Thursday, February 7, 2013
Hyde: From Forward to Central Defense
Hannah Hyde - Highland, UT - Lone Peak HS - Utah Avalanche
Two-time second-team All-State selection by both the Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News (2011,’12)…named All-Valley Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Region in 2012…varsity team captain, led team to the Utah state semifinals in 2012…as a freshman at Eagle High School in Boise, Idaho (2008-10), played for the varsity squad as a freshman…EHS reached the state finals in 2009…plays club soccer for Utah Avalanche, ranked No. 9 in the nation and leading the ECNL’s Mountain West Division…from 2007-11, competed for FC Nova in Boise…Nova won US Youth National Championships and President’s Cup in 2011…Idaho State Cup Champions in 2009 and FC Nova Performance Cup Champions in 2008 and 2009…won the National Indoor Championships in Baltimore, Md…. finalists at the Les Bois Soccer Invitational in 2008 and National Futsal Championships semifinalists in 2007…honor roll student…named to the Academic Team and earned the Leadership Award…also lettered in track and basketball…daughter of Nate and Michelle Hyde…Michelle earned her PhD from Utah in 1997 and Nate played minor league baseball in the Seattle Mariners organization.
Manning on Hyde:
“Hannah is an emerging talent at center back. She recently moved from forward to the back line and has shown great promise in that role. She has great athletic qualities. Her size, speed and strength will stand out right away. She also brings a contagious energy to the field each day. We think that with more experience in the back, she will develop into an excellent defender.”