University of San Francisco Athletics

GENERAL CAPSULE - A strong left midfielder with defensive presence, especially in the air... great composure on the ball... good field vision.

2002 SEASON - Appeared in seven matches, five as a starter, registering one assist for the Lady Dons...assisted in the game-winning goal against Hawaii (9/14).

AT UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - Played 16 games and took 17 shots last year... played in 13 matches her rookie season... played 25 minutes against Penn State in 2000 and 20 minutes in double overtime match against Michigan State that same year.

PREP CAREER - Four years varsity-level on Santana High School team, two as captain... a three-time All-CIF selection... All-Grossmont North League First Team honoree as a sophomore, junior and senior... honored with her high school's Soccer Player of the Year Award her sophomore year... a four-time member of the San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic Team... a national scholar who participated in the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, DC in February 1999.

OTHER SOCCER EXPERIENCE - Club team, the San Diego Surf, won the 2002 US Youth Soccer National Championship.

PERSONAL - Noelle LaRaye Langston... favorite sports heroes are Wilma Rudolph and Lance Armstrong... my goal for the season is to earn the respect of my coaches and teammates, have a winning season and win a WCC Championship... the best advice I've been given is failure is the first step towards success... I chose USF because of the coaches and The City... daughter of Laura Langston... born August 23, 1982.