NWSL Youth Combine – Roster

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The NWSL hosted the first Youth Combine last week. The first event of its kind for the women's professional soccer league. The goal was to bring 60 of the top players in the country in for a training environment similar to the professional level. With the busy schedule of youth players, the window for this event was small - and didn't even work for every player who was invited to attend. While there is no publicly released roster as of this point, more than half of the players have posted their attendance on social media. Below is the unconfirmed roster based on social media reports, feedback from college and club coaches, as well as other sources. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='283648' first='FC' last='Dallas'] and Solar SC led the way with participants as six players from each of the Texas clubs attended the event in Florida. MVLA (Northern California) was third among the clubs with five players at the event. Some other clubs had multiple players invited but only a couple could attend due to other obligations.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>USC is the top college program among the Youth Combine invitees. The Big Ten program had five commitments at the event (four from the 2026 class and one from the 2027 class). Notre Dame and Duke each had four commitments at the event. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While most of the event featured players in the 2026 class, there were two players from the 2029 class at the event. Ryder White (VDA) and Aleah Carvajal (MVLA) were the two youngsters at the event in Florida, which is a clear indicator of how they are viewed among professional scouts. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check out the incomplete roster from the event below. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>Name</td><td>Club</td><td>Commitment</td></tr><tr><td>Josie Biehl</td><td>San Diego Surf</td><td>USC</td></tr><tr><td>Aleah Carvajal</td><td>MVLA</td><td class="has-text-align-right" data-align="right">2029</td></tr><tr><td>Natalie Chudowsky</td><td>New York SC</td><td>Duke</td></tr><tr><td>Kendall Conway</td><td>Lamorinda</td><td>Wake Forest</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='27099' first='Mikayla' last='Cunningham']</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283296' first='Classics' last='Elite']</td><td>Clemson</td></tr><tr><td>Addy Feldman</td><td>Utah Celtic</td><td>Purdue</td></tr><tr><td>Gabby Ferraro</td><td>San Juan SC</td><td>Duke</td></tr><tr><td>Kate Fuller</td><td>Utah Celtic</td><td>BYU</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='112559' first='Landry' last='Gannon']</td><td>Solar SC</td><td>Texas</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='112560' first='Chloe' last='Griswell']</td><td>Solar SC</td><td>Duke</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='169424' first='Kylie' last='Guerrero']</td><td>Solar SC</td><td class="has-text-align-right" data-align="right">2028</td></tr><tr><td>Alex Han</td><td>Solar SC</td><td>Virginia</td></tr><tr><td>Natalia Hanson</td><td>Penn Fusion</td><td class="has-text-align-right" data-align="right">2028</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='112731' first='Jordyn' last='Heathcock']</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283648' first='FC' last='Dallas']</td><td>Kentucky</td></tr><tr><td>Lauren Hemann</td><td>Bethesda SC</td><td>Stanford</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='26833' first='Jordan' last='Hill']</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283648' first='FC' last='Dallas']</td><td>USC</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='112580' first='Layla' last='Iglesias']</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283648' first='FC' last='Dallas']</td><td>USC</td></tr><tr><td>Lola Iris-Ta</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283648' first='FC' last='Dallas']</td><td class="has-text-align-right" data-align="right">2028</td></tr><tr><td>Lily Jeakle</td><td>Nationals</td><td>Notre Dame</td></tr><tr><td>Emma Johnson</td><td>Indy Premier</td><td>Penn State</td></tr><tr><td>Kate Kemmerley</td><td>Penn Fusion</td><td>Notre Dame</td></tr><tr><td>Bristol Kersh</td><td>Tophat</td><td>Notre Dame</td></tr><tr><td>Elayna Kocher</td><td>Penn Fusion</td><td>Penn State</td></tr><tr><td>Marin Kotschau</td><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>North Carolina</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='27199' first='Rhiannon' last='Mahon']</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283648' first='FC' last='Dallas']</td><td>USC</td></tr><tr><td>Amari Manning</td><td>PDA</td><td>North Carolina</td></tr><tr><td>Ellie Mathews</td><td>Nationals</td><td>Penn State</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='48333' first='Rylee' last='McLanahan']</td><td>Solar SC</td><td>Duke</td></tr><tr><td>Gracie Milam</td><td>Lou Fusz</td><td>Notre Dame</td></tr><tr><td>Chloe Miller</td><td>MVLA</td><td class="has-text-align-right" data-align="right">2028</td></tr><tr><td>Isabella Ortiz</td><td>Florida United</td><td class="has-text-align-right" data-align="right">2028</td></tr><tr><td>Alyssa Parsons</td><td>FC Prime</td><td>USC</td></tr><tr><td>Thea Perry</td><td>MVLA</td><td>UCLA</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='112669' first='Kyleigh' last='Pete']</td><td>Sting Royal</td><td class="has-text-align-right" data-align="right">2028</td></tr><tr><td>Hope Pierfelice</td><td>Nationals</td><td>Michigan</td></tr><tr><td>Megan Rivera</td><td>Concorde Fire</td><td class="has-text-align-right" data-align="right">2028</td></tr><tr><td>Olivia Robinson</td><td>STA</td><td>Penn State</td></tr><tr><td>Mekenzie Rogers</td><td>Eclipse Select</td><td>Michigan State</td></tr><tr><td>Anastasia Showler-Little</td><td>PDA</td><td>South Carolina</td></tr><tr><td>Brooklyn Smith</td><td>Colorado Rapids</td><td>Kansas</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='27233' first='Sealey' last='Strawn']</td><td>Dallas Trinity/Solar</td><td>North Carolina</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='26605' first='Caroline' last='Swann']</td><td>Dallas Trinity/Solar</td><td>Texas</td></tr><tr><td>Cassandra Travers</td><td>MVLA</td><td class="has-text-align-right" data-align="right">2028</td></tr><tr><td>Maci Tucker</td><td>Concorde Fire</td><td>UCLA</td></tr><tr><td>Ryder White</td><td>VDA</td><td class="has-text-align-right" data-align="right">2029</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='27001' first='London' last='Young']</td><td>[program_tooltip program_id='283648' first='FC' last='Dallas']</td><td>Stanford</td></tr><tr><td>Gigi Zuniga</td><td>MVLA</td><td class="has-text-align-right" data-align="right">2028</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Unable to attend&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Taylor Morrell&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Audrey McKeen&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Molly McBride&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->