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Amy Warner (soccer)
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Amy Warner is an American
soccer player who graduated from Notre Dame
as one of the top forwards in the history of the university. Known for speed that earned her the nicknames "Flash" and "Fire", #12 grew into an all-around player and received first team NSCAA
All-American honors during her senior year, making her the first forward in the history of Notre Dame to earn the honor. Currently she writes the "Flash Warner" blog.
and soccer. A sprinter during her high school career, she set school records in 100 (12.07), 200 (24.39) and 400 meters (55.16), winning the 100 meter state championship in 1998 and 2000. She also ran the anchor leg of the 400, 800, and 1600 meter relay teams and in her senior year, anchored the state championship 1600-meter relay team to claim the New Mexico State team title by one-quarter of a point.
Twice she was all-state for soccer and in 1999 Warner was named Gatorade
and NSCAA
New Mexico State Player of the Year after leading New Mexico class AAAA with 33 goals, 26 assists (96G-72A career). Because she competed in track while in high school, Warner never made a full-time commitment to soccer and therefore went unnoticed for the vast majority of the recruiting period during her senior year.http://www.nd.edu/~observer/09282000/Sports/1.html But after taking the 1999 Orange Classic by storm with Rio Vista FC, major soccer programs began showing interest. She received scholarship offers from some of the top soccer programs in the country and eventually settled on the University of Notre Dame
, a perennial power in women's collegiate soccer.
Amy Warner burst onto the college scene as Notre Dame's second-leading scorer through 10 games (7G-4A) and set an Irish record for earliest hat trick recorded by a freshman September 3, 2000 with 3 goals in a 5-1 win over Providence College
.http://und.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/090300aaa.html During a mid-season game against Seton Hall, Warner tore her anterior cruciate ligament
. She missed seven games and returned at the end of regular season play against the University of Michigan
. Warner worked her way back into the starting lineup during the post-season, where she started in Notre Dame's semi-final matchup against the University of North Carolina
. She scored Notre Dame's only goal in the match and was named to the all-NCAA Tournament team. Despite playing only a little more than half the regular season, Warner was named first team all-Big East as a freshman.
After off-season ACL surgery, Warner returned for a solid sophomore season that saw the Irish win their seventh consecutive Big East Championship. Though she was named second team All-Big East and ranked third on the team in scoring, it was nearly a year before she would return to form. After her junior year, Warner again earned first team all-Big East honors and registered the second hat trick of her career against Georgetown University
. In 2003, during her senior season, Warner would prove to have her best year yet. The Irish owned the No. 2 national ranking for most of the season and also had many weeks at No. 1 and held the distinction as one of the nation's most balanced teams on both sides of the ball. Warner tied a career high with 10 goals and shattered her previous record for assists with 12. Warner repeated as first team all-Big East, and more impressively was named NSCAA first team All-American, the first Notre Dame forward to do so. Warner was also named a finalist for the Hermann Trophy
, the award given to the player of the year in women's soccer. She was the sixth player in Big East history ever to be named all-conference four times and the 11th to be named first team all-BIG EAST in three-plus seasons ('00, '02, '03; plus 2nd team in '01). A broken ankle suffered during the BIG EAST Tournament against the University of Miami
cut her final season short. Warner finished her career with 99 points, 15th all time at Notre Dame.
, the Women's United Soccer League
reigned supreme as the top tier women's soccer league in the country. Warner played as an amateur for the Windy City Bluez in Chicago and also competed in the U21 National Team pool during her collegiate years. She was signed as a forward for the Fort Wayne Fever
after graduation. She quickly dominated the Central Conference, bringing the Fever deep into the playoffs. Warner received 2004 All-Central Conference honors and finished fourth in scoring in the USL's W-League with 37 points (15G-7A).http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/2004.html Warner and other Fever and Notre Dame teammates suited up in an exhibition match for FC Indiana, which, at the time, was a provisional member of the USL. Coached by Ben Waldrum, FCI defeated the Australian Women's National Team, 1-0. Australia was the 16th-ranked team in the world at the time and had recently split two games with fifth-ranked China. The lone goal was scored in the 65th minute and was a result of a combination play involving Warner and former Notre Dame teammate Amanda Cinalli.http://www2.southbendtribune.com/stories/2004/07/15/sports.20040715-sbt-MICH-B1-Unfriendly.sto
United States
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soccer player who graduated from Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team represent the University of Notre Dame in the Big East Conference of NCAA Division I soccer. The team has won 3 of the 29 NCAA national championships...
as one of the top forwards in the history of the university. Known for speed that earned her the nicknames "Flash" and "Fire", #12 grew into an all-around player and received first team NSCAA
NSCAA
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America is an organization of American soccer coaches founded in 1941. The NSCAA has grown from a handful of college soccer coaches to more than 22,000 members, making it the largest coaching organization in the world. Its members coach at all levels of...
All-American honors during her senior year, making her the first forward in the history of Notre Dame to earn the honor. Currently she writes the "Flash Warner" blog.
