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Melinda "Niki" Serrano '19 Recruiting Profile
ClubRampage
Height5'3"
Weight150lbs
Age22
Primary PositionDefenders
Secondary PositionMidfielders
Dominant HandRight
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2017 NFHCA Top Re...Personal Statement
I would love to play field hockey at the collegiate level! I love the feeling of being part of a team with girls as passionate as I am for the sport. Besides having my back on the field, I know that my teammates will also be friends for life. It would be an honor to represent my school while playing as a college student-athlete. Playing field hockey is the primary way I stay fit. Besides good health, I also believe academics is important for my future since I aspire to be a physician one day. I’ve always been marveled by the human body whenever I was injured, and wondered how the ligaments and tendons looked inside as they were healing. As an athlete myself, I would like to have the ability to care for other athletes in the future and help them get better to pursue their dreams just as I am working on mine.
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 2 years
- Varsity Starter
- 2 years
- 2018 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #15
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-Conference, Captain, 1st Team All-County
- 2017 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #15
Individual Awards
- 2nd Team All-Conference, Scholar Athlete; Only junior among senior starters
Team Awards
- Northern Region/Concorde Conference Team Sportsmanship Award
- 2016 Junior Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #14
Individual Awards
- Scholar Athlete
- 2015 Junior Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #14
Individual Awards
- Scholar Athlete
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 4 seasons
- 2018 Rampage (U19 Indoor/Outdoor)
- 2017 Rampage (U19 Indoor/Outdoor)
- NIT Qualifier
- 2016 Rampage (U16 Indoor/Outdoor)
- Starter, 2017 NIT U16, 2017 National Hockey Showcase U16, 2017 United Sports Spring Flick U16 Azalea Pool Champion, 2017 Top Recruit Spring Fling Division 2019 Champion
- 2015 Capitol Pegasus (U16 Indoor)
- First time to play indoor field hockey
Coach References
- High School Head Coach
- Nawal Kassem
- Travel / Club Coach
- April Moshos
- Travel / Club Coach
- Starr Karl
- High School Head Coach
- Demby Banbury
- Travel / Club Coach
- Stacy Jackson
- Travel / Club Coach
- Brittany Hopkins
- Travel / Club Coach
- Nicole Black
Events
- Camp/Event
- Sport EuroTour Camp of Excellenxe
- 7/29/19 to 8/06/19
- Immersive camp with co-ed international players
- Camp/Event
- Indoor Tournament
- 2/09/19 to 2/09/19
- Rampage #70
- Camp/Event
- Disney Field Hockey Showcase?
- 2/01/19 to 2/03/19
- Playing with Rampage
- Camp/Event
- Indoor Tournament
- 1/19/19 to 1/19/19
- Rampage #70
- Camp/Event
- Top Recruit Winter Escape
- 1/18/19 to 1/20/19
- Rampage #70
- Camp/Event
- Indoor Tournament
- 12/08/18 to 12/08/18
- Rampage Gold #70
- Camp/Event
- National Hockey Festival
- 11/22/18 to 11/24/18
- Rampage #70
- Camp/Event
- Sport EuroTour: Top Hockey Camp
- 7/19/18 to 7/28/18
- Dutch "Immersion" Camp with international co-ed players in Amsterdam
- Camp/Event
- Haverford Field Hockey Camp
- 7/13/18 to 7/15/18
- Camp/Event
- Six Star Field Hockey Camp
- 7/07/18 to 7/09/18
- Camp/Event
- Absolutely The Best Field Hockey Camp
- 6/30/18 to 7/03/18
- Team Canada champs under the coaching of 3-time Olympian Rachel Dawson
- Camp/Event
- Earlham College Field Hockey Overnight Camp
