A week-long training camp for the U.S. Under-15 and Under-14 Girls’ National Teams will begin this weekend at WakeMed Soccer Park.  The U-15 GNT is led by head coach Damon Nahas, current CASL Technical Director and a former RailHawks assistant coach.  The U-15 and U-14 Girl’s National Team training camp joins the list of U.S. Soccer activities at WakeMed Soccer Park. The soccer park first opened to the U.S. Men’s National Team in there preparation for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.  WakeMed Soccer Park and the RailHawks have continued to host both the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams including two recent visits in 2011, when the USMNT trained for a week in preparation for a friendly match against Spain and the USWNT played Japan in preparation for the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

See U.S. Soccer release below:

CHICAGO (Oct. 15, 2012) – The U.S. Under-15 and Under-14 Girls’ National Teams will hold concurrent training camps in Cary, N.C. from Oct. 20-28 under the direction of U-15 GNT head coach Damon Nahas and U.S. Soccer Director of Women’s Development Jill Ellis, who have called up a total of 60 of the top players born in 1997, 1998 and 1999. The U-14s will begin on Oct. 20 while the U-15s start on the 21st. Nahas has called in 32 players for the U-15 camp, almost all born in 1997, but has included three players born in 1998 (forward Mia Gyau from the Bethesda Lions, forward Maddie Schultz from Northwest Nationals and midfielder Mary-Alice Vignola from Ohio Elite Academy) to give them more experience with the older age group as this team enters its final U-15 event before transitioning to U-17s for the next cycle when they will attempt to qualify for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. Ellis called 28 into the U-14 camp, most born 1998 with two born in 1999. Both teams will scrimmage local club teams during the week.

U.S. U-15 Girls’ National Team Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Melissa Lowder (DMCV Sharks Elite; San Diego, Calif.), Sabrina Macias (Colorado Rush; Littleton, Colo.), Jalen Tompkins (Sereno SC; Scottsdale, Ariz.)
DEFENDERS (10): Michaela Abam (Albion Hurricane FC; Sugar Land, Texas), Alana Cook (Match Fit Chelsea; Far Hills, N.J.), Courtney Corrin (Real So Cal; Playa Vista, Calif.), Jazmin Jackmon (LA Premier; South Pasadena, Calif.), Ellie Jean (Oakwood SC; Coventry, Calif.), Tegan McGrady (MVLA Soccer Club; San Jose, Calif.), Jacey Pederson (PSV Union; Palo Alto, Calif.), Courtney Peterson (Michigan Hawks; Canton, Mich.), Ally Prisock (Arsenal FC; Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Mary-Alice Vignola (Ohio Elite Academy; Terrace Pk, Ohio)
MIDFIELDERS (11): Dorian Bailey (KCFC Fury; Mission, Kan.), Marley Canales (San Diego Surf; San Diego, Calif.), Katie Glenn, (Lonestar SC; Round Rock, Texas), Madison Gonzalez (Santa Rosa United; Santa Rosa, Calif.), Kayla Hill (Colorado Rush; Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Taylor Otto (Spartan Elite Black CASL; Apex, N.C.), Mayra Pelayo-Bernal (West Palm Beach Magic Jacks; West Palm Beach, Fla.), Peyton Perea (Legends FC; Riverside, Calif.), Taylor Racioppi (PDA Clash; Ocean Township, N.J.), Ella Stevens (GSA Phoenix; Grayson, Ga.), Ainsly Wolfinbarger (TSC Hurricane; Broken Arrow, Okla.)
FORWARDS (8): Bridgette Andrzejewski (PSC Baltimore; Lutherville, Md.), Emily Bates (Dallas Texans; Melissa, Texas), Mia Gyau (Bethesda Lions; Silver Springs, Md.), Zoe Redei (Eclipse Select; Highland Park, Ill.), Anika Rodriguez (So Cal Blues; Torrance, Calif.), Maddie Schultz (Northwest Nationals; Edmonds, Wash.), Kaycie Tillman (Sting; Rowlett, Texas), Jennifer Westendorf (GSA; Montgomery, Alabama)

U.S. U-14 Girls’ National Team Roster By Position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Amanda Dennis (Arsenal FC; Murrieta, Calif.), Danielle Greenlee (Liverpool Elite; Rockwall, Texas), Mikayla Krzeczowski (Concorde Fire; Douglasville, Ga.)
DEFENDERS (9): Malia Berkely (Fairfield Optimist Club; Liberty Township, Ohio), Courtney Jones (Carmel United SC; Carmel, Ind.), Julie Mackin (Real Colorado; Castle Rock, Colo.), Carly Malatskey (Slammers FC; Newport Coast, Calif.), Kailey Mattison (CESA; Greenville, S.C.), Zoe Morse (Michigan Hawks; East Lansing, Mich.), Kimberly Rodriguez (Texas Rush; Porter, Texas), Jaida Scott (Plantation Eagles; Plantation, Fla.), Jaylyn Thompson (PDA; Voorhees, N.J.)
MIDFIELDERS (5): Jlon Flippens (FC Delco; Philadelphia, Penn.), Margaret Halvorson (Colorado Storm; Englewood, Colo.), Jordan Harr (Dallas Sting; Sachse, Texas), Daria Petredes (Corinthians SC; Yorba Linda, Calif.), Lily Schneider (CASL; Raleigh, N.C.)
FORWARDS (11): Jenna Bike (Connecticut FC; Trumbull, Conn.), Savannah DeMelo (Beach FC; Bellflower, Calif.), Abigail Dein (Eclipse Select SC; Glenview, Ill.), Ireland Dunn (Utah Avalanche; Layton, Utah), Sunny Dunphy (Carlsbad Elite; Carlsbad, Calif.), Kristina Fisher (FC Florida; Jupiter, Fla.), Madison Haley (Dallas Texans; Dallas, Texas), Jade King (Elite Girls Academy; Omaha, Neb.), Alia Martin (Carmel United SC; Carmel, Ind.), Kennedy Smith (Irvine Strikers FC; Irvine, Calif.), Samantha Tran (DeAnza Force SC; Tracy, Calif.)