Julia Siljestrom Signs with Hawaii

February 7, 2006 - Julia Siljestrom has signed with Hawaii.

Four-year letterwinner at Satellite High School in Satelilte Beach, Fla...team just finished the school's first unbeaten, untied regular season (24-0-0) and is rated as the No. 1 team in the nation by Rivals.com...a freshman on the 2003 5A state championship team than ranked 8th in the nation...also helped the Scorpions to the 5A state finals in 2004 and the semifinals in 2005...a first-team all-state selection as a junior...plays club soccer for the Indialantic Force...a Florida State Cup Finalist and Region III Premier League Finalist in 2004...a member of the Florida ODP team every year since 2000...helped lead Florida to the ODP regional championship in 2004 and a fourth place finish at the ODP Nationals in 2005...Canadian U16 national pool tryout in 2003...also recruited by Florida State, South Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee-Chattanooga, and Southern Miss.

Coach Tenzing on Siljestrom: "Julia is a very steady defender with a tremendous foot. She'll be taking a lot of our free kicks and should be instrumental in our set pieces."

COLLEGE COMMITMENTS FOR 2006