ATLANTA – Stanford's Amelia Smith and Charlie Ekstrom are participating in the U.S. Beach Collegiate National Team Champ this week in Los Angeles. The two Cardinal are part of a 16-person group of elite collegiate players from across the country invited to camp.
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Throughout the week, Ekstrom and Smith will train and compete alongside their top peers in the sport. The Collegiate National Team program is considered a tryout for the U.S. Women's Beach National Team.
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Ekstrom capped a strong freshman year on The Farm with a pair of All-Pac-12 honors after being named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team and All-Freshman team for the conference. In the conference's brief three-year history, Ekstrom joins Kathryn Plummer (2017) as the only Cardinal players named to both teams in the same season. Ekstrom tallied an 11-15 record for the 2019 season.
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Sophomore Amelia Smith produced a 14-13 record this season, bringing her career win total to 32 in just two seasons as a member of the program.
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Two Card at USAV National Camp
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