Yeraldy Hurtado

Position:
F
Height:
5-4
Class:
Junior
Major:
Math Education
Hometown:
Ventura, Calif.
High School:
Buena HS
Prev School:
Buena HS

2007 (Sophomore): Appeared in 13 matches, all off the bench, scoring one goal on four shots... played a season-high 24 minutes against UC Santa Barbara in the 2-1 win on November 4... lone goal came in the 76th minute to put the contest away, when she scored unassisted in the 3-1 win over Cal Poly on November 2.

2006 (Freshman): One of a handful of freshmen on the squad, appeared in 19 matches with nine starts... only goal came on September 8 against Utah State in San Francisco, taking a ball from prep teammate Sara Baca and scoring in the 40th minute... assisted on Hayley Bolt's goal in the 22nd minute of the 2-0 win against Pacific on September 29 to open up Big West play... took 14 shots on the season.

High School: A Top-50 recruit, according to Soccer Buzz... part of the 39th-best recruiting class in the country... just the third-ever top-50 recruit in school-history... the 2006 Buena High School graduate was prep teammates with Sara Baca, as the duo won the CIF title in 2005... named the 2005 CIF Division-II Offensive Player of the Year... also named to the 2005 NSCAA/adidas prep All-American team... was a two-time first team All-CIF pick and was twice named Channel League Offensive MVP... two-time first team all-league as well. Club: A member of the So-Cal United club team, which were Premier League Champions... also played on the U17 U.S. National Team, which won the 2005 U.S. adidas cup championship.

Personal: Daughter of Maria and Jesus Hurtado... majoring in math education.