Allie Rooney ’16
Sports Editor
With the 2015 World Cup approaching, here are some fun facts about different members of the United States women’s national soccer team:
Abby Wambach has an English bulldog named Kingston who can ride a skateboard.
Shannon Boxx loves to eat stale Peeps.
Sydney Leroux played little league baseball with boys from the ages of 5 to 14.
Carli Lloyd had a flavor named after her at a local ice cream shop: “Carli’s Cake Batter Cookie Dough Kick.”
Alex Morgan graduated from college in December of 2010, a full semester early, with a bachelor’s degree in political economy.
Heather O’Reilly traveled to Rwanda as an athlete ambassador for Right to Play in 2012.
Kelley O’Hara was in the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority at Stanford.
Christie Rampone owns a self-storage facility in Manchester, N.J., called Airship Self Storage.
Megan Rapinoe cannot travel without gum, a hair straightener, her computer, a neck pillow, her iPod, and a toothbrush.
Amy Rodriguez’s father is of Cuban descent, and she speaks a bit of Spanish and hopes to one day be fluent.
Hope Solo appeared as a contestant on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” making it to the final four couples.
Tobin Heath loves the beach and the water and was voted to have the “Best Tan” by her U-20 Women’s National Team teammates.
Julie Johnston was a member of the National Junior Honor Society and the National Honor Society at Dobson High School.
Lauren Holiday had open heart surgery at the age of three to correct a heart defect.
Christen Press lived in Madrid for three months during the winter quarter of her junior year – where she took classes only in Spanish – and taught English to kindergarten-aged children.
Rachel Van Hollebeke has been accepted into medical school at the University of San Diego, but has deferred for now to pursue her soccer career.