High School
Amy Warner attended La Cueva High School and was successful at both track and fieldTrack and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
and soccer. A sprinter during her high school career, she set school records in 100 (12.07), 200 (24.39) and 400 meters (55.16), winning the 100 meter state championship in 1998 and 2000. She also ran the anchor leg of the 400, 800, and 1600 meter relay teams and in her senior year, anchored the state championship 1600-meter relay team to claim the New Mexico State team title by one-quarter of a point.
Twice she was all-state for soccer and in 1999 Warner was named Gatorade
Gatorade
Gatorade is a brand of sports-themed food and beverage products, built around its signature product: a line of sports drinks. Gatorade is currently manufactured by PepsiCo, distributed in over 80 countries...
and NSCAA
NSCAA
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America is an organization of American soccer coaches founded in 1941. The NSCAA has grown from a handful of college soccer coaches to more than 22,000 members, making it the largest coaching organization in the world. Its members coach at all levels of...
New Mexico State Player of the Year after leading New Mexico class AAAA with 33 goals, 26 assists (96G-72A career). Because she competed in track while in high school, Warner never made a full-time commitment to soccer and therefore went unnoticed for the vast majority of the recruiting period during her senior year.http://www.nd.edu/~observer/09282000/Sports/1.html But after taking the 1999 Orange Classic by storm with Rio Vista FC, major soccer programs began showing interest. She received scholarship offers from some of the top soccer programs in the country and eventually settled on the University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team represent the University of Notre Dame in the Big East Conference of NCAA Division I soccer. The team has won 3 of the 29 NCAA national championships...
, a perennial power in women's collegiate soccer.
Notre Dame
Providence College
Providence College is a private, coeducational, Catholic university located about two miles west of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the state's capital city. With a 2010–2011 enrollment of 3,850 undergraduate students and 735 graduate students, the College specializes in academic...
.http://und.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/090300aaa.html During a mid-season game against Seton Hall, Warner tore her anterior cruciate ligament
Anterior cruciate ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle , based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament.The ACL originates from deep within the notch of the distal femur...
. She missed seven games and returned at the end of regular season play against the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. Warner worked her way back into the starting lineup during the post-season, where she started in Notre Dame's semi-final matchup against the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
. She scored Notre Dame's only goal in the match and was named to the all-NCAA Tournament team. Despite playing only a little more than half the regular season, Warner was named first team all-Big East as a freshman.
After off-season ACL surgery, Warner returned for a solid sophomore season that saw the Irish win their seventh consecutive Big East Championship. Though she was named second team All-Big East and ranked third on the team in scoring, it was nearly a year before she would return to form. After her junior year, Warner again earned first team all-Big East honors and registered the second hat trick of her career against Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
. In 2003, during her senior season, Warner would prove to have her best year yet. The Irish owned the No. 2 national ranking for most of the season and also had many weeks at No. 1 and held the distinction as one of the nation's most balanced teams on both sides of the ball. Warner tied a career high with 10 goals and shattered her previous record for assists with 12. Warner repeated as first team all-Big East, and more impressively was named NSCAA first team All-American, the first Notre Dame forward to do so. Warner was also named a finalist for the Hermann Trophy
Hermann Trophy
The Hermann Trophy is awarded annually by the Missouri Athletic Club to the United States's top male and female college soccer players.-History:...
, the award given to the player of the year in women's soccer. She was the sixth player in Big East history ever to be named all-conference four times and the 11th to be named first team all-BIG EAST in three-plus seasons ('00, '02, '03; plus 2nd team in '01). A broken ankle suffered during the BIG EAST Tournament against the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
cut her final season short. Warner finished her career with 99 points, 15th all time at Notre Dame.
Professional career
After the abandonment of the Women's United Soccer AssociationWomen's United Soccer Association
The Women's United Soccer Association, often abbreviated to the WUSA, was the world's first women's soccer league in which all the players were paid as professionals. Founded in February 2000, the league began its first season in April 2001 with eight teams in the United States...
, the Women's United Soccer League
W-League
The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
reigned supreme as the top tier women's soccer league in the country. Warner played as an amateur for the Windy City Bluez in Chicago and also competed in the U21 National Team pool during her collegiate years. She was signed as a forward for the Fort Wayne Fever
Fort Wayne Fever
Fort Wayne Fever was an American soccer team based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Founded in 2003, the team played in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009, after which the franchise folded and the team left the league.The team...
after graduation. She quickly dominated the Central Conference, bringing the Fever deep into the playoffs. Warner received 2004 All-Central Conference honors and finished fourth in scoring in the USL's W-League with 37 points (15G-7A).http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/2004.html Warner and other Fever and Notre Dame teammates suited up in an exhibition match for FC Indiana, which, at the time, was a provisional member of the USL. Coached by Ben Waldrum, FCI defeated the Australian Women's National Team, 1-0. Australia was the 16th-ranked team in the world at the time and had recently split two games with fifth-ranked China. The lone goal was scored in the 65th minute and was a result of a combination play involving Warner and former Notre Dame teammate Amanda Cinalli.http://www2.southbendtribune.com/stories/2004/07/15/sports.20040715-sbt-MICH-B1-Unfriendly.sto