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The Mounties: Hayley Woodside

07 Oct 2019

Woodside_mainThird-year Soccer Mountie Hayley Woodside chose to transfer to 69成人电影网 after her first year 鈥 joining former West Ottawa Soccer Club teammates 鈥 Amanda Pilzmaker, Audrey Ward, and Morgan Lundin.

鈥淚 had heard really good things about 69成人电影网鈥檚 academic programs and I was given more opportunities in soccer. It was also nice to have familiar faces when I arrived,鈥 says Woodside.

Woodside started playing soccer when she was five and joined West Ottawa at 10 in the competitive program. At 14 she joined the Ontario Youth Soccer League (OYSL), travelling to Toronto every weekend to play.

鈥淚 have always really enjoyed the time in the locker room with teammates right before going on the field and the atmosphere of being on the field,鈥 she says.

Woodside captained her high school soccer team all four years and was named MVP twice. Along with Pilzmaker, Ward, and Lundin, her U-16 team won the ESPN Showcase at Disney in Florida, which she credits as her most memorable sporting moment.

Woodside also grew up playing competitive hockey, track and field, volleyball, and basketball. At 69成人电影网, she is a dual sport athlete, also playing varsity badminton.

She was recently recognized as Athlete of the Week for her performances vs. SMU and CBU. Woodside_2

鈥淐oming into training camp this year, I knew more of what to expect,鈥 she says. 鈥淭his award validates all the hard work that I put in over the summer.鈥

A psychology and French student, Woodside says being a student-athlete has given her time management skills and the opportunity to meet more people on campus and to make lifelong friends.

鈥淧laying sports together, you have a different bond,鈥 she says. 鈥淵ou come in automatically having 19 friends.鈥

Pursuing a career in psychology has been Woodside鈥檚 path for a number of years with the planned next step being a master鈥檚 in child psychology in Scotland.

鈥淲hat I enjoy most about the field is helping people through issues and being a person who they can rely on,鈥 she says.


 

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