Draft:Heather Gilchrist
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Heather Suzanne Gilchrist[1] | ||
| Date of birth | March 4, 2004[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Center back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Florida State Seminoles | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Florida State Seminoles | 46 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | United States U-20 | 7 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 1, 2024 | |||
Heather Suzanne Gilchrist (born March 4, 2004) is an American college soccer player who plays as a center back for the Florida State Seminoles and the United States national under-20 team. She won the 2023 national championship with the Seminoles.
Early life
[edit]Gilchrist grew up in Boulder, Colorado, the daughter of Anne and Anthony Gilchrist. Her parents were collegiate athletes at Cornell, her mother in equestrian and her father in tennis. Gilchrist played youth soccer for ECNL club Colorado Rush and the WPSL team Colorado Rapids. She attended Fairview High School in Boulder.[2] She initially committed to Oregon for college soccer, but after its head coach resigned, she recommitted to Florida State.[3][4]
College career
[edit]Gilchrist started all but one game for the Florida State Seminoles in her freshman season in 2022, logging the most minutes among center backs on her team and being named to the Atlantic Coast Conference all-freshman team.[2][5] She reached the final four of the NCAA championship with the Seminoles that year, but conceded a penalty kick in a 3–2 semifinal loss to North Carolina.[6] She helped Florida State become undefeated national champions as a sophomore in 2023, beating Stanford 5–1 in the final.[7] She was part of the strong defense that kept clean sheets through the first five rounds of the national tournament; she provided an assist for the first goal in a 2–0 win over Clemson in the NCAA semifinals.[2][8]
International career
[edit]Gilchrist was called into training camp with the United States youth national team with the combined under-18/under-19 squad and then the under-20 squad in 2023.[9][10] She appeared for the under-20 team throughout 2024 and was selected to the roster for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024 Squad Lists" (PDF). FIFA. p. 23. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Heather Gilchrist". Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ Sheng, Kristen. "Heather Gilchrist". The Royal Banner (Fairview student newspaper). Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ Clark, Travis (October 5, 2020). "SIMA Recruiting Roundup: October 5–11". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ Joffer, Prince Akeem (September 28, 2022). "Florida State Sports Notebook: Midseason Edition". Tomahawk Nation. SB Nation. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "North Carolina, UCLA win, advance to NCAA College Cup final". Associated Press. December 2, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via ESPN.
- ^ Kassim, Ehsan (December 4, 2023). "Game recap: FSU soccer dominates Stanford 5-1 to claim NCAA Women's Soccer Championship". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "Stanford, FSU to meet for women's soccer title in battle of unbeatens". ESPN. December 1, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "U18/19 WNT Camp Roster Named for California". United States Soccer Federation. January 10, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
- ^ "U20, U18/19 Rosters Announced for NC Camps". United States Soccer Federation. April 4, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
- ^ Oliaro, Jack (August 8, 2024). "Four Seminoles Named to United States U-20 Women's World Cup Roster". Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
External links
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