2007 Soccer Roster
Sep 18 (Thu)
7 p.m.
Amanda Raley
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Colo.
- High School:
- Monarch
Freshman (2007): Raley made five appearances and was on the field for 47 minutes as a freshman. She saw a season-high 13 minutes of action against No. 1 Stanford on Sept. 21.
High School: Raley is a two-year letterwinner at Monarch High School entering her senior year. The Coyotes were 10-6-1 and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 5A State Tournament Raley’s junior year, as she earned Front Range Conference Honorable Mention honors as well as Daily Camera All-Region Second Team with nine goals and seven assists. As a sophomore MHS was 10-6-0 and Raley had two goals and one assist, playing in just two games due to injury. Her club team, the BC Force is coached by former CU assistant John Welsch. She was the leading scorer for the Force in 2006, 2005 and 2003. In 2006 the Force played in the Elite I league, and in 2005 they advanced to the quarterfinals of the Gothia Cup in Sweden, also making the finals of the Holland Cup in Amsterdam. They won the Premier I league in 2004 with a record of 9-0-1.
In the Classroom: Raley is a two-time First Team Academic All-State selection, and a four-time 4.0 honor roll selection. She is interested in majoring in business at Colorado with an emphasis in management, and hopes to own her own business someday.
Personal: She used to baton twirl competitively and had two top 10 finishes at Nationals. She is also an editor for her school’s yearbook and volunteers for Habitat for Humanity and coaches a U6 soccer team.
