Recently USA Field Hockey released the 2016 Stars & Stripes Elite Tournament & Training Camp U17 & U19 athlete selections.  72 players in all were named from a combination of 2016 summer events at the Nook, including the National Futures Championships, Stars & Stripes Games, Young Women’s Championship and Junior National Camp.

These elite players are one step closer to being named to the U17 and U19 Junior National Teams.  The next step is the brand new Stars & Stripes Elite Tournament and Training Camp, which will be held at the Spooky Nook Sports complex in Lancaster, PA from December 26-31.

There are lots of familiar faces in the mix.  Only two out of the 67 eligible 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 players selected were not included in MAX Field Hockey’s recent players rankings (both are goalkeepers).  Two of MAX Field Hockey’s 2015 High School Regional Players of the Year are in the mix again- Meredith Sholder (Emmaus High School- PA) and Megan Rodgers (Serra High School- CA).  Both are very strong candidates for our upcoming Regional and National Preseason Players to Watch.

Pennsylvania continues to prove that it is the hotbed of field hockey.  Half of the selected players hail from the state of Pennsylvania (36 of the 72) and 30 of those players are competing for two of the top clubs in the country- the WC Eagles (20 players selected) and XCalibur (10 players selected).  A quick look at the High Schools the 72 athletes attend and you will also notice many familiar High School field hockey programs.  9 High Schools have multiple athletes in the mix and almost all of those have been a mainstay in MAX Field Hockey’s Regional & National High School Rankings.

The following is a complete breakdown of the U17 and U19 selected athletes by state, club, high school, college commitment, and MAX Field Hockey Player Rankings.  Congratulations to the selected players!


ATHLETES BY STATE (Total: 72 Athletes):

Pennsylvania: 36  (50%)
Virginia: 7
California: 5
Massachusetts: 5
New Jersey: 5
Maryland: 3
Illinois: 2
Maine: 2
New York: 2
Delaware: 1
New Hampshire: 1
North Carolina: 1
Ohio: 1
Texas: 1

 

ATHLETES BY CLUB (Top 5):

1) WC Eagles (PA): 20
2) XCalibur (PA): 10
3T) Rush (CA): 4
3T) TCOYO (VA): 4
5T) Boston FHC (MA): 3
5T) Freedom HKY (MD): 3
5T) New Heights (NJ): 3
5T) Princeton FHC (NJ): 3

 

ATHLETES BY HIGH SCHOOL (Schools w/multiple selections):

1T) Conestoga High School (PA): 3
1T) Donegal High School (PA): 3
1T) Serra High School (CA): 3
1T) Unionville High School (PA): 3
1T) Villa Maria Academy (PA): 3
6T) Archbishop Spalding High School (MD): 2
6T) Emmaus High School (PA): 2
6T) Norfolk Academy (VA): 2
6T) Oak Knoll School (NJ): 2

 

ATHLETES BY COLLEGE COMMITMENT (Colleges w/multiple committed selections):

1T) Princeton University: 5
1T) University of North Carolina: 5
1T) University of Virginia: 5
4T) Duke University: 4
4T) University of Louisville: 4
6T) Boston College: 3
6T) UC Berkeley: 3
6T) University of Maryland: 3
9T) Northwestern University: 2
9T) Stanford University: 2
9T) Wake Forest University: 2

 

ATHLETES BY MAX FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER RANKING (2016s through 2019s):

Top 5: 12
Top 50: 51
Next 50: 2
Not Ranked: 2 (both GKs)


 

