| Kelsey Shimmick |
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Freshman
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| Hometown:
Grapevine, Texas
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| High School:
Grapevine
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| Height:
5-7
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| Position:
F
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| Experience:
Fr.-HS
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HONORS & AWARDS
· 2012 Big 12 All-Tournament Team
FRESHMAN (2012)
A developing forward who played some of her best soccer late in the season and earned a selection to the Big 12 All-Tournament Team ... experienced action in all 20 matches and started six, including the last five of the campaign ... logged 1,041 minutes and played a season-high 105 at No. 20 Baylor (Oct. 19) ... scored three goals and tallied one assist for seven points, the fifth most on the squad ... recorded two goals in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinal match against Oklahoma (Oct. 31) ... became the fourth player, and second rookie, in program history to record two or more goals in a Big 12 Championship match ... scored other goal against Fresno State (Sept. 14) in UT's 3-0 victory ... registered 20 shots with a year-high four against the Sooners (Oct. 31) and TCU (Oct. 21) ... assist was a helper on Brooke Gilbert's game-winning goal against Kansas (Oct. 14) ... earned first career start at BYU (Sept. 6).
CLUB
A member of head coach Ryan Higginbotham's Dallas Texans 94 Red since 2004 ... teammate of fellow freshmen Lindsey Meyer and Abby Smith ... squad spent the majority of the 2011-12 season ranked No. 1 nationally in the ESPNHS Elite Clubs National League standings ... helped team to the Nike Cup and Gothia Cup championships in 2008 ... named the most valuable player at the Gothia Cup ... garnered additional experience with the Olympic Development Program (ODP) 93 North Texas State Team from 2006-10 ... participated in the ODP 93 Regional Camp in 2007, the ODP Inter-Regional Event in Coral Springs, Fla., and the ODP National Camp in Philadelphia in 2010 ... an ODP Region III Team member from 2010-11, and participated in the ODP Region Invitational in 2009 and 2010 ... traveled with the Region III ODP Team on trips to Portugal (2010) and Costa Rica (2011).
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-star recruit, according to TopDrawerSoccer.com, who was also ranked by the publication as the 41st-best player in the country, the 11th-best forward nationally and the seventh-best player in Texas ... the No. 43 prospect in the country, according to ESPNHS ... a four-time first-team all-district member for head coach Ryan Davis ... named the District 6-5A Most Valuable Player as a senior after posting 26 goals and 12 assists ... tallied a hat trick against Trinity in Grapevine's 3-1 victory for the District 6-5A championship ... as a senior, led the district in goals during the regular season with 15 ... tabbed as the District 5-5A Freshman of the Year before being named the District 5-5A Offensive Player of the Year in 2010 ... team's most valuable offensive player as a freshman and junior ... competed in track as a freshman, placing 10th at the district meet in the long jump (15-2) ... a National Junior Honor Society, student council and National Society of High School Scholars member.
PERSONAL
Born on Nov. 20, 1993, to Marc and Sheila Shimmick ... major is nursing ... has two younger sibilings, Aidan and Addison ... chose UT because of the campus, team members and atmosphere ... lists reading as a hobby of choice ... says if she could bring something from Grapevine to Austin it would be her dogs and a Bahama Bucks ... believes her family is her biggest inspiration because they are always supporting her and challenge her to be her best all the time.
