Taylor Washingon  

DOB: 8/16/93 

Class: 2011

Club: FC Westchester BU16 Academy, Purchase, NY....wears #18

FC Westchester Academy coaches: David McCollum and Lonny Unger                      

School: Rye Country Day HS (Rye,NY) www.ryecountryday.org  rated one of the top Prep school in the USA see Wall Street Journal article.

Positions: Left Side Defender/Left MF

Right handed.

40 yards: 4.575 seconds

Vertical: 30.85 inches

Finiished Top 10% in Nike SPARQ tesiting (USA) in BU16 division of USSF Academy in 09.

Strengths: Excellent Character, Plays to Win, Strong Work Rate, High Soccer IQ,  Athletic, Technical Left Sided Player with speed....playmaker on both sides of the ball.

Team and Individual Athletic Honors:

FC Westchester BU16 Academy makes National Playoffs in Greensboro, NC

FC Westchester BU16 Academy Champions of the Eastern Confernce in 2010

Named to BU16 Top 44  USA Soccer Academy  for 2009-2010 (Left Back)

Named to BU16 Eastern Conference Starting XI for 2009-2010 (Left Back)

Named to New York Red Bull High School Cup All-star game (East Team..Left Back)

Named MVP at the Manchester City/ESPN RISE Showcase at Adelphi university Summer 2010

Named to 1993 (BU16) USA Select Team in Phoenix at the USSF Showcase December 2009 as a Defender(left back).

Named to the Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 players in the USA for the class of 2011 (Defender/Winger)

Named to BU16 USA Soccer Development Academy Top 44 in the USA (Left Back) 08-09

Named to BU16 USA Soccer Development Academy Starting XI Eastern Conference (Left Back/Defender) 08-09

Named to BU16 US Soccer Development Academy National Pool selection June 2009 (Defender)

Selected to US Soccer Development Academy training camp with USA National coaches by USSF Director of Scouting Tony Lepore May 2009

BU16 US Soccer Development Academy qualified for the National playoffs in NC June 2009

Named to FC Westchester BU16 US Soccer Development Academy roster September 2008 (15 years old)

Named to the Dartmouth Residential Soccer camp All-star team (Dartmouth college... age 14) July 2008

Invited to train with FC Barcelona Youth team in Spain by FCB President Joan Laporta and the FCB Academy Technical Director.

Trained with Tottenham, Real Madrid and Chelsea Youth Coaches in the USA (invitation only)

USYSA Region 1

ENYYSA ODP Team 3 years (Striker)

US Regional Champions (La Grange, NY) 2008’ (Somers Lasers)

NY State Cup Semi-finalist 2008 (Somers Lasers)

NY State Cup Champion 2007’ (Somers Lasers)

NY State Cup Champion 2006’ (Somers Lasers)

FC Somers Lasers career leader: Assists, Goals and Total Points

FC Somers Lasers coach: Erhardt Kapp (Uconn, USMNT and NY Cosmos for 5 seasons)

Top Drawer Soccer.com  Best Eleven (11) New York State 2007-2008 (Striker)

Named Captain at Rye Country Day (RCDS) Varsity Soccer team for 2010

RCDS participated in the Fairchester Athletic Association (FAA) Championship game in 2009.

WNEPSA All-Star (Western New Engalnd Prep Soccer Association) selection as a junior in 2009 from     Rye Country Day HS (Winger)

Fairchester Athletic (FAA) All league selection  as a junior (Rye Country Day) 2009

Fairchester Athletic Association (FAA) Champions 2008 (Rye Country Day HS)

FAA All League selection as a sophomore (Rye Country Day HS)...led team and league in Assists (Winger)

FAA All League selection as a freshman (Rye Country Day HS...Winger)

Rye Country Day Varsity Golf team ACSIS Champions 2009... +1.4 Handicapp ... Tied the course record of 65 at Centennial Golf Club. 

 Miscellaneous achievements

Has received hundred  thirty-five (135) team and individual awards for: leadership, academics, basketball, baseball, track, golf and soccer.

Accepted to: Rye Country Day, Iona Prep and Fordham Prep hig schools

Chosen to speak (for the Iona school) at the 100th Anniversary of the Irish Christian Brothers at St. Patricks Cathedral in New York city.

Received the "Joseph B Corpino" award at Iona for: Leadership, Humility and Love of Life (Iona)

President’s Award (Iona) for the student who best represents the values of the school (Leadership, Character, Academics and Athletics)

President of the student council (Iona)...Student Council raised the most funds of schools fund raising goal in over 25 years.

First (1st)  Honors all three (3) years at Iona ..97.3 GPA senior year.

Basketball Varsity (Iona): Captain, MVP, All-star and All league seletion the Bronx/Westchester Catholic Basetball league ...helped lead team to the champinship game.

Set Iona Varsity Basketball season record for assists in a season (228)

Baseball Varsity (Iona): Captain, Shortstop...top 3 on varsity team in batting average, hits, runs scored, rbi’s, walks and sb’s...set Iona Varsity Baseball record for OBP with 46 straight AB of getting on base (.895)

Baseball: Trained at the Chatham A’s baseball camp with 15/16/17 year olds as a 12 year old...position coach  (SS) was Evan Longoria (3B Tampa Bay Rays and Long Beach State)

Played the piano for 5 years...has played in 4 recitals at the Northern Westchester Center for the Arts (NY)

Hobbies:  Golf, Reading, Music, Watching Fox Soccer Channel and Video games