Soccer
Sep 18 (Thu)
7 p.m.
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant Coach
- Email:
- barczuka@colorado.edu
University of Colorado alumna and former soccer Buff, Amy Barczuk enters her second season as a volunteer assistant coach.
During her time at Colorado, Barczuk recorded 23 points off 10 goals and three assists. She is one of only eight players in program history to start at least 76 of 78 games played, and one of four Buffs to have played in every one of the team’s games in her four-year collegiate tenure. Barczuk ranks in the all-time top 12 in games played and started and shots attempted.
Barczuk received multiple honors at CU. As a freshman, she earned a spot on the Big 12 All-Newcomer team. The following season, she was an All-Big 12 Second Team selection. Her junior season, the Buffs’ first in the Pac-12 Conference, she was an all-conference honorable mention. She had a stellar senior season, serving as the team captain and earning spots on the All-Pac-12 Second Team and the NSCAA All-Pacific Region team. She was also a USWNT U-23 Training Camp selection and a member of the U-23 player pool.
She shined in the classroom, graduating from CU in 2013 with a business degree. She was selected to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in back-to-back seasons and was an Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection in 2010 and an Academic All-Pac-12 honorable mention in ’11 and ’12.
Barzcuk, a midfielder on the Boston Breakers began her professional career in 2013 when she was selected by the Western New York Flash in the second round (the 14th overall pick) of the National Women’s Soccer League draft. In her rookie season, she saw action in seven regular season games. The Flash claimed the regular season title and ended its season with a runner-up finish at the inaugural NWSL championship game, where Barczuk made her fourth professional start. The Breakers acquired Barczuk via trade prior to the 2014 season. She went on to play in 19 matches, making nine starts and logged 886 minutes.
Before joining the Buffs, Barczuk had a successful prep career at Arapahoe High School. She led her team to the state semifinals as a sophomore and senior, and to the quarterfinals as a junior. Barczuk was named second-team All-League as a sophomore, and earned first-team All-league, 5A All-State and All-Colorado selections as a senior. On the club side, Barczuk played for the Riverside Renegades and helped them to three State Cup Championships, one regional semifinal and one quarterfinal. Despite her team dropping the State Cup final match in 2009, Barczuk was still crowned the State Cup MVP for the tournament.
Barczuk also excelled on the basketball court, lettering four years and wrapping up her prep career as a McDonald's All-American Finalist. She was a three-time all-state honorable mention and first-team all-league selection, and was all-league second team as a freshman. A heavily recruited athlete in both sports, Barczuk was recognized with the 2008 Sportswomen of Colorado "All-Around" Award.
Born on October 28, 1990, Barczuk is the daughter of Mark and Lynn Barczuk of Centennial, Colo.
Complete player bio available here.
