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Olivia Wade

Midfielder/Forward
DAVIS HS
KAYSVILLE, UTAH
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-6
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Peak Performance

42

Goals

25

Assists
“Olivia just dominates. She's so versatile. When they got ahead, she slid back to defend. When they need goals, she goes up top. They're a totally different team if she isn't there.”
Kelly Parke
Head Coach at Fremont High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-6 junior forward and midfielder led the Darts to a 20-0 record and a third straight Class 5A state championship this past season. Wade scored 42 goals and passed for 25 assists, including a score in Davis' 2-1 win over Fremont High in the state final. Wade recorded a goal in 19 of 20 games and had an assist in 16 games. A member of the U.S. Soccer Under-17 Women's National Team, she was the Salt Lake Tribune Player of the Year and the Deseret News Class 5A MVP.

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Academic Achievement

Wade has maintained a 3.58 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to play soccer on scholarship at Brigham Young University beginning in the fall of 2018.

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Exemplary Character

Wade has volunteered locally as part of a fundraising campaign to benefit Operation Underground Railroad, which helps prevent child sex-trafficking, and has both made and collected blankets as well as stuffed animals for victims of child abuse. She has also donated her time as a youth soccer coach. "Olivia just dominates," said Kelly Parke, head coach of Fremont High. "She's so versatile. When they got ahead, she slid back to defend. When they need goals, she goes up top. They're a totally different team if she isn't there."