Gatorade 2017 - 2018: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - Illinois

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GIRLS SOCCER

Hailey Rydberg

Midfielder
ST. CHARLES NORTH HS
ST. CHARLES, ILLINOIS
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

22

Goals

15

Assists
“Hailey Rydberg is a dynamic player. Our back line had a tough time keeping up with Hailey’s pace and movement off the ball.”
Shannon Etnyre
Head Coach of Libertyville High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9 senior midfielder scored 22 goals and passed for 15 assists this past season, leading the North Stars (21-1-1) to the Class 3A state quarterfinals. A two-time First Team All-State selection by the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association, she was a 2017 United Soccer Coaches All-American honoree. She concluded her prep soccer career with 53 goals and 50 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Rydberg has maintained an A-minus average in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play soccer on scholarship at the University of Iowa this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Rydberg has volunteered locally as part of multiple fundraising campaigns to benefit pediatric cancer research. She has also donated her time as a youth soccer coach.