Riley Foster

Position:
Back
Height:
5-3
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Fort Worth, Texas
High School:
Trinity Valley

Majoring in exercise and sport science ... A member of the 2008-09 U.S. Junior National Squad and the 2008 Junior Pan Am Games team, with which she won a gold medal ... Participates in the Carolina Leadership Academy's Veteran Leaders program ... Involved with Athletes in Action, Champions for Christ and Campus Crusade

2008: As a junior, started all 18 games in which she appeared ... Missed two games in October while competing as part of the U.S. team that won a gold medal at the Junior Pan American Games in Mexico City ... Recipient of the Player's Player Award, which is selected by the team ... Named to the All-ACC Academic team, the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the Spring 2009 Dean's List

2007: As a sophomore, played in all 24 games and started 21 ... Assisted on a goal in the win at William & Mary ... Named to the All-South Region second team ... Named to the the All-ACC Academic Team and the NFHCA National Academic Squad

2006: As a freshman, started all 22 games at back ... Recipient of the team's Marjorie Moses Schwab Unsung Hero Award ... Named to the Womensfieldhockey.com All-Rookie squad and to the All-South Region second team ... Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad, the All-ACC Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the 2006-07 school year

At Trinity Valley School in Fort Worth, Texas: All-conference, team MVP and team captain her junior and senior years ... Area Player of the Year as a junior ... Also participated in soccer and track ... Member of the North Texas State Olympic Development soccer team from 2000-04

National/International: Member of the 2008-09 Junior National Squad ... Played for the 2007-08 U.S. Under-21 team ... Played for the South Region team in the 2007 and '08 USFHA National Championships ... Selected for the Midwest EPTC squad and Junior National Camp in 2006 ... Participated in the U.S. Under-19 team's Holland tour in 2006 and also played in the USA/Canada Challenge with the squad... Member of Futures Elite and the Olympic Development Select program in 2005 ... Played on the championship team at the 2005 Can-Am Games ... Played in the National Futures Championships in 2004-06 ... Gold medalist at the 2004 Junior Olympics ... Member of the Futures Program 2000-06

Personal: Born April 21, 1988, in Bedford, Texas ... Daughter of Dan and Kelly Foster ... Has one brother, Cade (18) ... Her father played football at Maryland and her brother will play for Alabama

More on Foster: Favorite pastimes are doing weird things, reading and baking ... Loves pirates ... Biggest pet peeve is when people hit the snooze alarm ... After graduation, plans to go on to nursing school ... Dream job is to be a pastry chef in France ... Dream vacation is a trip to Greece and Italy ... The first thing she'd buy if she won the lottery is a surfboard (and lessons) ... Favorite sport to play besides field hockey is frisbee ... Athlete she most admires is former UNC teammate Rachel Dawson