ATLANTA (Oct. 1, 2026) – A combination of players from the U.S. Under-18 and Under-19 Women’s National Teams will come together from Oct. 3-10 for a training camp in West Palm Beach, Fla. All of the players in camp were born in either 2008 or 2009 and are all age-eligible for the team that will attempt to qualify for the 2028 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
With U.S. U-18 WNT head coach Toni Pressley serving as an assistant coach at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco, Becky Edwards will lead this camp. Edwards, a new hire for U.S. Soccer as a Women's and Girls' Youth National Team coach, will work and support across several age groups. Edwards is a former pro player and was a key member of the U.S. team that won the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup under the legendary Tony DiCicco.
The roster features players from 15 different youth clubs and four colleges. Athletic Club Florida and Gotham FC U-18 have the most players with three each while Kansas City Current II has two. The four college players are goalkeepers Cate Cantu from Louisville and Hannah Folliard from Georgia, and defenders Logan Pang from Texas Tech and Ava Sexton from Texas A&M.
Seventeen different states are represented on this roster, none of them with more than three players. There are three California natives while New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Florida each have twoplayers.
This camp is a part of the Federation’s continued focus on the U.S. Way philosophy, which emphasizes increased programming for Youth National Teams to create more opportunities for young players to advance through the pathway to the senior National Team with the goal of representing their country at a world championship.
2026 U.S. Under-18, Under-19 October Domestic Camp Roster by Position (Club; Hometown):
Goalkeepers (3): Sabrina Callejas (Athletic Club Florida: Jupiter, Fla.), Cate Cantu (Louisville; Ardmore, Pa.), Hannah Folliard (Georgia; Plainfield, Ill.)
Defenders (8): Caelan Bacon (Gotham FC U-18; New York, N.Y.), Lauren Hemann (Bethesda SC; Potomac, Md.), Sam Ogden (Kansas City Current II; Overland Park, Kan.), Logan Pang (Texas Tech; Honolulu, Hawaii), Ava Sexton (Texas A&M; Southlake, Texas), Abigail Spalla (Beadling SC; Pittsburgh, Pa.), Alexa Strickler (Athletic Club Florida; Boca Raton, Fla.), Camille Toussant (Louisiana TDP Elite; French Settlement, La.)
Midfielders (6): Natalia Bautista (Legends FC; Oxnard, Calif.), Gabrielle Ferraro (San Juan SC; Sacramento, Calif.), Khari Hontz (Kansas City Current II: Grand Valley, Mo.), Chloe Sadler (La Roca FC; Hyde Park, Utah), Anastasia Showler-Little (Gotham FC U-18; Boonton, N.J.), Kennedy Wallace (Gotham FC U-18; Port Monmouth, N.J.)
Forwards (7): OG Akatue (Tennessee SC; Nashville, Tenn.), Celia Frisoli (South Shore Select; Braintree, Mass.), Leah George (Rockford Raptors FC; Chicago, Ill.), Lily Jeakle (Nationals SC; Lake Orion, Mich.), Francesca Johnson (FC Bay Area Surf; Daly City, Calif.), Emmy O'Donnell (FC Stars Blue; Concord, Mass.), Maci Tucker (Athletic Club Florida; Marietta, Ga.)
