| Mary McDowell |
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General
A returning letter winner in the forward line...is the younger sister of Tar Heel Rebekah McDowell, class of 1999, who is currently playing with the Philadelphia Charge of the Women’s United Soccer Association...a dynamic forward who was a Parade High School All America in 2000 and
2001...was named to the adidas/National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-America team in 2000...valedictorian of her high school class in 2001 with a 4.0 GPA in a class of 323 students.
ODP Soccer Experience
Curerently a member of the United States Under 21 National Team...previously was a member of the U.S. Under 18 National Team...member of the state ODP team from 1997-2000...member of the Regional ODP Team 1998-2001...member of the United States National Team for the under 18s beginning in 2000...played for the Colorado Rush club team...helped lead the Rush to five state championships, four regional championships, one runnerup regional finish and two National Championships...in the past she played club soccer for both the Mile High Mustangs and the Denver Diamonds.
2001 Season
Named to the 2001-02 ACC Academic Honor Roll with a GPA of 3.07....played in all 25 games for the Tar Heels in 2001, starting the season opener against Texas...scored her only goal of the season in the first round NCAA Tournament win over UNC Greensboro...had assists against Tennessee, against Florida State in the regular season and against Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament.
Prep
Graduated from Wheat Ridge High School on May 23, 2001...played four years of varsity soccer, ran varsity cross country for four years, competed in varsity track for four years and played varsity basketball for two years...her soccer accolades included first team All-Conference honors 1999-2001 as well as being the team captain twice and the team MVP once...she was a wonder as a track athlete competing in the 200 meters, 400 meters, 4x800 relay, long jump, triple jump and 4x100 relay...as a high school cross country runner she led her team to league titles in 1998 and 1999...she was named all-conference in the sports in 1999 and 2000 and was all-state in 1999...she qualified for the state high school cross country championships four successive years...she was the team’s most valuable runner and the squad’s captain in 1999...as a track athlete she was All-Conference in the triple jump in 1998, 1999 and 2000 and in the long jump in 2000...she was a state high school qualifier in the triple jump all four years of high school...she also qualified in the long jump, 400 meters and 4x400 relay her junior year...was named Wheat Ridge’s most valuable runner in 2000...finished 10th in the state in the long jump in 2000...member of USA Track and Field all-high school squad in 2001...earned high school academic letters 1998-2001 and was on the Honor Roll four straight years from 1998-2001.
Personal
Given name is Mary Margaret McDowell...has one brother and three sisters...was born July 25, 1982 in Denver, Colo....is the daughter of Scott and Kathy McDowell...active in Young Life activities...undecided on her major or her career plans...hobbies include movies, ice skating, camping and hiking...athlete she most admires is Michelle Akers...says she has a loud laugh that most people know her by....biggest sports thrill was winning nationals two successive years and scoring each year with a header on her birthday in those games as well as playing n youth national teams...her brother Jake played soccer at Holy Cross and is now an assistant coach with the Tar Heels, her sister Rebekah played soccer at Carolina and now with the Philadelphi Charge of the WUSA and her sister Elizabeth plays soccer at Wake Forest.
