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BY DAN STICKRADT
COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST | WEB AND CONTENT EDITOR | DIRECTOR OF NEWS
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LIVONIA. Mich. – One Michigan player in a pool of 24 standouts has been selected for a domestic training camp for preparations for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in the Dominican Republic.
The training camp take place July 18-16 in Atlanta, Ga., and will include a pair of friendly scrimmages against Brazil on July 12 and July 15, respectively, behind closed doors.
Micayla Johnson, a junior-to-be at Troy High School and a current standout forward with the Michigan Hawks ECNL club team in her age group, is the sole Michigan product invited to the event. Johnson made an oral commitment to play college soccer for NCAA Division I Florida State University.
U.S. head coach Katie Schoepfer has called up 24 players, 14 of whom were on the roster for the 2024 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship last February, a tournament that the USA won by sweeping all five games in Mexico, including a 7-1 win over Haiti in the semifinal to qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup and a 4-0 victory over the hosts in the title game.
Johnson was one of several players who turned in solid performances for the U.S. U-16 WYNT this past school year.
The players on the roster come from three pro clubs and 15 different youth clubs. The players hail from 13 different states with seven players coming from California and five from Texas.
The pool of invites for the camp are the following:
GOALKEEPERS (3):
Wicki Dunlap (North Carolina FC; Raleigh, N.C.)
Evan O’Steen (Solar SC; Grapevine, Texas)
Molly Vapensky (Carolina Ascent; Evanston, Ill.)
DEFENDERS (7):
Anna Babcock (Crossfire Premier SC; Sedro-Woolley, Wash.)
Edra Bello (San Diego Surf SC; San Diego, Calif.)
Kiara Gilmore (FC Dallas; Allen, Texas)
Jordyn Hardeman (Solar SC; Midlothian, Texas)
Daya King (Legends FC; Moreno Valley, Calif.)
Katie Scott (Internationals SC; Fairview, Penn.)
Jocelyn Travers (FC Bay Area Surf; Santa Cruz, Calif.)
MIDFIELDERS (8):
Scottie Antonucci (Legends FC; Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.)
Kimmi Ascanio (San Diego Wave; Doral, Fla.)
Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave; San Diego, Calif.)
Riley Cross (PDA; Chatham, N.J.)
Kennedy Fuller (Angel City FC; Southlake, Texas)
Ainsley McCammon (Solar SC; Bedford, Texas)
Y-Lan Nguyen (VDA; Fairfax, Va.)
Jaiden Rodriguez (San Diego Surf SC; San Diego, Calif.)
FORWARDS (6):
Micayla Johnson (Michigan Hawks; Troy, Mich.)
Ayva Jordan (Slammers FC HB Koge; Las Vegas, Nev.)
Mary Long (Slammers FC HB Koge; Mission Hills, Kanas)
Kylie Maxwell (Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals; Langhorne, Pa.)
Maddie Padelski (Tennessee SC; Nolensville, Tenn.)
Leena Powell (Tudela FC; Culver City, Calif.)
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