Colorado University Athletics

Erin Greening Bio

 

COACH SANCHEZ ON GREENING: GÇ£When we first started watching Erin, she was a central midfielder. SheGÇÖs a playmaker and can also play as an attacking center midfielder. The last year, year and a half, she has played a lot of time at center forward. We feel that she has the versatility to play both places for us. SheGÇÖs a bit under the radar regionally and nationally. Erin has a ton of upside and has really improved over the past year and a half. SheGÇÖs a great ball striker and has good size. Erin can really run at people.GÇ¥

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Greening lettered four years at Piedmont High School and was named All-League for all four seasons.  She was the schoolGÇÖs all-time leading scorer, averaging 1.9 goals per game her senior season.  The team was the league champion in each season except her senior year.  Her club team, Bay Oaks Botafogo in Oakland, Calif. made it to the CYSA State Championship from 2011 to 2014 and won that championship in 2012 and 2013. GreeningGÇÖs team also placed third at the 2013 US Soccer Club Nationals and was ranked ninth in the nation by Got Soccer.  Her teammates on Botafogo included Colorado commits Brooklyn Varnadore and Stephanie Zuniga-Herrera.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Greening plans to major in communications.

PERSONAL: Erin Greening was born in San Francisco, Calif. on June 20, 1997 to parents Michael and Teresa Greening. She has two sisters, both in college. Lauren is a marketing major at the University of San Francisco and Natalie, a sophomore at CU, studying advertising. Greening is following in her father, MichaelGÇÖs footsteps as a collegiate athlete. Michael played rugby and was a member of the track team at Michigan State. In her free time, Greening likes to listen to music, travel, hike and practice yoga. She has also served as a volunteer with Oakland Parks and Recreation as a youth soccer coach for inner city kids and spent three spring breaks in Mexico building houses on various mission trips. Greening chose to attend Colorado because of the experience and strength of the coaching staff, strong academics, the beautiful campus and the opportunity to play in the Pac-12 Conference.