- 6/29/18 to 7/01/18
- Camp/Event
- LimeLight Showcase
- 6/09/18 to 6/10/18
- Individual House Player on Team #50 wearing RED, #776. 3rd Place for Brackets D & F
- Camp/Event
- Capital Field Hockey League
- 5/23/18 to 6/27/18
- Camp/Event
- East Coast Turf Cup
- 5/19/18 to 5/19/18
- Played with Rampage Gold U19, #70
- Camp/Event
- Mayday 7v7 Field Hockey Tournament
- 5/12/18 to 5/12/18
- Playing with Rampage U19, #70
- Camp/Event
- Regional Futures Tournament (Region 8)
- 5/06/18 to 5/06/18
- #402 with Team 1
- Camp/Event
- Swarthmore College Field Hockey Spring Clinic & Tournament
- 4/29/18 to 4/29/18
- Camp/Event
- Johns Hopkins Field Hockey Spring Clinic
- 4/29/18 to 4/29/18
- Camp/Event
- Ursinus College Field Hockey Prospect Clinc
- 4/28/18 to 4/28/18
- Camp/Event
- Longwood Playday U19
- 4/15/18 to 4/15/18
- Played with Rampage Gold U19 #70
- Camp/Event
- Haverford Junior Day and ID Clinic
- 4/08/18 to 4/08/18
- Camp/Event
- Washington & Lee Field Hockey Clinic
- 3/18/18 to 3/18/18
- Camp/Event
- National Indoor Tournament U19
- 2/23/18 to 2/25/18
- Played with Rampage U19 Gold #70. Scheduled Games: 2/23 @ 6:30pm (Court #3), 2/24 @ 3:15pm (Court #5) & @ 7:45pm (Court #8), 2/25 @ 1pm (Court #7) @ 4:45pm (Court #8)
- Camp/Event
- Disney Field Hockey Showcase
- 1/19/18 to 1/21/18
- Played with Rampage U19 #70
- Camp/Event
- National Indoor Tournament Qualifier U19
- 1/14/18 to 1/14/18
- Played with Rampage Gold #70 - qualified for NIT
- Camp/Event
- 2017 Super Sixty December Junior Camp
- 12/09/17 to 12/10/17
- Roster A, Team Green, #5
- Camp/Event
- Shooting Star Thanksgiving Tournament
- 11/24/17 to 11/26/17
- Individual U19 Player: to play on House Team or a club guest player
- Camp/Event
- Shooting Star Thanksgiving Tournament
- 11/24/17 to 11/26/17
- Played as an individual guest player with U19 United FHC Valor Team #50 (w/ Coach Stacy Jackson)
- Camp/Event
- Sport EuroTour: Amsterdam Elite Hockey Camp
- 7/20/17 to 7/29/17
- Dutch Elite "Immersion" Camp with international co-ed players in Amsterdam
- Camp/Event
- Brown Bear Elite Field Hockey Camp
- 7/14/17 to 7/15/17
- Attended Sessions 1 to 5
- Camp/Event
- Princeton Elite Overnight Camp
- 7/06/17 to 7/09/17
- Camp/Event
- JHU June Field Hockey Clinic
- 6/24/17 to 6/24/17
- Camp/Event
- Absolutely the Best Field Hockey Camp: Mini Camp
- 6/17/17 to 6/18/17
- Attended Sessions 1, 2 and 3
- Camp/Event
- Colonial Field Hockey Clinic
- 5/27/17 to 5/27/17
- Camp/Event
- NFHCA Top Recruit Spring Fling
- 5/13/17 to 5/14/17
- Played #70 with Rampage Black. Division 2019 Champion (4 wins, 1 tie)
- Camp/Event
- Debbie Cale Stick It To Cancer Play Day
- 5/07/17 to 5/07/17
- Played with Rampage U19 #70
- Camp/Event
- USAFH Region 8 Futures Tournament
- 5/06/17 to 5/06/17
- Played on Team 14, #331
- Camp/Event
- United Sports Spring Flick
- 4/29/17 to 4/29/17
- Played with Rampage Platinum U16 #70. U16 Azalea Pool Champion, 4 of 4 wins (2 shutout games: 6-0, 3-0)
- Camp/Event
- JPOL Region 8 (South)
- 4/22/17 to 4/23/17
- Played with Rampage U16 #70. 2nd place.
- Camp/Event
- CUA Field Hockey Spring Clinic 2017
- 3/25/17 to 3/25/17
- Camp/Event
- 2017 U16 National Indoor Tournament
- 2/17/17 to 2/19/17
- Played with U16 Rampage Gold #70
- Camp/Event
- 2017 National Hockey Showcase
- 2/03/17 to 2/05/17
- Played with U16 Rampage #70
- Camp/Event
- Winter Indoor Field Hockey Tournament
- 1/28/17 to 1/28/17
- Played with U16 Rampage Gold #70. 3 of 4 wins with 3-0/3-0/1-0 shut out games. Final 4th game for 1st & 2nd, against other Rampage team (Black), finished 2nd place with a score of 1-2.
