#10 -
Sydney Vander Velde
Position: MF
Year: Junior
Hometown: Littleton, Colo.
High School: Dakota Ridge H.S.
Height: 5-7
2007: Started all 20 games for the
Bears, one of only five to do so... Named honorable mention All-Big
Sky as a midfielder... Named Big-Sky Offensive Player of the Week
after hitting the game winning goal against Northern Arizona (Nov.
3) that clinched a spot for the Bears in the conference
tournament... Finished fourth on the team with points (eight)...
Her four goals were second-best for the Bears and eighth-best in
the conference... Led the Bears in game-winning goals (two) against
Northern Arizona (Nov. 3) and Eastern Washington (Oct. 12)... Her
two game winning goals were good enough for third-best in the
conference... Was a 2007 Big Sky Conference All-Academic selection.
Prep: Earned four letters at Dakota Ridge High
School for head coach Ian Wells ... second-team all-state selection
and first-team All-Jeffco League selection as a senior ... was a
two-time team captain and 2006 team MVP ... led her team with seven
goals as a senior ... helped the Eagles to a state tournament berth
in 2006 and her team won the 5A state championship in 2003 ...
played club soccer with the Colorado Rush Swoosh (1998-05) and
Colorado Rush Nike (2005-06) ... club teams won the Disney Cup in
2005 and was the state runner-up in 2005 ... was a first-team
academic all-state selection, an honor roll member and graduated
with a perfect 4.0 GPA ... won Legacy of Excellence Awards for
English and World History.
Personal: Born March 25, 1988, in Highlands
Ranch, Colo. ... daughter of Mike and Roberta Vandervelde ... has
two younger brothers ... plans to major in business management at
Northern Colorado.