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Alex Huynh

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Alex Huynh, Defender
5-6, Sadleir, New South Wales, Australia (Westfields Sports)
Club: Western Sydney Wanderers


HIGH SCHOOL: Huynh succeeded on the pitch with multiple teams. A talented player at Australia's first selective sports school, she helped her team to four consecutive state championships. She was selected for the Under-15 and U-17 New South Wales Teams on her way to appearances with the U-17 and U-20 Australian National Teams. She was a member of the Australian Schoolgirls and NSW Combined High Schools teams from 2009-11, winning championships each season, and taking home national titles in 2009 and '10. As a senior, she was a team captain and was named the NSW CHS player of the final. She was also awarded NSW CHS Blue in addition to blue honors from Westfields Sporting and Sydney South West as a junior. Huynh also played club ball with the Western Sydney Wanderers of the Australian W-League.


IN THE CLASSROOM: Huynh intends to major in business.

PERSONAL: Alexandra Huynh was born on July 24, 1994 in Sydney, Australia. Her mother is Jo-Anne Piper. She has a twin sister, Samantha, and two brothers, Joshua and Christopher. She is the first ever Australian women's soccer player at CU. She
enjoys reading, skateboarding and making clothes. She chose Colorado because she was attracted to the school's culture and the surrounding environment.