Ava Priest - 2025 Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 2
Ava Priest
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Boulder, Colo.
- High School:
- Boulder H.S.
- Major:
- Environmental Studies
Career Honorsย
- 2024 United Soccer Coaches First Team All-Midwst Regionย
- 2023 All Pac-12 Freshmanย
- Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (9/12)ย
Sophomore (2024)ย
- Finished second on the team with a career-high 17 points (6 G, 5 A)ย
- Started all 22 matchesย
- Had two assists in Coloradoโs 2-0 win over Michigan (Aug. 25)ย
- Registered three game-winning goals, including the winner in CUโs first round win over Utah in the Big 12 Tournament (Oct 30)ย
- Closed the season with a five-match points streakย
- Scored both of CUโs goals in the two NCAA Tournament matches against Georgie (Nov. 15) and Wake Forest (Nov. 22)ย
- Played all 180 minutes in the NCAA Tournament ย
- Finished the year No. 84 in TDSโs Top 100 ย
Freshman (2023)ย
- Played in all 21 games during the 2023 season, starting in 20 including the first round of the NCAA tournament against Texas A&Mย
- Saw 1,462ย minutes of game action good for sixth on the teamย
- Played one complete game (90 minutes) at home against UCLA (9/22)ย
- Finished second on the team with 10 points (2 G, 6 A)ย
- She scored her first goal, theย game winner, against New Mexico (9/7)ย
- Was the youngest player program history to score a goal at 17 years and 65 daysย
- Scored the game-tying goal on a penalty kick at Washington (10/22)ย
- Finished the season with a team-leading six assists, four of which came in conferenceย
- Handed out assists in three consecutive games from Sept. 28-Oct. 5ย
High Schoolย
- Graduated from Boulder H.S. in 2023ย
- Three-time letter winner in track and fieldย
- Two-time Most Points winnerย
- Qualified for the state championships in the 300-meter hurdlesย ย ย
Clubย
- Played three and half years with Colorado Rush, winning the 2022 Girlsโ Academy Champions Leagueย
- Was the 2022 Defensive Player of the Yearย
- Participated in the 2021 and 2022 USYNT Regional ID centersย
Internationalย
- Trained in Spain with Mislata, SPF and Deportivoย
- Helped Mislata win the Valencia Cupย
In the classroomย
- Majoring in Environmental Studiesย
Personalย
- Daughter of Gina and Doug Priestย
- Has two younger siblings, Stella and Coltonย
- Wants to play professional soccer and be a marine biologistย
- Graduated from Boulder H.S. a year earlyย
- Speaks Japaneseย
- Enjoys gardening, hiking and hanging out with friendsย
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