Gatorade 2017 - 2018: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - Oregon

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GIRLS SOCCER

Sydney Collins

Defender
JESUIT HS
PORTLAND, OREGON
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

3

Goals

5

Assists

2

Goals Allowed
“Sydney’s ability on the field as a defensive player speaks for itself in the high number of shutouts and tiny goals against tally that her defense has allowed. She has been a dominant force.”
Steve Fennah
Head Coach of Jesuit High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8 senior defender led the Crusaders to a 19-0 record and the Class 6A state championship this past season. Collins anchored a defense that allowed just two goals in 19 games, and she chipped in offensively with three goals and five assists. A two-time First Team All-State selection, Collins participated in the 2017 High School All-American Game and was named the game’s top defender. She is rated as the nation’s No. 106 recruit in the Class of 2018 by TopDrawerSoccer.com.

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Academic Achievement

Collins has maintained a 3.69 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play soccer on scholarship at the University of California-Berkeley beginning this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Collins has volunteered locally at a summer camp for children with Muscular Dystrophy, and she has donated her time as part of multiple fundraisers to benefit Alzheimer’s research.