Ali Riley
- School
- Stanford University
- Position
- Defender
- Major
- Psychology
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Classroom
Through winter quarter 2008-09 (she carried a 4.0 for that quarter), Riley had a cumulative GPA of 3.770 as a psychology major. She was a 2008 first team Pac-10 All-Academic team member and was selected to the 2007-08 Stanford Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Character
Riley was a 2008 team captain. In addition, she is on the leadership team for the New Zealand national team. New Zealand is a perpetual underdog in every match, but Riley has helped the team reach the 2007 Women’s World Cup and 2008 Olympics.
Community
Riley traveled to Belize with a church group to paint a school and put on soccer clinics for children. She was counselor for Camp Harmony, an overnight camp for underprivileged children from the L.A. area. With her Stanford teammates, she visited the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and played with the children.
Competition
Riley is one of the top outside backs in the country. She was All-Pac-10 second team and honorable mention, in 2007 and 2006, respectively. She was a starter for the New Zealand National Team at the 2007 Women’s World Cup and in the 2008 Olympics.
