| Sydney Shutter |
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Freshman
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| Hometown:
Austin, Texas
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| High School:
Bowie
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| Height:
5-6
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| Position:
M/F
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| Experience:
Fr.-HS
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FRESHMAN (2012)
A valuable reserve forward who played in 17 games and earned a pair of starts -- at Arkansas (Aug. 19) and Utah (Sept. 8) ... logged 365 minutes and played a year-high 52 versus Dayton (Aug. 17) in the season opener ... other contest with more than 45 minutes of action was against the Utes ... scored one goal, against the Flyers that gave the Longhorns a 2-1 lead at 80:38 ... recorded one assist, against Toledo (Aug. 26), on Kristin Cummins' game-winning goal ... tallied a season-best two shots versus Dayton ... against Big 12 Conference foes, entered five matches for a total of 60 minutes ... registered one shot in league action, at Oklahoma (Sept. 23) ... experienced action in both Big 12 Championship matches, going in for 19 minutes versus the Sooners (Oct. 31) and 20 agianst TCU (Nov. 2).
CLUB
Spent the last two seasons as a starter for the Lonestars Elite Clubs National League U18 squad and head coach Don Cameron ... had played for the Austin United Caps Premier 94 club previously (2004-10), helping the Caps to the 2010 US Youth Soccer National Championship Series State Cup title as the leading scorer ... active in the Olympic Development Program (ODP) and was named to the Region III ODP State Team in 2009 and 2010.
HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year starter who was named the District 15-5A Offensive Most Valuable Player as a senior ... a First-Team All-District 15-5A selection following junior and senior years ... served as team captain during senior year ... during 2010 opening round of the Class 5A playoffs, scored a goal and tallied an assist to lift Bowie to a 3-0 victory over Westwood ... helped Bowie to district titles as a sophomore and junior ... led the team to a third-place finish at the University Interscholastic League State Championship during 2010 campaign ... also participated in track and cross country as a freshman and sophomore ... qualified for the regional cross country meet both years ... received the outstanding athletic achievement award for the track program in 2009 ... served as the mile runner in the distance medley event at the 2009 Texas Relays ... earned Austin Independent School District Academic All-District honors for three seasons ... received the school's science fair award in 2010 ... a member of the Key Club, math club and National Junior Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Born on Oct. 14, 1993, to Jay and Jamie Shutter ... has a younger sister, Taylor ... mother is the Director of University Health Services at the University of Texas ... major is undecided ... Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection (Fall 2012) ... uncle Chris Shaw swam at Southern Illinois University, earning varsity letters from 1982-85 and another uncle, Gary Shaw, swam at Eastern Illinois from 1979-82 ... says if she could play a sport in addition to soccer it would be rock climbing as she was on a competitive team from ages 7 to 11 and then gave it up to focus on soccer ... says her greatest athletic accomplishment to date was signing at Texas.
