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Heather Mitts, US Olympic, National Team and Philadelphia Charge

    Heather Mitts

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  • Member of the U.S. National Team, one match each in 1999, 2001, 2002 and two in 2003
  • Selected in the second round of the inaugural
  • WUSA: Drafted 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
  • All-time leader in games played (95), starts (94) and minutes played (7,547) at Florida - helped the Gators to its first and only NCAA title in women's soccer in 1999
  • Was an NSCAA First-Team All-American and was named to the NCAA -All tournament, All-SEC First-Team
  • Served as a studio analyst for ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 during the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup and was the sideline reporter for several MLS broadcasts in 2005

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Biographical Data

  • U.S. National Team: 
    Before 2004, Heather 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 … 2005: Started and played every minute of the 2005 Algarve Cup at right back … 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.

  • 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) … Helped the Gators to its first and only NCAA title in women’s soccer in 1999 … Was an NSCAA First-Team All-American and was named to the NCAA All-Tournament and All-SEC First-Team … 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.

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