Macdonald Adds Five in Recruiting Class
12/2/2019 2:52:00 PM | Soccer
JACKSONVILLE - The Jacksonville State soccer team welcomed five of its newest members as part of NCAA signing period.
The new players come from Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Tennessee and from Canada. The five-member class includes two defenders, a midfielder, a forward and goalkeeper.
Lauren Hooten, MF, 5-9, Fultondale, Ala., John Carroll Catholic HS, Club: Vestavia Hills Soccer Club
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Attends John Carroll Catholic High School in the Birmingham area…has led the Cavaliers to the AHSAA Class 6A State Championship in 2018 with an overall mark of 21-3-1 under the direction of head coach Robert Crawford…earned All-State first team honors as a junior in 2019 and tabbed to the All-District club…collected 20 goals as a junior and has amassed 45 goals throughout the prep levels…named to the AHSAA North All-Star squad…a member of the Vestavia Hills Soccer Club since 2014 and coached by Amy Disko and Luke Whittle…led the VHSC to multiple state titles in five seasons with the program.
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Kylie Wells, D, 5-6, Littleton, Colo., Chatfield HS, Club: Colorado Rush
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Preps at Chatfield High School in Littleton, Colorado…recorded 15 goals through three seasons at CHS, including 12 goals and 11 assists during the 2018-19 campaign…represented CHS in the state all-star event…a member of the Olympic Development Program for the state of Colorado…earned an invite to the U.S. Soccer Training program…plays on the club circuit with the Colorado Rush.
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Aayanna Minott, D, Acworth, Ga. Kennesaw Mountain HS, Club: Southern Soccer Academy
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Plays for head coach Kevin Williams at Kennesaw Mountain High School in the Atlanta, Georgia area…KMHS posted 13 wins in her junior season…also a member of the Mustangs' cross country squad and named to the state team in 2019… joined the Southern Soccer Academy in 2013…coached by Matt Dale on the club level…selected team captain five times in the organization.
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McKinley Stiff, F, 5-6, Brentwood, Tenn., Brentwood Academy, Club: Tennessee Soccer Club
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Attends Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee…helped the Eagles to a spot in the 2018 TSSAA Division II-AA State Girls' Soccer Tournament…competes with the U18/U19 squad associated with the Tennessee Soccer Club ECNL.
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Aneesa O'Brien, GK, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, Club: FC Durham Academy
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A member of the FC Durham Academy in Ontario, Canada…competed on the international level through FCD with the Guyana Women's National Team in Trinidad and Tobago at the Confederation of North, Central American & Caribbean Associations of Soccer (CONCACAF) Women's Under-20 qualifier…she concede one goal throughout the event….competed in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Women's Challenge Series in Trinidad.
The new players come from Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Tennessee and from Canada. The five-member class includes two defenders, a midfielder, a forward and goalkeeper.
Lauren Hooten, MF, 5-9, Fultondale, Ala., John Carroll Catholic HS, Club: Vestavia Hills Soccer Club
 Attends John Carroll Catholic High School in the Birmingham area…has led the Cavaliers to the AHSAA Class 6A State Championship in 2018 with an overall mark of 21-3-1 under the direction of head coach Robert Crawford…earned All-State first team honors as a junior in 2019 and tabbed to the All-District club…collected 20 goals as a junior and has amassed 45 goals throughout the prep levels…named to the AHSAA North All-Star squad…a member of the Vestavia Hills Soccer Club since 2014 and coached by Amy Disko and Luke Whittle…led the VHSC to multiple state titles in five seasons with the program.
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Kylie Wells, D, 5-6, Littleton, Colo., Chatfield HS, Club: Colorado Rush
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Preps at Chatfield High School in Littleton, Colorado…recorded 15 goals through three seasons at CHS, including 12 goals and 11 assists during the 2018-19 campaign…represented CHS in the state all-star event…a member of the Olympic Development Program for the state of Colorado…earned an invite to the U.S. Soccer Training program…plays on the club circuit with the Colorado Rush.
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Aayanna Minott, D, Acworth, Ga. Kennesaw Mountain HS, Club: Southern Soccer Academy
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Plays for head coach Kevin Williams at Kennesaw Mountain High School in the Atlanta, Georgia area…KMHS posted 13 wins in her junior season…also a member of the Mustangs' cross country squad and named to the state team in 2019… joined the Southern Soccer Academy in 2013…coached by Matt Dale on the club level…selected team captain five times in the organization.
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McKinley Stiff, F, 5-6, Brentwood, Tenn., Brentwood Academy, Club: Tennessee Soccer Club
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Attends Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee…helped the Eagles to a spot in the 2018 TSSAA Division II-AA State Girls' Soccer Tournament…competes with the U18/U19 squad associated with the Tennessee Soccer Club ECNL.
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Aneesa O'Brien, GK, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, Club: FC Durham Academy
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A member of the FC Durham Academy in Ontario, Canada…competed on the international level through FCD with the Guyana Women's National Team in Trinidad and Tobago at the Confederation of North, Central American & Caribbean Associations of Soccer (CONCACAF) Women's Under-20 qualifier…she concede one goal throughout the event….competed in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Women's Challenge Series in Trinidad.
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