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Manya Makoski SOCCERPLUS CT

#10
Pos: M

Birthplace: Bridgeport, CT
Hometown: Trumbull, CT
DOB: April, 1984
High School: Trumbull HS (CT)
College: Arizona State University
Height: 5' 4"

US WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM
● 2008 Full Women's National Team Pool
● 2003-2007 U21 Women's National Team
● Nordic Cup Champions: 2007, 2005, 2004
● 2000-2002 U19 Women's National Team
● FIFA U19 World Cup Champion: 2002

COLLEGE
Arizona State University, 2002-2006
● For Single Season: Third all-time in game winning goals (3), fifth all-time in assists (16), seventh all-time in goals (6) and points (48)
● Captain Senior Year
● NSCAA Academic All-American Second Team, Soccer Buzz All-Region First Team, All-Pac 10 First Team, Academic All-District VIII Second Team, All-Academic Pac-10 Second Team in 2004
● All-Pac 10 Second Team, All-Academic Pac-10 Honorable Mention in 2003
● Soccer American Freshman All-American, Soccer Buzz Freshman All-American First Team, All- Pac 10 Second Team, Soccer Buzz All-West Region Second Team, Soccer Buzz All-Freshman West Region Team, NSCAA All-West Region Third Team, finalist for 2002 Soccer Buzz Magazine National Freshman of the Year, set ASU single-season record with 9 assists in 2002

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
High School: Trumbull High School, 1998-2002
● 2002 Gatorade CT High School Player of the Year
● 2001 NSCAA Adidas CT High School Player of the Year
● 2001 Parade All-American
● 2000-01 NSCAA All-American
● 2001 NSCAA Adidas U17 All American
● 2001 Adidas Elite Soccer Program participant
● 2000-01 Hartford Courant Player of the Year
● 2001 CT CJSA State Player of the Year
● 2000-01 CT Post MVP
● 2000 New Haven Register MVP
● 1999, 2001 CT Class LL State Champion
● 1999, 2000, 2001 CT FCIAC Champions
● 2000 FCIAC Final MVP
● 2000-01 All-New England
● 2000-01 All-State

PERSONAL
● Graduated from University of New Haven with her Masters of Business Administration (concentration in Sports Management) in May 2008, where she is the assistant coach for the women's soccer team
● Lives with her mom, Mary and two cats, Myra and Marty in Milford
● Has two older brothers, Marek and Milton

What is your favorite soccer memory? Winning a gold medal at the first ever FIFA U19 Women’s World Cup Championship by beating Canada in double overtime.
Favorite book? Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
If you had to eat one meal for the rest of your life what would it be? Homemade gnocchi and marina sauce that my boyfriend makes
What do you like to do when you’re not playing soccer? Write stuff, go for a run, hang out with my boyfriend and my mom, watch movies, play with my cats Marty and Myra, go to the beach
What is your favorite pro sports team? Yankees
If you were on a deserted island and you could only have one possession what would it be? An oversized beach towel
What would be one of your suppressed desires?
To be the drummer for a rock band… I used to play when I was younger.  I had hot pink drum sticks.
What is your major and what do you want to do with it?
I was a Journalism and Mass Communication major at Arizona State and then I just finished my MBA at U of New Haven.  I hope to work in sports marketing or be a writer for ESPN.

THIS OR THAT
Mall or Movies: Movie at home
Instant Messenger or Email:
IM
Pass or Shoot:
Shoot
Headband or Pre-Wrap:
Pre-wrap
Is your alarm set to a Buzzer or Music:
vibrate
Pizza or Burger:
Pizza
Car or SUV:
SUV
Jeans or Sweats:
Sweats
Baseball or Football:
Baseball
Tom Brady or Brad Pitt:
Brad Pitt
Little Known Fact About Me:
I don't eat meat

# FIRST LAST POS
5 Leah Blayney M
16 Niki Cross D
3 Bianca D'Agostino D
9 Amanda DaCosta M/F
17 Becky Edwards M
14 Casey Frobey M/F
13 Kristen Graczyk F/M
30 Libby Guess F
6 Corie Halasz M/D
19 Heather Hathorn F
24 Melissa Hayes M
20 Chioma Igwe D
21 Brooke Knowlton F
10 Manya Makoski M
22 Jill Mastroianni GK
1 Alyssa Naeher GK
7 Meagan Riemer F/M
25 Becky Ryan F/M
12 Katie Schoepfer F
15 Erika Sutton M/D
26 Maggie Tomecka D/M
23 Caroline Walden D
8 Tiffany Weimer F
2 Kristy Zurmuhlen D

 

 
 



 


 
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