Over 100 Pa. athletes selected to USA Field Hockey's prestigious 2023 Junior Nexus Championship
Elite female athletes selected to USA Field Hockey's 2023 Junior Nexus Championship were announced late Wednesday evening.
The national event, sponsored by Osaka Hockey, will be held at Virginia Beach, Virginia in July. Selected athletes completed their requirements at regional Selection Camp sessions and are now in the Olympic Development Pathway, as well as tryout process for the Junior U.S. National Teams.
"USA Field Hockey would like to thank and congratulate the thousands of athletes and coaches from across the country who worked, trained and competed in the 2023 Nexus program," according to the organization's statement. "In the event that an invited player is unable to attend, alternates are listed below and will be notified if a roster position opens up in their age group."
The Junior Nexus Championship will take place July 6 through July 16 at the Virginia Beach Regional Training Center in Virginia Beach, Va. At the conclusion of the Junior Nexus Championship, top performing athletes in qualifying age groups will be invited to participate in the 2023 AAU Junior Olympic Games and additional Junior National Team selection opportunities.
The following Pa. athletes were selected. The full list can be found online.
U-14
Madison Bell, Shermansdale
Ciara Bleam, Pottstown
Katherine Bruder, Devon
Harper Bruder, Malvern
Jenna Butlerr, Doylestown
Cassidy Clark, Oley
Hadley Coupe, Phoenixville
Aileen Curtis, Kennett Square
Etienne Dillman, Lancaster
Kelby Dings, Lancaster
Estelle Donald, Chester Springs
Sunday Draper, Quakertown
Elanna Duff, Havertown
Kassie Dulin, Barto
Peyton Esposito, Wayne
Genevieve Gajan, Blue Bell
Kendal Gilbert, Boyertown
Cheyenne Greene, Sellersville
Sonny Groce, Malvern
Tess Hankins, Lafayette Hill
Ella Horner, Macungie
Gracie Huffer, Macungie
Lucy Jones, Meda
Leigha Kane, Palmyra
Anne Kennedy, West Chester
Georgiana Kondrath, Downingtown
Kendall Longenberger, Boiling Springs
Camilla Lutte Lower Gwynedd
Rylie Michael, Grantville
Kitt Neel, Villanova
Naomi Niewinski, Phoenixville
Giavanna Novelli, Media
Mary Olivetti, Mechanicsburg
Liberty Olivetti, Mechanicsburg
Lexy Patton, West Chester
Ellison Pollock, Hummelstown
Sydney Powell, Phoenixville
Kaylah Sewell, Kingston
Jack Shaw, Exton
Madelynn Stahl, Palmyra
Riley Stephenson, Middletown
Chase Strohm, Hummelstown
Claire Turner, Downingtown
Emily Ulrich, Gilbertsville
Samantha Wolfgang, Harrisburg
Emersyn Youngblood, Pottstown
U-14 Alternates
Molly Deegan, Exton
Laruen Dhawan, Hershey
Ella Shady, Pottstown
Lucy Smith, Fountainville
U-16
Chloe Almeida, West Chester
Rebecca Block, Newtown Square
Miley Brezgel, Herndon
Avery Burnett, Zionsville
Lucia Campenni, West Pittston
Karys Craver, Lititz
Reese D’Ariano, West Chester
Kendall Deluca, Landsale
Megan Devletian, Exton
Lea DeWan, Collegeville
Kerigan Dreisbach, Whitehall
Haley Elliott, Blue Bell
Sofia Ferri, Phoenixville
Alexandra Geiger, Mountain Top
Madison Geiger, Mountain Top
Rhylee Givens, Manheim
Aida Ierubino, Doylestown
Norah Kirsch, Royersford
Nora Massella, Blue Bell
Maeve McGinley, Plymouth Meeting
Julie McGlynn, Fort Washington
Marissa Muza, Mechanicsburg
Morgan O’Donnell, Lincoln University
Morgann Orobono, Allentown
Kate Page, Mount Joy
Caitlin Paul, Lansdale
Allison Plzak, Glenmoore
Piper Reibsane, Camp Hill
Lily Rost, Hummelstown
Kiera Sack, Havertown
Margo Schwarz, Kennett Square
Maura Seeger, Bryn Mawr
Juliana Serafin, Camp Hill
Maura Simpson, Dillsburg
Sanne Smits, Malvern
Hannah Strawhecker, Lincoln University
Emerson Swartz, Harveys Lakes
Jovie Weaver, Palmyra
Regan Welsh, West Chester
Scarlett Wood, Downingtown
Charlotte Yelen, Kingston
U-16 Alternates
Madalyn McKenney, Audubon
U-18
Autumn Albright, Loysville
Olivia Anderson, Dillsburg
Gabriella Balzano, Pottstown
Calista Boos, Jamison
Elizabeth Bustillo, Mountville
Jordan Byers, Landisburg
Marissa Cagliola, Royersford
Claire Campen, Hawley
Ella Cellini, Phoenixville
Caitlin Connell, Downingtown
Cara Cronin, Hummelstown
Eliana DeGennaro, Berwyn
Rylee Dennis, Chester Springs
Addison Ford, Malvern
Elaina Fragassi, Allentown
Mila Freeman, Downingtown
Abigail Gerdeman, Chester Springs
Aurora Gery, Allentown
Ava Hershberger, Harrison City
Hadley Hoffsmith, Palmyra
Caroline Horace, Sinking Spring
Emmy Horner, Macungie
Katherine Hume, Enola
Kayla Joyce, Baden
Paige Keller, Pipersville
Autumn Kernechel, Emmaus
Brenna Killian, Hummelstown
Natane King, Haverford
Lauren Kushma, Macungie
Aimee Largoza, Downingtown
Alexandria Lepore, Devon
Rozlyn Maciejewski, Milanville
Reese Milone, Bryn Mawr
Danielle Murphy, Harrisburg
Alexis Patterson, Patterson
Kasey Rieger, Langhorne
Georgia Rottinghaus, Wexford
Carolena Ryon, Factoryville
Opal Sparling, Chester Springs
Madelyn Stevens, Morgantown
Katelyn Strawser, Hummelstown
Ella Tambroni, State College
Aubrey Turner, Chester Springs
Avianna Wagner, Philadelphia
Kayden Williams, Harrisburg
Catherine Wolf, Sinking Spring
Shae Wozniak, Wayne
Olivia Yelen, Kingston
U-18 alternates
Addison Collingwood, Collegeville
Aubrey Delorefice, Berwyn
U-21
Ellen Almeida, West Chester
Catherine Arentz, Sinking Spring
Maeve Boston, Broomall
Brenna Campagna, Lancaster
Thea Conomikes, Pittsburgh
Erika Culp, Birdsboro
Reagan Eickhoff, Boiling Springs
Tristan Groff, Lancaster
Brynna Hill, Romansville
Emma Maher, Wayne
Sydney Mandato, Telford
Nadia Nemeth, Malvern
Maddie Olshemski, Shavertown
Bianca Pizano, Exeter
Faye Post, Harveys Lake
Julia Ramsey, Morristown
Emma Watchilla, Kingston
Riley Welsch, Hummelstown
Maya Williams, Harrisburg
Molly Zimmerman, Landisburg
U-21 alternates
Alexis Causa, Easton
Lily Cosner, Doylestown
Caroline Suko, Doylestown
Audra Szymborski, Furlong
Whitney Walker, Chadds Ford