Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana
College: UCLA

U.S. National Teams: Trained with the full Women’s National Team in two training camps in 2005, and one in 2006 … Attended her first U.S. U-20 training camp at Home Depot Center in May of 2005 … The youngest member of the 2005 U.S. U-21 Nordic Cup Team, she scored two goals and had an assist in each of the four games, helping the USA to their unprecedented seventh straight title … Scored in the Nordic Cup Final against Norway … A member of the U.S. team that won the 2006 CONCACAF U-20 Final Women's Qualifying Tournament in Mexico, helping the USA earn a berth to the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championships that will be contested in Russia from Aug. 16-Sept. 2 ... Scored four goals in the qualifying tournament, tying for the team lead, and got an assist and the winning goal in the USA's 3-2 comeback win over Canada in the championship game … Played with the U.S. U-17 Women’s National Team in 2004.

High School: The 2005 NSCAA High School and Youth Player of the Year … Also the 2005 Gatorade Girl’s High School Player of the Year … Played four years of high school soccer for Ben Davis, losing in the semifinals her senior year … Scored 118 goal in her four seasons … An Indiana All-State selection all four years … A Parade All-American as a senior … A three-time NSCAA All-American … The Indianapolis Star West Girl’s Soccer Player of the year a sophomore, junior and senior … The Indiana Girl’s High School Player of the Year as a senior … Played three years of varsity basketball as a point guard … Was one of the Top-100 girl’s hoops players in Indiana as a sophomore and junior … All-Conference as a sophomore and All-Conference and All-County as junior … Graduated early from Ben Davis in December of 2005 to focus on the FIFA U-20 World Championship.

College: Will attend UCLA in the Fall of 2006.

Club: Played on boys’ teams from the age of six until 12, before moving to Carmel United Heat … Won five state championships with the Heat.

Personal: Full name is Lauren Nicole Cheney … Won 3 v. 3 National Championship three years in a row playing teammates from Carmel United … Plans to major in kineseology … Enjoys shopping and watching movies … A member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes … Had open heart surgery at the age of three to correct an heart defect.