2009 Soccer Roster
Roster
Caitlin Howard
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Sickles H.S.
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
2009: Started 22 matches at either center back or right back⦠Sat out Vanderbilt match due to foot injury suffered in Kentucky match⦠Played the entirety of five matches, including at Mississippi where she turned in season-high minutes (102)⦠Played with Tampa Bay Hellenic of the W-League in summer of 2009⦠Member of 2009 Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2008: Started every match, playing center back for majority, but started NCAA First and Second Round matches as right backβ¦ Led Florida with her average of 87.3 minutes per matchβ¦ Cross versus California led to Ameera Abdullah's game-winning goalβ¦ Served up assist for Lindsay Thompsonβs second goal in 6-1 win at Alabamaβ¦ Played the entirety of 16 matchesβ¦ National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Scholar All-South Region third-team selectionβ¦ Member of 2008 SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2007: Appeared in 17 matches on Gator backline⦠First collegiate assist came on UF's second goal in a 5-0 win at Mississippi State on Oct.14⦠Also assisted on game-winning goal in 1-0 decision at Arkansas on Oct. 25 just 26 seconds after entering match⦠Turned in top minutes total (52) versus Kentucky⦠Member of 2007 SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2006: Appeared in three matches, with top minutes (41) coming versus Jacksonville⦠Also played versus Mississippi State and Louisiana-Lafayette...Member of the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
High School: 2005 Florida Sports Writers Association 5A First-Team All-State selection⦠2006 Jose A. Alvarez Hillsborough County soccer player of the year (award based on ability, teamwork, attitude, character and academics)⦠2006 and 2005 All-Hillsborough County first-team selection⦠Hillsborough County Most Valuable Player in 2006 Senior Soccer Challenge (Hillsborough County versus Pinellas County)⦠Member of 2005 (5A) high school district championship team - team was district (6A) runner-up in 2006⦠Sickles High School MVP in 2004, '05 and '06 - also named defensive player of the year the same seasons⦠Four-year varsity starter at Sickles H.S., serving as team captain in 2005 and '06⦠Coached by George Arroyo at Sickles H.S.
Club: Member of Countryside Lightning Soccer Club that won 2003 Atlanta Cup, 2001 Orange Classic and 2001 and 2006 Florida State Club championships⦠Countryside Lightning reached the state semifinal from 2001-06⦠Member of the Florida Olympic Development Program (ODP) State "1988" Team for 2003, 2004 and 2005⦠Coached by John Planamenta at Countryside Soccer Club⦠Four-year starter with a boys club soccer team from U9 through U12.
Major: Journalism
Howard's Collegiate Statistics
Year | GP/GS | Min. | Shots | G (GW) | A | Pts. |
2006 | 3/0 | 92 | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 |
2007 | 17/0 | 343 | 2 | 0 (0) | 2 | 2 |
2008 | 24/24 | 2092 | 2 | 0 (0) | 2 | 2 |
2009 | 23/24 | 1747 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 67/48 | 4274 | 5 | 0 (0) | 4 | 4 |
