Amy Steiner Named WhiteWave Homegrown Hero

BOULDER GÇô University of Colorado soccer player Amy Steiner has been selected as this weekGÇÖs recipient of the WhiteWave Homegrown Hero, a partnership between CU and WhiteWave to recognize the stateGÇÖs homegrown student-athletes.

Steiner finished out her career earlier this fall on the soccer field, playing for the Buffaloes the past two seasons after spending two years at Arizona after prepping at both Fossil Ridge and Mullen High SchoolGÇÖs in Denver.

She helped Mullen win the state championship in 2007, earning second-team all-conference as a senior. As a sophomore at Fossil Ridge in 2005, she was a team captain and earned first-team all-conference. She played club for the Colorado Rush and helped that team to two national championships in 2008 and GÇÖ09.

At Arizona, she appeared in 34 games, starting nine, and was an integral part of the Wildcats back line, registering one point off of an assist. As a junior at CU in 2010, she started all 19 games and scored one goal. As a defender, she helped the Buffs record five shutouts, including a 1-0 upset over No. 10 UCLA and scoreless ties with Big 12 rivals Texas and Texas A&M.

As a senior, she played in all 19 games for the Buffaloes and recorded seven shots with four on goal. She helped the Buffs record three shutouts, including a 1-0 victory at No. 15 California, which was the Buffs first win over a Pac-12 opponent head to head in any sport.

She will graduate from CU with a degree in speech, language and hearing sciences. Both of her sisters, Liz and Laura, also graduated from CU.

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