During the holiday break, the USA Women’s Sevens program continue their next generation development with a six-day pathway camp inviting 19 pipeline players to the Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista this week for daily development sessions and full scrimmages.
USA Women’s Pathways Head Coach Irene Gardner leads the way alongside the USA senior national team coaches and staff. With the LA2028 Olympic window now underway, the camp opens an opportunity for sevens prospects to put their hand up for senior national team residency in the future.
Gardner said on the assembly, “This is our first camp of this next cycle following the recent inclusion of several pathway players to the residency program. The goal is to identify players that will become part of our Sevens Pathway program and support their development ahead of senior residency opportunities. Players invited to this camp have an opportunity to be selected for future Pathway camps and competitions.
“We look forward to building our U18 and U23 Sevens programs, coming off of the recent Global Youth Sevens U18 competition in New Zealand and this camp in Chula Vista, brining all the positive momentum into the 2025 Talent Identification Tour starting in February.”
| Name | School/Club | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| Marcaya Bailous | Chicago North Shore | Apple Valley, CA |
| Azhinaye Barner | Life University | Colombia, TN |
| Erica Coulibaly | Colorado Grey Wolves | Sycamore, IL |
| Morgan Cunningham | Unattached (RI) | Danville, CA |
| Dana Greer | Harvard Univ. | Sacramento, CA |
| Makayla Komer | Rocky Mountain Peaks | Toole, UT |
| Keyani Leith | Rocky Mountain Peaks | Hamilton, NZL |
| Leah Lockerman | Texas Tech Univ. | Austin, TX |
| Lionala Mayorga | Davenport Univ. | West Valley, UT |
| Alycia Namosimalua | Unattached (IL) | Sacramento, CA |
| Eseta Pale | Harvard Univ. | Elk Grove, CA |
| Vaihoi Pulu | Central Washington Univ. | Kahului, HI |
| Jayna Schalesky | UC Santa Barbara | Salinas, CA |
| Sadie Schier | Dartmouth College | Eatonville, WA |
| Mia Taylor | UC San Diego | Belmont, MA |
| Lilly Thomas | Central Washington Univ. | Lehi, UT |
| Ashley Torres-Brown | Sacred Heart University | Greenwich, CT |
| Katelyn Walker | Dartmouth College | Eagle, ID |
| Julia Wallace | San Jose Seahawks | Waterford, MI |
Irene Gardner | Women’s Pathways Head Coach
Kelly Griffin | Women’s Pathways Asst. Coach
Nana Fa'avesi | Women’s Eagles Sevens Scholarship Coach
Emilie Bydwell | Women’s Eagles Sevens Head Coach
Zack Test | Women’s Eagles Sevens Asst. Coach
Trey Ford | Women’s Eagles Sevens Head of Physical Performance
Jackie Rodriguez | Asst. Athletic Trainer - Sevens
Lauren Barber | Women’s Eagles Sevens Performance Analyst
Liz Strohecker | Head of Operations - Sevens