U-17 Stars & Stripes Tournament Selections
Player Name Year State High School/Club College Commitment MAXFH Rank
Gabby Andretta 2018 NJ Oak Knoll School/New Heights Top 50
Skyler Caron 2018 NH The Governor’s Academy/Northeast Elite Boston College Top 5
Abigail Carpenter 2018 MD Kent Island HS/Freedom HKY Wake Forest University Top 50
Aaliyah Carter-Hernandez (GK) 2018 VA Bayside HS/TCOYO Top 50
Leah Crouse 2018 VA Frank W. Cox HS/TCOYO Duke University Top 5
Samantha Davidson 2019 MA The Governor’s Academy/Xcalibur Top 50
Charlotte De Vries 2019 PA Conetoga HS/WC Eagles Top 5
Emma Deberdine 2019 PA Penn Manor HS/Nook Hockey Top 5
Megan Frost 2019 NC Myers Park HS/Charlotte Ambush Top 50
Riley Fulmer 2018 VA Norfolk Academy/TCOYO University of North Carolina Top 50
Madison George 2020 VA /Saints Hockey *2020
Sophia Gladieux 2020 PA /Xcalibur *2020
Mary Harkins 2019 PA Villa Maria Academy/WC Eagles Top 50
Kara Heck 2020 NJ /WC Eagles *2020
Adele Iacobucci 2019 PA Villa Maria Academy/WC Eagles Top 50
Jonna Kennedy (GK) 2018 MA Watertown HS/Boston FHC NR
Margot Lawn 2019 MD Archbishop Spalding HS/Freedom HKY Top 50
Taylor Mason 2018 PA Central Bucks West HS/FSC University of Maryland Top 50
Ali McCarthy 2018 NJ Oak Knoll School/New Heights Top 50
Kara McClure 2018 PA Twin Valley HS/Xcalibur James Madison University Top 50
Annie McDonough 2018 PA Unionville HS/WC Eagles University of Virginia Top 50
Hannah Miller 2019 PA Villa Maria Academy/WC Eagles Top 50
Madison Orobono 2019 PA Emmaus HS/WC Eagles University of North Carolina Top 5
Taylor Orsi 2018 PA Downingtown West HS/Xcalibur University of Louisville Top 50
Isabelle Perese (GK) 2019 OH Thomas Worthington HS/FH Life Top 50
Kathryn Peterson 2018 CA Serra HS/Rush University of Michigan Next 50
Abigail Pitcairn 2018 PA Fox Chapel Area HS/WC Eagles University of North Carolina Top 5
Meghan Reese 2018 PA Southern Lehigh HS/WC Eagles Top 50
Kelsey Reznick 2019 PA Wyoming Seminary/Xcalibur Top 50
Erica Solomen 2019 NJ Shawnee HS/Princeton FHC Top 50
Josie Varney 2019 ME St. Paul’s School/Maine Majestix Top 50
Paityn Wirth 2019 PA Greenwood HS/PA Mavericks Top 50
Madison Woods 2018 PA Wyoming Valley West HS/WC Eagles University of Pennsylvania Top 50
Madeleine Zimmer 2020 PA /Alley Cats *2020
Bryn Zorilla 2018 CA Rancho Buena Vista HS/Rush UC Berkeley Top 50
U-19 Stars & Stripes Tournament Selections
Player Name Year State High School College Commitment MAXFH Rank
Hannah Ackers 2016 PA Crestwood HS/Xcalibur Michigan State University Top 50
Casey Allen 2016 PA Conestoga HS/WC Eagles Harvard University Top 50
Kiley Allen 2018 PA Conestoga HS/WC Eagle Top 50
Mackenzie Allessie 2019 PA Donegal HS/Alley Cats Top 5
Carter Ayars 2016 DE Sanford School/Xcalibur University of Louisville Top 50
Grace Brightbill (GK) 2017 VA Georgetown Prep/Washington Wolves Princeton University Top 50
Christen Conley 2017 IL Oak Park & River Forest/Windy City Northwestern University Top 50
Mary Crumlish (GK) 2016 NY Williamsville North HS/ Siena College NR
Lexi Davidson 2017 MA North Andover HS/Xcalibur Duke University Top 50
Claire Donovan 2018 PA Unionville HS/WC Eagles *Committed (D1) Top 50
Emily Fraser 2016 NY Shenendahowa HS/ADK University at Albany Top 50
Elizabeth Gaebel (GK) 2018 PA Unionville HS/WC Eagles University of Delaware Top 50
Makayla Gallen 2017 PA Cardinal O’Hara/WC Eagles University of Virginia Top 50
Greer Gill 2018 VA Norfolk Academy/TCOYO University of Virginia Top 50
Callie Goodman 2017 CA Saint Francis HS/Hollywood UC Berkeley Top 50
Kyler Greenwalt 2017 MD Archbishop Spalding HS/Freedom HKY University of Maryland Top 50
Ann Marie Habelow 2017 MA Belmont HS/Boston FHC University of Louisville Top 50
Katie Jean (GK) 2018 PA Donegal HS/Xcalibur Wake Forest University Top 5
Caroline McGovern 2017 PA Council Rock South HS/Princeton FHC Boston College Top 50
Kaylee Mings 2017 TX Kinkaid School/Texas Pride Stanford University Top 50
Jaime Natale 2017 PA Merion-Mercy Academy/WC Eagles Boston College Top 50
Mary Kate Neff 2017 PA Academy of Notre Dame/WC Eagles Princeton University Top 50
Colleen Norair 2016 VA Fredericksburg Academy/High Voltage University of Virginia Top 50
Sammy Popper 2019 PA Germantown Academy/Princeton FHC *Committed (D1) Top 5
Lily Posternak 2017 ME York HS/Boston FHC Duke University Top 50
Megan Rodgers 2017 CA Serra HS/Rush UC Berkeley Top 50
Elizabeth Romano 2018 NJ Madison HS/New Heights University of Connecticut Top 50
Megan Schneider 2017 CA Serra HS/Rush University of Louisville Next 50
Meredith Sholder 2017 PA Emmaus HS/Firestyx University of North Carolina Top 5
Cassie Sumfest 2017 PA Lewisburg Area HS/WC Eagles University of North Carolina Top 5
Samantha Swart 2017 PA Archbishop John Carroll HS/WC Eagles Syracuse University Top 50
Elise Wong College IL Lake Forest HS/Windy City Princeton University *College
Kaitlin Wood 2017 MA The Rivers School/Xcalibur Northwestern University Top 50
Corrine Zanolli 2017 PA Episcopal Academy/WC Eagles Stanford University Top 50
Medical Waiver- U19 Athletes to tryout in December
Player Name Year State High School College Commitment MAXFH Rank
Mayv Clune 2017 PA Moravian Academy/WC Eagles University of Maryland Top 5
Rachel Robinson 2017 PA Donegal HS/Xcalibur University of Virginia Top 50
Jillian Wolgemuth 2016 PA Manheim Central HS/Nook Hockey Duke University Top 50

*View most accurate and up-to-date selection and event info at USA Field Hockey’s website