USA Field Hockey recently named the Junior Indoor National Team Squads for the upcoming 2016-2017 season.  There is a U17 team and a U19 team with a handful of developmental athletes named as well.  Chelton Hunter will coach the U19s and Chelsey Foele will coach the U17s.

Breakdown of the selected athletes:

By Class

  • 2017s: 15
  • 2018s: 12
  • 2019s: 8
  • 2020s: 2
  • 2021s: 1


By State

  • Pennsylvania: 24
  • Virginia: 6
  • New Jersey: 5
  • Kentucky: 1
  • Maryland: 1
  • Massachusetts: 1


By Club (clubs w/multiple selections)

  • WC Eagles: 14
  • PA Mavericks: 5
  • FSC: 3
  • Princeton FHC: 3
  • Saints Hockey: 2
  • South Jersey Edge: 2
  • TCOYO: 2


By MAX Field Hockey Player Rankings

  • Top 5 Players: 3
  • Top 50 Players: 22
  • Next 50 Players: 6
  • Not Ranked Players: 7 (3 2020s/2021s were not eligible)


By College Commitment (colleges w/multiple athletes committed)

  • North Carolina: 4
  • Connecticut: 2
  • Maryland: 2
  • Michigan: 2
  • Virginia: 2
U19 Junior Indoor National Team (2016-2017)
PLAYER NAME ST HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB COLLEGE COMMITMENT YR/
MAXFH RANK
 Bryn Boylan PA Central Bucks West/FSC North Carolina 2017 Top 50
 Lexi Davidson MA North Andover HS/Xcalibur Duke 2017 Top 50
 Jessica Dembrowski PA Palmyra Area HS/PA Mavericks Connecticut 2017 Top 50
 Riley Donnelly PA Central Bucks East HS/FSC Maryland 2018 Top 50
 Ashley Dykema VA Homeschooled/Saints Hockey Liberty 2017 Top 50
 Sierra Espeland (GK) VA Colonial Forge HS/NOVA Elite 2017
 Sarah Johnson PA Oxford Area HS/WC Eagles Stanford 2017 Top 50
 Sidonie Laplante (GK) PA Middletown Area HS/PA Mavericks Michigan 2017 Top 50
 Anarose McDonough PA Unionville HS/WC Eagles Virginia 2018 Top 50
 Caroline McGovern PA Council Rock South HS/Princeton FHC Boston College 2017 Top 50
 Halle O’Neill PA Lower Dauphin HS/PA Mavericks Michigan 2017 Top 50
 Madison Orobono PA Emmaus HS/WC Eagles North Carolina 2019 Top 5
 Abigail Pitcairn PA Fox Chapel Area HS/WC Eagles North Carolina 2018 Top 5
 Sammy Popper PA Germantown Academy/Princeton FHC *Committed 2019 Top 5
 Kathryn Scheerer PA Downingtown East HS/WC Eagles Boston U 2017 Next 50
 Claire Sylvester PA Bishop Shanahan HS/WC Eagles Saint Joseph’s 2017 Next 50
 Emma Velez PA Bishop Shanahan HS/WC Eagles Delaware 2017 Next 50
U17 Junior Indoor National Team (2016-2017)
PLAYER NAME ST HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB COLLEGE COMMITMENT YR/
MAXFH RANK
 Gracyn Banks NJ Burlington Twp HS/South Jersey Edge 2018 Next 50
 Hailey Couch PA Easton Area HS/Xcalibur 2018
 Bethany Dykema VA Homeschooled/Saints Hockey 2019 Top 50
 Nathalie Friedman MD Notre Dame Prep School/H20 2019 Top 50
 Riley Fulmer VA Norfolk Academy/TCOYO North Carolina 2018 Top 50
 Olivia Graham NJ Morristown HS/WC Eagles 2019 Top 50
 Kara Heck NJ Eastern Regional HS/WC Eagles 2020
 Mia Leonhardt PA Academy of Notre Dame/WC Eagles 2020
 Kerrie Lorenz VA Ocean Lakes HS/TCOYO Temple 2018 Top 50
 Taylor Mason PA Central Bucks West HS/FSC Maryland 2018 Top 50
 Hannah Miller PA Villa Maria Academy/WC Eagles 2019 Top 50
 Samantha Minrath (GK) KY CAL/IFHCK Louisville 2018 Next 50
 Hope Rose PA Middle School/WC Eagles 2021
 Alison Sahaydak PA Liberty HS/WC Eagles 2018
 Erica Solomen NJ Shawnee HS/Princeton FHC 2019 Top 50
 Paityn Wirth PA Greenwood HS/PA Mavericks 2019 Top 50
 Leah Zellner PA Emmaus HS/WC Eagles 2018 Top 50
Indoor Developmental Athletes (2016-2017)
PLAYER NAME ST HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB COLLEGE COMMITMENT YR/MAXFH RANK
 Chandler McFeeley NJ Clearview Regional HS/S Jersey Edge Drexel 2017 Top 50
 Elizabeth Shim VA Covenant School/Panthers United Virginia 2018 Top 50
 Natalie Sicher PA Hershey HS/East Coast FH Harvard 2017
 Cheyenne Sprecher (GK) PA Palmyra Area HS/PA Mavericks Connecticut 2017 Next 50