Rachel Quon

  • U.S. National Team: U-23 WNT
  • Position: Midfielder
  • Date Of Birth: May 21, 1991
  • Height: 5-2
  • Hometown: Lake Forest, Ill.
  • Previous National Teams: U-20 WNT
  • Club: Stanford

A member of the U.S. team that won the 2010 CONACAF U-20 Women’s Championships in Guatemala to earn a berth to the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup … Started all five games and played all but eight minutes of the tournament at right back, picking up two assists … Played in 16 total matches for the USA in 2010 before the U-20 Women’s World Cup, including 11 internationals … A member of the USA’s 2008 U-17 Women’s World Cup Team that finished second in New Zealand … One of the four players on that Women’s World Cup roster that did not compete in CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Qualifying … Had an excellent tournament at right back during the U-17 WWC, she played every minute of all five matches she played … Finished her U-17 career with seven caps … A consistent member of the youth National Team pools, she played for the U.S. U-18 Women’s National Team in 2009, the U.S. U-16 Girls’ National Team in 2007, the U.S. U-15 Girls’ National Team in 2006 and attended the U.S. Soccer U-14 I.D. Camp in 2004 and 2005 … Came back to make the U-17 Women’s World Cup squad after recovering from a broken collarbone and an ACL tear on the same play while playing with the U-17s on July 8, 2007.

Played for Eclipse Select from U-15 through U-18 … Led Eclipse Select to the 2006 national U-15 club title, 2008 U-17 final, two Region II championships and three Illinois State Cup titles ... Won four consecutive Illinois State Cups ... Won the Illinois State Cup with the Eclipse U-16 in 2007 … Won the U-15 National Championship with Eclipse in 2006 after wining Regionals and the State Cup … In 2005, won the State Cup with Illinois Premier and finished second in Regionals …Played U-14 for the Illinois Premier … Played U-8 through U-14 for the Lake Forest Soccer Association … Also the USASA National Amateur Cup Runner-Up.

Started all 24 games she played for Stanford as a freshman in 2009, helping the squad to an undefeated regular season and a berth in the NCAA title game …Had four assists on the year … She was a First-Team All-Pac 10 selection as well as a member of the Pac 10 All-Freshman team … A 2009 graduate of Lake Forest (Ill.) High School ... An NSCAA All-American in 2007 … Voted All-State in 2007 as a sophomore and All-Section in 2006 as a freshman … All-Conference both years … Had most assists on her team in 2007 … Did not play high school soccer her junior year, but scored 25 goals with 21 assists her first two seasons … Named the 2009 National Gatorade High School Player of the Year … Gatorade and Illinois State Player of the Year ... Named to the 2009 Parade Magazine and ESPN Rise All-America teams ... A two-time NSCAA Youth All-America ... Scored 15 goals and had 10 assists to lead the Scouts to a 2009 regional title and into the Class 3A sectionals ... Had 40 goals and 31 assists in three high school seasons (did not play as a junior).

Full name is Rachel Moy Quon … A member of the National Honor Society … Was on the honor roll every semester of high school … Executive board treasurer of the Student Council as a senior … Student Council Cabinet as a freshman, sophomore and junior … Has worked as a volunteer coach for Lake Forest and Lake Bluff Rec Center working with pre-schoolers … Volunteered for Boys & Girls Club and the Max Schwartz Foundation (to combat heart disease) … Also volunteered for Camp Hope, Relay for Life and the Chicago Botanical Gardens … Likes to play sports and hang out with friends … Played basketball as a freshman and JV field hockey as a freshman and sophomore … Brother Chris played soccer and lacrosse at Colorado College … Sister Sarah attended USC and was on the Dance Force Team … Younger sister Kasey plays soccer and field hockey at Lake Forest HS … Mom Diane was a VP for Marketing at Paramount Pictures and played volleyball at Ripon College three years after the passage of Title IX … Dad is also very cool … Has committed to attend Stanford in the fall of 2009 … A member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority Stanford.

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