the North Texas Olympic Development Program State Team for four years and was in the Olympic Development Program Region III Pool for two years. Her high school team was ranked No. 1 nationally. Her club team, Sting, was ranked No. 15 in Region III and No. 4 in
Shannon Gorrie, Defender,
Gorrie was a three-time all-district performer and was a three-year varsity starter. She played for the North Texas Olympic Development Program State Team for four years and attended the Olympic Development Program Region III Camp for two years. Her club team, Texans Red, was ranked No. 1 nationally, No. 1 in Region III and No. 1 in
Kara Brooks, Forward/Defender,
Brooks was named District 7-5A MVP and Forward of the Year. She was a three-time all-district performer and was also named to the
Casey Lerond, Forward/Midfield,
Lerond was a three-time all-district performer and was a three-year varsity starter. She played for the North Texas Olympic Development Program State Team for two years and the Olympic Development Program Team in 2006. Her club team, Texans Red, was ranked No. 1 nationally, No. 1 in Region III and No. 1 in
Rachel Turpin, Forward/Defender/Midfield, Kingwood,
Turpin was a three-year varsity starter. Her club team TSC Challenge was ranked No. 35 nationally, No. 6 in Region III and No. 1 in
Hannah Crawford, Defender, Spring,
Crawford was a three-time all-district performer and was a three-year varsity starter. Her club team, TSC Challenge, was ranked No. 35 nationally, No. 6 in Region III and No. 1 in
Julie Lackey, Defender/Midfield, Humble,
Lackey was a three-time all-district performer and was a three-year varsity starter. Her club team, TSC Challenge, was ranked No. 35 nationally, No. 6 in Region III and No. 1 in
Jessica Jackson, Forward/Defender, Flower Mound,
Katie Wendling, Defender/ Midfield,
Wendling was a three-year varsity starter. Her club team, Spirit Red, was ranked No. 25 in Region III and No. 4 in
Jillian Wright, Goalkeeper,
Wright was a three-year varsity starter and team captain. She earned District 11-4A Honorable Mention honors during her sophomore year and was named District 11-4A Defensive MVP as a junior. During her junior year, Wright also averaged 0.852 goals against average and posted 14 shutouts. She was in North Texas Olympic Development Program State Pool for two years and played for the Genesis club team.
