Five players earned honors for the third time with the announcement of the 2008 NSCAA/adidas Girls Youth All-America Team.

Amber Brooks (New Hope, Pa.), Kristen Mewis (Hanson, Mass.), Molly Pathman (Durham, N.C.), Bri Rodriguez (Aurora, Ill.) and Allie Vernon (Homer Glen, Ill.) all were named to the team for the third consecutive year. A total of 19 other players gained recognition for the second time.

The All-America selections were recognized at the annual All-America Luncheon, held in St. Louis, Mo., on Jan. 17, as part of the 2009 NSCAA Convention.

2008 NSCAA/adidas Youth Girls All-America Team: Front Row (L-R): Kaitlyn Kerr, Amber Brooks, Vanessa DiBernardo, Karin Simonian, Bri Rodriguez.

Back Row (L-R): Emily Olivier, Megan Oyster, Kristen Mewis.


2008 NSCAA/adidas Girls Youth All-America Team
Name, Team or Club, Hometown
Kate Bennett, Crossfire, Clyde Hill, Wash.
Hayley Brock, Stars of Mass, Acton, Mass.
Amber Brooks **, World Class , New Hope, Pa.
Mia Bruno *, Slammers FC, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
Zakiya Bywaters *, Neusport SC, Las Vegas, Nev.
Kim Castleberry *, Dallas Texans, McKinney, Texas
Chelsea Cline *, Chicago Eclipse, Des Moines, Iowa
Cloe Colohan *, Black Diamond Park City SC, West Point, Utah
Tani Costa, Leahi SC, Honolulu, Hawaii
Abby Dahlkemper, MVLA Avalanche, Menlo Park, Calif.
Vanessa DiBernardo *, Arlington SC, Naperville, Ill.
Victoria DiMartino *, Albertson Fury, Massapequa Park, N.Y.
Alex Doll, Bethesda SC, Bethesda, Md.
Crystal Dunn, Albertson Fury, Rockville Center, N.Y.
Elizabeth Eddy, So Cal Blues, Costa Mesa, Calif.
Alexa Gaul *, Eclipse Select, Naperville, Ill.
Maya Hayes, Aristocrats, West Orange, N.J.
Samantha Johnson *, Real So Cal, Palmdale, Calif.
Kaitlyn Kerr, FC Bucks Vipers, Bensalem, Pa.
Olivia Klei *, Pleasanton Rage, Pleasanton, Calif.
Kristen Mewis **, Scorpion SC, Hanson, Mass.
Samantha Mewis *, Scorpion SC, Hanson, Mass.
Mariah Nogueira, Slammers FC, Westminster, Calif.
Kealia Ohai *, Utah Avalanche, Draper, Utah
Emily Olivier *, Windy City Pride, Flossmoor, Ill.
Megan Oyster *, Windy City Pride, Naperville, Ill.
Molly Pathman **, Triangle FC, Durham, N.C.
Sydney Payne , Rsl Florida, Lutz, Fla.
Alev Perusse *, Alaska Rush, Eagle River, Alaska
Rachel Quon *, Eclipse Select, Lake Forest, Ill.
Alyssa Rich *, Ohio Elite, Cincinnati, Ohio
Jenna Richmond *, McLean Freedom, Centerville, Va.
Julia Roberts *, McLean Freedom, Frederick, Md.
Bri Rodriguez **, Eclipse Select, Aurora, Ill.
Anna Sieloff, Vardar Stars, Troy, Mich.
Karin Simonian, Albertson Fury, Westbury, N.Y.
Erika Tymrak, IMG Soccer Academy, Bradenton, Fla.
Courtney Verloo, South Side Strikers, Tualatin, Ore.
Allie Vernon **, Ohio Elite Soccer Academy, Homer Glen, Ill.
* indicates repeat selection