Challenge 89 heads to the United States Youth Soccer National Championships in Little Rock Arkansas July 23 – 27. Each year United States Youth Soccer hosts the National Championship Series. Each State has a competition to determine a State Champion in the U14 through U19 age groups for both boys and girls. The State Champions then compete in one of four Regional Championships. The Champion of each Region event plays in the National Championships. Over 10,000 teams compete from around the country in all age groups. In the end, there will be 12 National Champions crowned; one in each gender in the 6 different age groups competing.
Challenge 89 is playing in the U19 girl’s age group. The format for the competition is a round robin of the four teams with the top 2 teams playing again in the National Championship final. Challenge 89 will play FC Pennsylvania Strikers, Slammers FC from Southern California, and Force Football Club from Michigan.
For more information on the National Championships please refer to the United States Youth Soccer website at http://www.usyouthsoccer.org/ .
Team Roster:
Mary Isom, Jessica Mills, Lauren Alkek, Katherine Armstrong, Whitney Hooper, Brittany Lane, Camille Royer, Elizabeth Couch, Colette Nammour, Mariah Krase, Sarah Benchaita, Jessica Rathweg, Katrina Williams, Apryl Goodwin, Allison Herbert, Kristen Arlitt, Lauren LaLanne, and Melanie Adelman. Coaches: Pat O’Toole, Steve Krase, and Kristie Braunston.
More information about Challenge Soccer Club:
Challenge is made up of 40 teams in the Houston Area. Our teams range in age from 10 to 18, and we have an additional 100 players that play in our 9 and younger Academy Program. Challenge teams practice at Meyer Park in the Klein area, Burroughs Park just South of The Woodlands, and Northwest Park in the La Porte Area on the South side of the city. The club is the most successful club in South Texas and one of the top clubs in the country for the development of female soccer players.
