Betsy Frederick

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-9
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.
High School:
Broughton

General - Two-time eturning letter winner who will factor in the mix for a potential starting position in the Tar Heel defense according to head coach Anson Dorrance...she was redshirted in 2005 so she retains two seasons of eligibility heading into 2008...has a strong leg and a deadly accurate shot...is outstanding on penalty kicks.

Reshirt Sophomore Season (2007) -- Saw action in four games...played 94 minutes as a defensive midfielder...named to the 2007-08 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Redshirt Freshman Season (2006) -- Played in four games as a redshirt freshman...was named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the second straight year.

True Freshman Season (2005) -- Redshirted during the 2005 season...named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Club Soccer - Captain of the '87 CASL Spartans Elite club team from 2000-05...played for the team from 1998-2005 as an inside defender...that team won the U.S. Club National Championship in 2003 and was ranked No. 6 in the nation in 2005...club team also captured state titles in 2001 and 2003 and Region III Premier League crown in 2004...member of the Region III ODP teams in 2002-03 and 2004-05, starting both years...NC ODP Team selection...NC Team won Region III championship in 2004...played on the EA Sports All-America team in 2004...attended the ESP/adidas National Camp in 2002...Super Y League region team player in 2004-05.

Prep - A May 2005 graduate of Broughton High School...named team captain of the soccer squad her senior year...lettered four years as a sweeper and midfielder...in 2003, her soccer team won the state championship and earned a No. 1 national ranking...her team also reached the state finals match in 2004...was named All-Conference and All-State in 2004 and 2005...was ranked as the No. 4 defender in the nation by Student Sports and the 14th-ranked recruit in the nation overall...earned High Honors (4.0 GPA or higher) every year of high school...member of the Spanish Honor Society from 2003-2005....named 2005 North Carolina High School Player of the Year by the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association (NCSCA)...2005 Parade All-America...named Broughton High School's 2005 Female Athlete of the Year.

Personal - Given name is Betsy Anna Frederick...daughter of Ron and Prudy Frederick...born August 19, 1987 in Raleigh, N.C....has one sister, Emily, age 16...her dad played football at Duke and later played in the NFL.

2007-08 BETSY FREDERICK HONORS
Academic Accolades
1. ACC Academic Honor Roll

About Betsy...
Academic Major: Exercise and Sports Science
Career Plans: Physical Therapy
Hobbies: Hanging out with my friends, random dance parties
Athlete I Most Admire: Michael Jordan
Biggest Sports Thrill: Scoring the winning goal of the U.S. Club National Championship final game
People with the Greatest Influence on my Athletic Career: My Dad, Jay Howell (Club Coach)
Favorite Book: When Heaven and Earth Changed Places
Favorite Foods: Barbeque, Baked Beans
Favorite Movie: The Notebook
Favorite TV Show: American Idol
Favorite TV Show as a Child: 7th Heaven
Sport You Would Play Other Than Soccer: Golf
Superpower You Wish You Had: Flying
Place You Want To Live For The Rest Of Your Life? Jamaica
I Can't Live Without...: (i.e. family, cell phone, facebook) My family and friends...I don't know what I would do without them.