Soccer Adds Eight with 2017 Signing Class
2/3/2017 11:15:00 AM | Women's Soccer
KENT, Ohio - Kent State women's soccer Head Coach Rob Marinaro announced Thursday the names of eight student-athletes that signed their National Letters of Intent to join the Kent State soccer program prior to the 2017 campaign.Â
The eight newest Golden Flashes are Rachel Ernst, Karly Hellstrom, Maddie Holmes, Vital Kats, Isabelle Mihail, Kloe Moore, Faith O'Neill, Cameron Shedenhelm.
Rachel Ernst
Midfielder – 5'4
Loveland, Ohio – Loveland
Ohio Elite Soccer Academy ECNL
Garnered NSCAA All-America, All-State First Team and ECC Player of the Year honors as a senior… Part of a senior class that holds the Loveland High School record for career wins (66)… Holds individual records for games started (81), games played (81) and most consecutive games started (81)… Aided Loveland High School to the Division I state finals and a 19-1-1 record as a junior… Played club soccer for Ohio Elite Soccer Academy ECNL… Ernst was a member of the National Honors Society, earning High Honor Roll with Distinction all four years of high school… Intended major at Kent State is biology pre-med.
Karly Hellstrom
Defender – 5'6
Sudbury, Ontario – LaSalle Secondary School
Sudbury Soccer Club
A name synonymous with Kent State soccer, Hellstrom is the younger sister of former Kent State alum, Jenna Hellstrom… A versatile athlete, Hellstrom participated in basketball, cross country, soccer track & field and volleyball before choosing to play soccer at Kent State… Was a three-time Female High School Athlete of the Year… As a junior, Hellstrom was the Northern Ontario champion in the 400m run… Scored 22 goals as a freshman… Hellstrom was a member of the Ontario REX/EXCEL Program, playing for the Ontario Provincial Team… Intended major at Kent State is exercise science.
Maddie Holmes
Midfielder – 5' 8"
Bay Village, Ohio – Bay
Cleveland Whitecaps
Named 2016 NSCAA All-American, GCSCA Division II Player of the Year and Morning Journal Athlete of the Year (2015 and 2016)… For her career, Holmes registered 52 goals, 25 assists and 129 points, leading Bay High School four sectional championships, one regional championship and one state semifinal appearance… Holmes was a four-year letterwinner in basketball and soccer and a two-year letterwinner in lacrosse… With the Cleveland Whitecaps, Holmes won the 2016 US Soccer Club State & Regional Championships… Intended major at Kent State is physical therapy or athletic training.
Vital Kats
Midfielder – 5'4
Toronto, Ont. – Northview Heights Secondary School
Scarborough GS United
Kats has been a member of the Canadian national youth soccer program since 2014… Represented Canada at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016 and at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016… Part of Canada's silver-medal winning team at the U-20 Championship in Honduras… Kats played club soccer with GS United, winning the Ontario Women's Cup Championship… Kats also played with the Ontario Provincial Team… Intended major at Kent State is business.
Isabelle Mihail
Forward – 5'7
Kitchener, Ont. – St. Mary's Secondary School
Kitchener Spirit 99
Selected to play for the Romanian Women's National Team and U-17 National Team… Leading goal scorer for St. Mary's three years in a row, aiding the team to three consecutive District 8 Championships… Also lettered in tennis, badminton and track & Field at St. Mary's… Mihail and Kitchener Spirit 99 were Canadian National Champions in 2014 and Ontario Cup Champions in 2014, 2015 and 2016… Intended major at Kent State is either accounting or business.
Kloe Moore
Forward – 5'3
Burbank, Ohio – Norwayne
Ohio Strikers United
A four-year letterwinner, Moore tallied 48 goals, 27 assists during her high school career… In her senior season, Moore netted a school record 26 goals, earning second-team All-State and Wayne County Athletic League Player of the Year honors… State Cup Finalist as a member of Ohio Strikers United… Member of National Honors Society… Intended major at Kent State is exercise physiology.
Faith O'Neill
Goalkeeper – 5'8
Coquitlam, British Columbia – Dr. Charles Best Secondary School
Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite
Led the Vancouver Whitecaps to the 2016 Sliver Lakes Tournament finals… Attended multiple camps with the Canadian U-15 and U-17 National Teams… O'Neill was a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite Program and the British Columbia REX/EXCEL Program… Played competitive ice hockey for eight years before deciding to focus on soccer… Intended major at Kent State is exercise science.
Cameron Shedenhelm
Forward – 5'6
Pickerington, Ohio – Pickerington North
Ohio Premier ECNL
Two-time All-State First Team selection… Aided Pickerington North High School to three regional championships and a record of 65-11-6 over her four years… Recorded at least 14 goals every season at Pickerington North, finishing her career with 60 goals and 40 assists… Along with four varsity letters in soccer, Shedenhelm earned a varsity letter in basketball… At the club level, Shedenhelm was a member of the Ohio Premier ECNL Program… Member of National Honors Society… Her father, John played baseball for Kent State from 1985-1990… Intended major is undecided
