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Career Highlights

  • NCAA Champion (2019)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Champion (2019, 2022)
  • Two College Cup appearances (2019, 2023)
  • Drafted in the first round (No. 12) of the 2024 NWSL Draft (San Diego Wave FC)
  • Two-time team captain (2022-23)
  • United Coaches All-Region third team (2023)
  • All-Pac-12 first team (2023)
  • TopDrawerSoccer Best XI first team (2023)
  • United Coaches All-Region first team (2022)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 21, 2023, Sept. 4, 2023)
  • Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week - Honorable Mention (Aug. 21, 2023)
  • Three-time College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Oct. 3, 2022; Sept. 4, 2023, Oct. 23, 2023)
  • All-Pac-12 second team (2022)
  • All-Pac-12 third team (2021)
  • TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI second team (2019)
  • All-Pac-12 freshman team (2019)
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-America first team (2023)
  • Two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District first team (2022-23)
  • United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America third team (2022)
  • Four-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021-23)
  • Finished her career as Stanford's all-time leader in matches played (104) and ranked ninth in games started (92)
  • Started the final 60 matches in her career and played in 104 of a possible 106 matches while at Stanford

As a Grad Student (2023)

  • Drafted in the first round (No. 12) of the 2024 NWSL Draft (San Diego Wave FC)
  • Team captain
  • United Soccer Coaches All-Region third team
  • All-Pac-12 first team
  • TopDrawerSoccer Best XI first team
  • Two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 21, Sept. 4)
  • Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week - Honorable Mention (Aug. 21)
  • Two-time College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Sept. 4, Oct. 23)
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-America first team
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District first team
  • Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
  • Started all 25 matches at center defender, logging 2182:30 minutes - second-most among field players
  • Helped guide Stanford to 14 shutouts while limiting opponents to just .60 goals per game on 9.60 shots per game
  • Scored four goals and added six assists to finish with 14 points
  • Goals against San Diego (Aug. 17), No. 10 Duke (Sept. 2), Oregon (Oct. 22) and Pepperdine (Nov. 10)
  • Had a goal and two assists for four points vs. No. 10 Duke (Sept. 2) and the game-winner and an assist at San Diego in the season opener (Aug. 17)
  • Compiled 13 shots on the year, including registering two at San Diego (Aug. 17) and vs. No. 16 South Carolina (Nov. 17)
  • Played 70+ minutes in 23 of the 25 matches played, including full time in 19 of the 25

As a Senior (2022) • Pac-12 Champions

  • Team captain
  • United Coaches All-Region first team
  • All-Pac-12 second team
  • College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Oct. 3)
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District first team
  • United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America third team
  • Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
  • Started all 22 matches at center defender, logging 1649:34 minutes - second-most among field players
  • Helped guide Stanford to 12 shutouts while limiting opponents to just .55 goals per game on 8.6 shots per game
  • Compiled seven shots on the year, including registering two at Santa Clara (Sep. 18)
  • Played 70+ minutes in 16 of her 22 matches played, including full time in 11 of the 22

As a Junior (2021)

  • All-Pac-12 third team
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Appeared in 19 matches, starting 18, while playing 1381:16 minutes
  • Managed seven shots on the season, including putting three on goal
  • Played 75+ minutes in nine of her 19 matches played
  • Helped anchor a back line that posted nine shutouts and limited opponents to .85 goals per match on 6.90 shots per game

As a Sophomore (2020-21)

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Stanford’s primary center back, started all 13 matches in which she appeared in
  • Totaled 1100:46 minutes on the season – good for fifth on the team among position players
  • Anchored the Stanford backline to a shutout at No. 22 Washington (March 12), and overtime shutouts against Oregon (March 28) and No. 21 USC (April 9)
  • Played every minute of eight matches

As a Freshman (2019) • NCAA Champions, Pac-12 Champions

  • TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI second team
  • All-Pac-12 freshman team
  • Appeared in all 25 games, starting 13 of the final 14 games at left back, while logging 1497:05 minutes
  • First career appearance at No. 6 Penn State (Aug. 23)
  • First career start against Penn (Aug. 30)
  • Scored a must-make penalty kick in Stanford’s 5-4 penalty kick shootout win over No. 2 North Carolina in the College Cup final (Dec. 8)

National Team Experience

  • U-17 U.S. Women’s National Team (2016-18)
  • U-17 Women’s World Cup Qualifying (2016)
  • U-17 Women’s World Cup (2016)
  • U-17 Women’s World Cup Qualifying (2018)

Prior to Stanford

  • Prepped at Valley Christian High School
  • 2017 CIF and California state champions
  • Olympic League MVP
  • Two-time first team All League
  • National and State Gatorade 2017 Player of the Year
  • Also placed fourth in CIF as a long jumper
  • Played club at SoCal Blues (2012-18) and LAFC Slammers (2018-19)
  • 2015 National Champions

Personal

  • Born in Santa Monica, Calif.
  • Daughter of Kristen and Kevin Wesley
  • Has a younger brother, Karsen
  • Has professional aspirations of being a sports psychologist
  • Pursuing a co-term master's degree in sociology while completing her degree in psychology
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