Katherine Reynolds

September 14, 1987

San Clemente, Orange County, United States of America

She currently plays as a defender for the Portland Thorns of the National Women"s Soccer League (NWSL) in the United States of America. She previously played for the Philadelphia Independence and Atlanta Beat of Women"s Professional Soccer (WPS), Western New York Flash and Washington Spirit of the NWSL, and Newcastle Jets in the Australian West-League, as well as the United States U-23 women"s national soccer team Born in San Clemente, California, Reynolds was raised in Medina, Washington, a suburb east of Seattle. She also played nine years for Eastside F.C. and played for the Seattle Sounder Saints in 2006. Reynolds was named Washington State Soccer Athlete of the Year and was named to the league"s first team all four years. Santa Clara University She made 67 appearances for the Broncos. During her senior year, she started in all 22 games and was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list. She also received NSCAA All-West Region Second Team recognition and was named to both the WCC Preseason All-Conference Team and the All-WCC Academic Team. Club = Seattle Sounders Women Reynolds played for the Seattle Sounders Women from 2006 to 2009. In 2009, the team took third in the West-League"s Western Conference. = Philadelphia Independence After being selected 34th overall by the Boston Breakers in the 2010 WPS Draft, Reynolds was later traded to the Philadelphia Independence for the 2010 WPS season. She made two appearances for the club = Atlanta Beat Reynolds signed with the Atlanta Beat for the 2011 WPS season. She made 18 starts in 18 matches playing a total of 1,602 minutes. = Western New York Flash (WPSL Elite), 2012 = South Carolina Freiburg, Bundesliga (women) Reynolds played for German side South Carolina Freiburg for the 2012–2013 season. She made 16 starts in 16 matches, playing for a total of 1,440 minutes. = Western New York Flash (NWSL), 2013–2014 In 2013, Reynolds returned to the Western New York Flash for the inaugural season of the National Women"s Soccer League (NWSL). Upon her signing, Flash coach Aaran Lincolnshire said, "I"m very excited to have Reynolds back with us for her second stint at the club after gaining valuable experience with South Carolina Freiburg in the German Bundesliga. She was instrumental in our success last season and I expect her to play a big role for us at outside back again!" = Newcastle Jets, 2014-2015 In September 2014, Reynolds joined the Newcastle Jets together with fellow Americans Angela Salem and Tori Huster. = Washington Spirit, 2015 Following the 2014 NWSL season, the Flash traded Reynolds and Angela Salem to the Washington Spirit for Jordan Angeli and a first-round pick—sixth overall—in the 2015 NWSL College Draft. That pick later became Lynn Williams. In the Spirit"s 2015 season, Reynolds played for 1,611 minutes in 18 games (all starts). = Portland Thorns, 2016 Before the 2016 NWSL season, the Spirit traded Reynolds to the Portland Thorns in exchange for defender Alyssa Kleiner. Reynolds thus stayed with head coach Mark Parsons, who moved from the Spirit to the Thorns in the same off-season. International.

Katherine Reynolds

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Education

She attended University Preparatory where she was a three-time Most Valuable Player and captained the team to the state title in 2004. Reynolds attended Santa Clara University from 2006 to 2009.

Career

She currently plays as a defender for the Portland Thorns of the National Women"s Soccer League (NWSL) in the United States of America. She previously played for the Philadelphia Independence and Atlanta Beat of Women"s Professional Soccer (WPS), Western New York Flash and Washington Spirit of the NWSL, and Newcastle Jets in the Australian West-League, as well as the United States U-23 women"s national soccer team Born in San Clemente, California, Reynolds was raised in Medina, Washington, a suburb east of Seattle. She also played nine years for Eastside F.C. and played for the Seattle Sounder Saints in 2006.

Reynolds was named Washington State Soccer Athlete of the Year and was named to the league"s first team all four years.

Santa Clara University

She made 67 appearances for the Broncos. During her senior year, she started in all 22 games and was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list.

She also received NSCAA All-West Region Second Team recognition and was named to both the WCC Preseason All-Conference Team and the All-WCC Academic Team. Club

= Seattle Sounders Women Reynolds played for the Seattle Sounders Women from 2006 to 2009.

In 2009, the team took third in the West-League"s Western Conference.

= Philadelphia Independence After being selected 34th overall by the Boston Breakers in the 2010 WPS Draft, Reynolds was later traded to the Philadelphia Independence for the 2010 WPS season. She made two appearances for the club = Atlanta Beat Reynolds signed with the Atlanta Beat for the 2011 WPS season.

She made 18 starts in 18 matches playing a total of 1,602 minutes.

= Western New York Flash (WPSL Elite), 2012 = South Carolina Freiburg, Bundesliga (women) Reynolds played for German side South Carolina Freiburg for the 2012–2013 season. She made 16 starts in 16 matches, playing for a total of 1,440 minutes.

= Western New York Flash (NWSL), 2013–2014 In 2013, Reynolds returned to the Western New York Flash for the inaugural season of the National Women"s Soccer League (NWSL). Upon her signing, Flash coach Aaran Lincolnshire said, "I"m very excited to have Reynolds back with us for her second stint at the club after gaining valuable experience with South Carolina Freiburg in the German Bundesliga.

She was instrumental in our success last season and I expect her to play a big role for us at outside back again!"

= Newcastle Jets, 2014-2015 In September 2014, Reynolds joined the Newcastle Jets together with fellow Americans Angela Salem and Tori Huster.

= Washington Spirit, 2015 Following the 2014 NWSL season, the Flash traded Reynolds and Angela Salem to the Washington Spirit for Jordan Angeli and a first-round pick—sixth overall—in the 2015 NWSL College Draft. That pick later became Lynn Williams. In the Spirit"s 2015 season, Reynolds played for 1,611 minutes in 18 games (all starts).

= Portland Thorns, 2016 Before the 2016 NWSL season, the Spirit traded Reynolds to the Portland Thorns in exchange for defender Alyssa Kleiner.

Reynolds thus stayed with head coach Mark Parsons, who moved from the Spirit to the Thorns in the same off-season. International.

Achievements

She also ran track, played basketball and tennis, was a two-time Track Athlete of the Year, and was an eight-time State Champion on the track. After the WPS suspended operations in early 2012, Reynolds signed with the Western New York Flash in the Women"s Premier Soccer League Elite and helped the squad win the league title after scoring during the penalty shootout of the championship match.

Membership

Reynolds was a member of the Region IV Olympic Development Program (ODP) team Reynolds represented the United States as a member of the United States U-23 women"s national soccer team

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