Gatorade 2019 - 2020: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - Tennessee

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GIRLS SOCCER

Sydney Ham

Midfielder/Forward
BRIARCREST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
EADS, TENNESSEE
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

28

2019 goals

11

2019 assists

81

Career goals

33

Career assists
“Sydney was a machine for Briarcrest. Her ability to change a game single-handedly was hard to deal with as an opposing coach. She was definitely the driving force for them.”
Bobby Ireland
Head Coach - Head coach of St. Agnes Academy
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-5 senior midfielder and forward led the Saints to a 17-1-1 record and the Division II, Class AA state championship this past season. Ham scored 28 goals and passed for 11 assists, setting up the lone score in the Saints’ 1-0 win over Father Ryan School in the state final. The Daily Memphian Player of the Year, Ham participated in the High School All-American Game in December. Ranked as the nation’s No. 168 recruit in the Class of 2020, she concluded her prep soccer career with 81 goals and 33 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Ham has maintained a weighted 4.80 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at the University of Mississippi.

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Exemplary Character

Ham has volunteered locally as an inner-city elementary school tutor, and she has donated her time as a youth soccer coach.