Thursday, February 4, 2010

New Ute: Hallie Koeppen - Powerful Presence in Goal




Hallie Koeppen will join returner Hannah Turpen and another new Ute (to be named!) in goal next fall. This outstanding 3-sport athlete will be making the move this fall from our neighboring state of Idaho. Hallie plays soccer, basketball, and runs track in high school! She is tends the goal for the Les Bois Club Team. Koeppen attends Eagle High School, the same high school of former Utah Great Katie Battazzo!

Hallie parents, Dave and Kay, will have some wardrobe choices to make over the next few years. Hallie's older sister, Kim, is a starting center back at the Air Force Academy. Hallie and her sister will definitely be battling it out during Mountain West Conference play!

Here is what Coach Manning says about Hallie:
"Hallie is a tremendous athlete. In addition to playing on a championship soccer team, she has excelled in basketball and track. She brings that athletic dimension to her goal keeping. She is strong in the air and has good foot skills, two things that are important at the college level. Hallie will have a chance to focus on soccer once she gets to the U., and we expect to see tremendous development."

Welcome to the U!