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Meritt Peterson

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    Women's Soccer (2008-2011)

Hometown: Seattle, WA
High School: Roosevelt High School

AT USF (2011): Made two appearances on the year. 

AT USF (2010) – Made six appearances off the bench... played a season-high eight minutes against Rice (9/5)... tallied an assist and two shots on the year.

AT USF (2009) – Made eight appearances on the season as a sophomore… recorded a shot in the season opening 2-0 victory against San Francisco State (8/21).

2008 SEASON: Played in 14 games as a freshman... tallied one shot versus Hawaii (9/14).

PREP/CLUB CAREER: Played four years of Varsity Soccer at Roosevelt High School... earned All-Conference honors junior and senior seasons... two-time winner of Most Inspirational Player award... Team Captain senior year... also ran four years of Varsity Track... State qualifier in the 4x400 relay and District qualifier in the 800m... graduated with 3.98 GPA and was on Honor Roll all four years... named Student of the Month in April 2008...was Senior Class Vice President. 

PERSONAL: Born in December 1989... daughter of Nels and Marie Peterson... chose USFbecause it's a Jesuit school, located in one of the most interesting cities in the world, the soccer program is good and the academics are strong... goal for the season is to be mentally and physically prepared for every game and to work hard at everything... thinks San Francisco is a very beautiful and fun city... would like to be Kate Middleton for a day... the most impressive person she has met is Sherman Alexie... favorite movies are Pride and Prejudice and Old School... favorite book is The Count of Monte Cristo... favorite musical artist is Earth Wind andFire... favorite food is Pancakes... hobbies include shoe shopping,hanging out with friends, reading, sports, and long walks...contemplated profession is Dermatology... major is Biology.

 

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