Posted on May 1, 2016 in RUSH News
(Left to Right) Brynn Zorilla & Megan Rodgers were both selected to the USA U17 Tour Roster.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. --Two RUSH Field Hockey players have been selected to the USA Under-17 Women's National Team tour roster that will compete in Germany later this month.
Megan Rodgers and Brynn Zorilla, both RUSH Elite Performance Group members and University of California- Berkeley commits, are the only players selected from west of Texas to the final roster.
Rodgers and Zorilla will travel with the USWNT to Mannheim, Germany, May 11-17, to compete in a three nations tournament, according to USA Field Hockey. Matches against the Netherlands and Germany will be played at the Mannheim Hockey Club.
In the last six months, Rodgers and Zorilla traveled back and forth to the east coast for training camps with the USA junior team. Alongside 24 of the nation's top Under-17 standouts, the two San Diego natives were among the 18 players selected for the tour.
The Under-17 USWNT will be coached by Jarred Martin and assisted by Ainslee Lamb and Tracey Fuchs. All three coaches have extensive success both with USA Field Hockey and their respective universities and programs.
"The Under-17 squad has been working very hard over the past six months and growing each training weekend," said Martin to USA Field Hockey. "The team is excited to have some high quality matches against Holland and Germany, as well as represent USA on the international stage."
The tournament will give USA Field Hockey an idea of how they stack up against other junior teams of notoriously top-performing countries, according to Martin.
The selection process for the USWNT rosters began a year ago from a pool of 680 field hockey players up for selection to either the Under-17, Under-19, Under- 21 or senior national team. Players attended the 2015 Young Women’s National Championship, National Futures Championship and Futures Elite Championship showcase tournaments held back east.
Additionally, the USA Under-19 Women's National Team will be traveling to Germany along with the Under-17 team, but will be competing in a different region.
Follow RUSH Field Hockey on social media for updates on Rodgers and Zorilla while in Germany.
Questions & Comments Contact: molly@rushfieldhockey.org
Posted on July 8, 2015 in RUSH News
(Left to Right) Brynn Zorilla & Megan Rodgers were both selected to the USA U17 Team
LANCASTER, Pa. -- Two RUSH Field Hockey players have been selected to USA's Under-17 National Team, according to USA Field Hockey.
Megan Rodgers and Brynn Zorilla, both RUSH Elite Performance Group members, were selected to the 26-player roster after tryouts concluded today at USA Field Hockey's premier U-21 Junior National Camp held July 5-8 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
The girls are among just five players from west of the Mississippi selected to either the Under-17, Under-19, and Under-21 team. A U-17 teammate from northern California, is the only other player selected from the west coast.
The U-21 Junior National Camp hosted 110 athletes selected from the total 680 field hockey players who attended this year’s Young Women’s National Championship, National Futures Championship and Futures Elite Championship.
For more information on the selections click HERE.
Posted on July 3, 2015 in RUSH News
LANCASTER, Pa. -- Seven RUSH players were selected as invitees to the 2015 AAU Junior Olympics, with two players earning additional selection to the Under-21 Junior National Camp, according to USA Field Hockey.
RUSH's Brynn Zorilla eliminates a defender inside the Spooky Nook at the 2015 U-16 National Futures Championship held in June. Photo Credit: Mark Palczewski
RUSH's Ally Bailey, Summer Borsack, Kathryn Peterson, Megan Rodgers, Meghan Schneider, Madison Theodore and Brynn Zorilla are among the top 130 under-16 field hockey players in the country selected to compete at the Junior Olympic Games to be held Aug. 4-8 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Athletes' selections were based on their performances at USA Field Hockey's annual National Futures Championship hosted June 23-July 2 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The AAU Junior Olympic Games are the largest national multi-sport event in the U.S., according to the organization website, with 16,000 participants in more than 20 sports.
RUSH's Megan Rodgers and Brynn Zorilla earned additional selection to USA Field Hockey's premier Under-21 Junior National Camp. The event is comprised of the top 110 athletes selected from the total 680 field hockey players who attended this year's Young Women's National Championship, National Futures Championship and Futures Elite Championship.
Megan and Brynn, both under-16 athletes, will take part in the camp July 5-8 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with the opportunity to be selected to USA Field Hockey's Under-17, Under-19 and Under-21 Junior National Teams.
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