Our very own Macy Jo Harrison was inducted into the Napa High School Hall of Fame. We want to take this time to showcase Macy Jo and her achievement to get to this point.
High school Name: Napa High School, California
Soccer Achievements throughout the years
YOUTH (10-18 YEARS OLD)
- Cal North State ODP Team – 2004-2008
- Region 4 ODP Team – 2005-2007
- Napa High Girls Varsity Soccer Team – 2004-2008
- Golden Boot Award – all 4 years
- Overall MVP Award – junior and senior years
- All-MEL League First Team – all 4 years
- All County Newcomer of the Year – freshman year
- All County Player of the Year – Sophomore, junior and senior years
- Sacramento Bee All-Metro First Team – junior and senior years
- Sacramento Bee Offensive Player of the Year – 22 goals, 18 assists in 22 games – senior year
- United Stated U16 National Camp – 2006
- United Stated U16 National Team – 2006 – 1 of 22 players selected to represent the US U16 Youth National Team in an event in Amsterdam, Holland.
- United States U23 National Camp – 2008
COLLEGIATE (18-22 YEARS OLD)
- Oregon State Women’s Soccer Team DI Pac10 – 2008-2009 – Full Athletic Scholarship
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas DI Mountain West – 2009-2012 – Full Athletic Scholarship
- Dean’s List – all 4 years
- Mountain West Academic All-Conference – all 4 years
- Mountain West All-Conference First Team – sophomore, junior and senior years
- Mountain West All-Tournament Team – junior and senior years
- National Soccer Coaches Association of America All Region Team – senior year
- UNLV Women’s Soccer Overall Most Valuable Player (MVP) – senior year
POST-COLLEGIATE (22-32 YEARS OLD)
- Seattle Reign FC Training Player – March 2013-March 2015
- WPSL Northwest All-Conference Team – 2014-2021
- WPSL Hall of Fame – 2015 – 15 goals, 5 assists in 10 games
Q&A WITH MACY JO HARRISON
Q: What did you get inducted into the hall of fame for?
A: Outstanding Athletic Achievement
Q: When did you start playing soccer and who for?
A: I started playing soccer at the age of 11, for a recreation soccer team in Lake Berryessa, Napa, CA.
Q: What or who inspired you to play soccer? And keep playing over the years?
A: “Honestly, my parents and I didn’t know anything about soccer! My friend’s sister was coaching a recreational soccer team when I was 11 and asked me to play because she needed some more players – the rest is history! I loved playing soccer so much and couldn’t imagine my life without it. My family, especially my parents Michael and Darla, and my close friends encouraged me to keep playing over the years.”
Q: Who is your favorite soccer player and why?
A: “Michelle Akers – legendary player who had Chronic-Fatigue-Syndrome and continued to push through and perform at the highest level for the US Women’s National Team. She reminds me that anything is possible when you put your mind to it!”
Q: What would you tell your younger self?
A: “I would tell my younger self to keep going; keep pushing through those long, grueling training sessions; keep working on my own outside of scheduled team practices; don’t let anyone tell me that I can’t do it for any reason; and I would read these two inspiring quotes to myself every day from the legendary Mia Hamm:
“Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become and the hours of practices and the coaches who pushed you… is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back. Play for her”.
“The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking.”
