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 |