NITTANY LION JUNIORS
MEGHAN
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DOTTEN
BRITT
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ECKERSTROM
Anchorage, Alaksa SERVICE
Germantown, Md. NORTHWEST
Freshman • MIDFIELD • 5-7
Freshman • GOALKEEPER • 5-7
BEFORE PENN STATE Lettered in soccer at Robert Service High School for four years coached by Mark Cascolan...Earned All-State honors in 2010 with Player of the Match recognition in the 2010 State Final...Captained Service High for two seasons...Captured All-Conference utility player accolades in 2011... Named first-team All-Conference as a freshman and sophomore defender... Member of two ASAA State Champions teams in 2008 and 2009, while reaching the finals in 2010...Team won the Cook Inlet Conference Region IV championship in 2009 and 2010, while reaching the finals in 2008... Earned varsity letter in 2010 as place kicker for the Service football team... Lettered in gymnastics (2009) and played flag football as well. CLUB EXPERIENCE Plied club trade for the Cook Inlet Soccer Club under the direction of Mike Oliver...CISC won the Disney Showcase in 2010 while earning a semifinalist spot in the 2008 edition...Cook Inlet reached the final of the Las Vegas Mayor’s Cup in 2008. PERSONAL Meghan Christine Dotten was born May 11, 1993 to Earl and Kathie Dotten in Anchorage, Alaska...Has two sisters, Amanda, who is a junior on the PSU women’s soccer team and Emily...Amanda was also born on May 11, but in 1991...Intends to explore the world after graduation...Member of the Special Olympics Partners Club (2007-11)...President of Change of Heart (2010) and President of Be the Change (2010). QUOTING DOTTEN ON PENN STATE “I chose Penn State because it has everything I want in a college: incredible academic and athletic opportunities, a beautiful campus, and I love the upbeat, happy vibe given off by all the people.”
U.S. NATIONAL TEAM EXPERIENCE Member of U.S. U-17 squad since 2009...Attended U-18 training camp in 2010. BEFORE PENN STATE Rated No. 4 goalkeeper and 74th overall recruit in the 2010 class by TopDrawerSoccer.com...Did not play soccer for Northwest High, instead focusing on track and field...Lettered 12 times in cross country, indoor and outdoor track...Two-time All-American during 2010 track season...Earned All-Met First Team distinction during 2008 cross country season...Has earned 10 All-Gazette honors as well as being named 2008 Athlete of the Year...Named to Montgomery County All-Decade Cross Country team in 2010...Earned six Maryland state titles in indoor and outdoor track...Member of state record holding 4x400m relay squad...Won five individual county titles and six relay county titles...Won prestigious Montgomery Invite in the 500m and was top ranked 500m time in 2011 indoor season nationally. CLUB EXPERIENCE Member of FC Frederick under the direction of Brad Roos...FC Frederick reached the Maryland State Cup Finals in 2010...Club team captain from 2004-10...Member of Maryland ODP and Region 1 ODP since 2006... Played in Ireland (2009), Spain & Portugal (2010) and Russia (2011) with Region 1 squad...As member of Maryland ODP, team visited Sweden and Denmark in 2008...Member of the Adidas ESP in 2009...Played for Washington Freedom Super-Y League U-16 squad in 2009 s well as the Super-20 squad in 2010...Selected for ODP National Camp in 2010. PERSONAL Britt Ellen Eckerstrom was born May 28, 1993 in Rockville, Md. to Pam and Kurt Eckerstrom...Has two sisters, Emma, who competed in track & field at Colgate and Dana...Would like to play professional soccer and for the U.S. National Team after graduation, work for Nike or work with sharks as a marine biologist. QUOTING ECKERSTROM ON PENN STATE “I chose Penn State because of the quality of the women’s soccer program and the awesome school spirit.” QUOTING WALSH ON ECKERSTROM “Britt is absolutely one of the top goalkeepers in the country in the 2011 class. The addition of Britt will make the goalkeeper training environment the best and most challenging it has been in my four years here. She is a fantastic player and I expect her to have a great career.”
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