Heather Mitts, US Women’s National team member & former Philadelphia Charge player, will be visiting West Chester United SC on Monday, August 7th from 5:00-7:00 PM to participate in a meet-&-greet session at Thornbury Soccer Park.  The event is sponsored by Kelly’s Sports & is a great opportunity for the girls in our club (travel & recreation) to interact with a tremendous female role model.  This event is offered free of charge, we just ask that all interested email Amy Dance to confirm their participation so that we can plan for the event.

Heather Mitts' Biography (Courtesy of www.heathermitts.com)

  Position: Defender
  Height: 5'5"
  Born: June 9, 1978 in Cincinnati, Ohio
  Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
  College: University of Florida

U.S. National Team: Before 2004, she had played five times for the full National Team, one match each in 1999, 2001, 2002 and two in 2003 … Was called into training camp for the 2001 Nike U.S. Women’s Cup and made the game roster of 18 … 2006: Played in three games at the Four Nations Tournament, starting two … Had an excellent tournament at the Algarve Cup, starting every game … 2005: Started and played every minute of the 2005 Algarve Cup at right back … Started eight of the USA’s nine matches during the year … 2004: A member of the USA’s 2004 Olympic Residency Camp, she had a breakout year, playing in 28 games while starting 17 … Played in her first world championship at the 2004 Olympics, seeing time in two matches included playing 90 minutes against Australia … Scored the first two goals of her career in 2004, both game-winners on goalmouth scrambles after corner kicks, tallying against Canada on July 3 and in a wild 4-3 win over Iceland during the “Fan Appreciation Tour” on Sept. 25 … Youth National Teams: Was a member of the U.S. Under-21 Women’s National Team Pool in 1999-2000 … Was a member of the U-21 team that won the 1999 Nordic Cup in Iceland … First Appearance: Feb. 24, 1999, vs. Finland … First Goal: July 3, 2004, vs. Canada.

Professional/Club: Selected in the second round of the inaugural WUSA Draft by the Philadelphia Charge … Started all 51 games in which she played for the Charge over three seasons, helping the club to the WUSA playoffs in the first two years … Was a WUSA All-Star in 2003 … Played 4414 minutes in her WUSA career and had eight career assists … Broke her tibia in WUSA action in 2003 and was sidelined for five weeks during the WNT’s lead-up to the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup … Etc.: Was a member of the Cardinal Premier team that won a national championship in 1997 … Won two Ohio state titles with Club Cincinnati.

College/High School: Played at Florida from 1996-1999 and ranks as the all-time leader in games played (95), starts (94) and minutes played (7,547) … Only game she didn't start was the very first game of her freshman year … Helped the Gators to its first and only NCAA title in women’s soccer in 1999 … Helped Florida win the SEC title all four years of her career … Was named Most Inspirational Player as a Freshman at UF and was team MVP as a senior … Was an NSCAA First-Team All-American as a senior and Third-Team as a junior … Named to the NCAA All-Tournament after the NCAA Championship run and All-SEC First-Team as a junior … Was also a SEC All-Academic pick … Was a First-Team All-State selection as a junior and senior at St. Ursula Academy, which went 70-5-10 during her career, winning the 1993 state title.