- Camp/Event
- R Hockey Time & Washington College Field Hockey Indoor Event
- 1/08/17 to 1/08/17
- Played with U16 Rampage #70, 3W-1L, one game with 5-0 shut out
- Camp/Event
- National Indoor Tournament Qualifier
- 12/18/16 to 12/18/16
- Played with U16 Rampage Gold #70 - qualified for 2017 NIT
- Camp/Event
- Indoor Field Hockey Tournament
- 12/03/16 to 12/03/16
- Played with U16 Rampage Black
- Camp/Event
- Shenandoah University Field Hockey Clinic
- 10/16/16 to 10/16/16
- Sole participant from my school and trained with another high school team
- Camp/Event
- Shenandoah University Field Hockey Clinic
- 9/11/16 to 9/11/16
- Sole participant from my school and trained with another high school team
- Camp/Event
- Centreville High School Field Hockey Youth Camp
- 6/21/16 to 6/23/16
- Helped younger/new field hockey players
- Camp/Event
- Indoor Field Hockey Tournament
- 1/10/16 to 1/10/16
- Played with Capitol Pegasus U16. 1st indoor tournament.
- Camp/Event
- Centreville Field Hockey Camp
- 6/24/15 to 6/26/15
- Camp/Event
- Bulldog Field Hockey Camp
- 6/15/15 to 6/18/15
- First time to play field hockey
Training
- 2016 Futures Program
- 1 year
- Selected but had to withdraw due to a knee injury
- USAFH Futures Program Region 8
- 3 years
- Participated in Region Futures Tournament - 2018: Team #1, #402 and in 2017: Team #14, #331. In 2016, selected but had to withdraw due to a knee injury.
- Stick Skills & Conditioning
- 2 years
- Once/twice a week: one hour of dedicated stick skills (with Rampage Coach April Moshos) & one hour of conditioning/running with Full Throttle Fitness VA (Kenny)
Additional Sports
- Gymnastics
- 9 years
- Varsity Team
- 3-time Captain HS varsity team (2015-present, since freshman year), Scholar Athlete & Academic Letter Award (2015-2018), Attended club recreational gymnastics classes every year (2009-2015), All Star Team 2011-2012, Woodward Camp 2012 (invited to TAP week
- Martial Arts
- 10 years
- Club/Travel Team
- 3rd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, Elite Team 2013-2015, Demo Team 2015-2016, Teaches children/teens/adults in class, Helps with administrative and front desk duties
Statistics
| Statistic | 2017 Varsity Team |
|---|---|
| Games Played | all games |
Academics
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Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. English 9 & 10, Biology, Chemistry, Algebra I & 2, Geometry, Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry, Physics IAre you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. World History (5), Calculus BC (5), English Lang/Com, US History (4), Physics C M Statistics, US Gov, English Lit, PsychologyRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- AwardsAll "A" Honor Roll, National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Korean Honor Society (Board Member: President, past Secretary), 5 years of a Foreign Language: Spanish 3 completed before sophomore year - now studying Korean 3, Outstanding Achievement in Physics Honors & Korean 2, Grand Prize Winner in the 2018 Korean Video Contest/1st Place in the 2017 Korean Essay Contest/3rd Place in the 2016 Korean Class Essay Contest - by the Korean Education Center, Embassy of South Korea in Washington DC, 3rd Place in the 2016 Regional Science Fair, 1st Chair Clarinet in Symphonic Band (2015-2016, as a freshman), Elite Marcher Award in 2015 Marching Band, Scholar Athlete Award in Field Hockey & Gymnastics (2015-2018) with Highest GPA 4.357 in Gymnastics (2016-2017), Academic Letter Award in Field Hockey (2017-2019) & Gymnastics (2015-2018); National Wendy's High School Heisman 2018 School Winner
- ActivitiesMarching Band (2015-2017), Symphonic Band (2015-2016), Wind Ensemble (2016-2019), Band Board Member: Library Staff (2016-2017), Tried starting Wildcat Taekwondo Club (Founder/President), Women in Math Society, Future Medical Leaders of America, Wildcats vs Cancer Club, Anime and Gaming Culture Club, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Volunteer, International Study Travel Program: Education First (EF) Tour Traveler with school (yearly since 2013-2018) to Europe (England/Scotland/France/Germany/Italy/Austria/Czech Republic) & Costa Rica, Playing guitar/piano/ukelele/flute (all self taught)
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