Background
Cromwell, Amanda Caryl was born on June 15, 1970 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Cromwell, Amanda Caryl was born on June 15, 1970 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
In 1992, she graduated from the University of Virginia with a bachelor"s degree in biology. That season she finished as a finalist for the Hermann Trophy and Women"s Collegiate Soccer Player of the Year.
UCF made 11 National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournaments under her watch. Cromwell played for the Virginia Cavaliers from 1988–1992, where she captained the team to the 1991 National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four. After departing the national team, Cromwell played for the Maryland Pride, Tampa Bay Xtreme, Charlotte Eagles, Washington Freedom, Atlanta Beat and San Jose CyberRays.
On June 15, 1970.
During her tenure with the Virginia Cavaliers, Cromwell helped lead the team as captain to the Final Four in 1991. She was a four-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference (Administrative Committee on Company-ordination) selection, and three-time All-South Region team selection. Cromwell was also a two-time NSCAA All-American and a Soccer America Most Valuable Player, and was voted the team"s Most Valuable Player in 1989.
Cromwell was named to the Administrative Committee on Company-ordination 50th Anniversary Team.
Upon graduation from Virginia, Cromwell joined the United States women"s national soccer team While on the team, Cromwell earned a bronze medal during the 1995 Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup in Sweden, and a gold medal during the 1996 Summer Olympics.
During her time on the national team, she earned 55 caps. Between her tenure on the national team, and after she left in 1998, Cromwell played professionally in the United States and abroad.
Between 1997 and 2003, she played for the Maryland Pride, Tampa Bay Xtreme, Charlotte Eagles, Washington Freedom, Atlanta Beat and San Jose CyberRays.
In 2004 she played for the Hammarby Soccer Club in Sweden. In 2010, Cromwell was inducted into the Virginia-District of Columbia Soccer Hall of Fame. Cromwell served as an assistant coach at her alma mater from 1992 to 1994, before becoming the head coach of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Retrievers women"s team from 1996 to 1997.
UCF women"s soccer team
In 1999, Cromwell became the head coach of the women"s soccer program at the University of Central Florida.
Since taking the helm, Cromwell has helped to resurrect a program that only reached the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament twice in the previous ten years. She has led the Knights for 13 seasons, with only 1 losing record, and has led the team to 10 Tournament appearances, including five straight through 2011.
University of California, Los Angeles women"s soccer team
In 2013, Cromwell became the head coach of the University of California, Los Angeles women"s soccer program Eight months are becoming coach, she led her team to the program’s first-ever National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship.
Cromwell’s 2013 Bruins finished the season with a 22–1–3 record and went unbeaten over their last 21 games.
They gave up just one goal during the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament and only eight goals all season, leading the nation in goals against average (0296).
From 1991 to 1998, she was a member of the United States women"s national soccer team, which earned third place in the 1995 Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup and the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. From 2002 to 2006, Cromwell served as a member of the President"s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, after being appointed by President George West. Bush.