Swanson Calls U-20s

Steve Swanson, who coached the USA to the championship at the 2012 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan, held his first training camp as the new head coach of the U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team in mid-December in Sunrise, Fla.
Swanson, who takes over from Randy Waldrum, has coached the U.S. Women’s National Teams at numerous age levels. Swanson was the head coach of the U.S. U-16 Girls’ National Team and the U.S. U-18 Women’s National Team[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’].
He most recently led the University of Virginia to an undefeated regular season and a berth in the NCAA Final Four where his squad fell in penalty kicks in the semifinal match to eventual champion UCLA.
For his first camp at the U-23 level, Swanson called up 24 players, which includes four professionals from the National Women’s Soccer League in Adrianna Franch (Western NY Flash), Katy Freels (Sky Blue FC), Christine Nairn (Washington Spirit) and Meleana Shim (Portland Thorns), who helped her club win the inaugural NWSL title.
The roster features eight players from Swanson’s U.S. team that won the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

U.S.U-23 WNT Roster

Goalkeepers (2): Adrianna Franch (Western NY Flash; Salina, Kans.), Abby Smith (Texas; Dallas, Texas); Kelsey Wys (Florida State; Coral Springs, Fla.) Defenders (7): Natasha Anasi (Duke; Arlington, Texas), Abby Dahlkemper (UCLA; Menlo Park, Calif.), Arin Gilliland (Kentucky; Wilmore, Ky.), Jaelene Hinkle (Texas Tech; Castle Rock, Colo.), Kassey Kallman (Florida State; Woodbury, Minn.), Emily Menges (Georgetown; Garden City, N.Y.), Emily Sonnett (Virginia; Mariette, Ga.) Midfielder (9): Danielle Colaprico (Virginia; Freehold, N.J.), Daphne Corboz (Georgetown, Greenbrook N.J.), Vanessa DiBernardo (Illinois; Champaign, Ill.), Katy Freels (Sky Blue FC; Homewood, Ala.), Sara Killion (UCLA; Fort Wayne, Ind.), Samantha Mewis (UCLA; Hanson, Mass.), Christine Nairn (Washington Spirit; Arnold, Md.), Jenna Richmond (UCLA; Centerville, Va.), Meleana Shim (Portland Thorns; Honolulu, Hawaii) Forwards (5): Maya Hayes (Penn State, West Orange, N.J.), Morgan Marlborough (Santa Clara; Raymore Mo.), Kealia Ohai (North Carolina; Draper, Utah), Chioma Ubogagu (Stanford; Coppell, Texas), Courtney Verloo (Stanford; Tualatin, Ore.)