Alina Garciamendez Class: Sophomore Hometown: Fairview, Texas High School: Ursuline Academy Height: 5-8 Position: D

At Stanford: An immediate starter in the central defense ... outstanding technical skills.

As a Freshman in 2009: Stepped in immediately in the central defense, starting every match ... teamed with Alicia Jenkins in the middle to replace graduated standouts Allison Falk and Marisa Abegg ... vital part of a defense that allowed only 0.58 goals per match and totaled 14 shutouts ... named to the Soccer America All-Freshman and Top Drawer Soccer All-Rookie first teams ... selected to the All-Pac-10 second team and Pac-10 All-Freshman team ... named among CollegeSoccer360.com's Primetime Performers of the Week on Oct. 20 following Stanford's shutouts of USC and UCLA.

National Team Experience: Joined the full Mexican national team in December, 2009, leaving immediately after Stanford's NCAA championship match against North Carolina, for a trip to Brazil ... started twice against the United States, in San Diego (3/28/10) and Salt Lake City (3/31/10) ... captain of Mexico's U-20 national team that reached the final of the eight-team CONCACAF Championship in Guatemala City, Guatemala, and advanced to the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Germany ... headed in a corner kick in extra time of a 2-1 loss to the U.S. in the final match of group play ... a member of the Mexico national team system since February 2008, under coach Leonardo Cuellar, the former Mexican star who played for the San Jose-based Golden Bay Earthquakes from 1982-84 ... scored two goals at the U-17 CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Trinidad and Tobago in July, 2008 ... played two matches at forward for Mexico at the 2008 FIFA under-20 Women's World Cup in Chile ... participated in the United States U-15 and U-16 camps, in 2006.

High School/Club: A 2009 graduate of Ursuline Academy of Dallas, Texas ... selected as the 2009 Gatorade Texas Player of the Year .... led Ursuline to four consecutive Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Division I championships, extending the school's streak to 19 consecutive titles ... selected as the Dallas Morning News 2009 All-Area Player of the Year ... three-time TAPPS District 1-5A Player of the Year ... scored eight goals and had 12 assists as a senior midfielder, completing her fourth season as a starter and second as a captain ... also participated in track and field ... won a national club championship with Dallas Texans Red 91 in 2008 and reached the finals in 2007 ... won three Region III championships and four North Texas State Cup titles ... rated as the 34th-best college prospect in the class of 2009 by ESPN Rise.

Personal: Daughter of Edsel Garciamendez-Budar and Lisi Rowold-Garciamendez ... older brother, Erik, is a junior goalkeeper at Georgetown University ... younger brother, Kristian, is a member of the North Texas Olympic Development Program team and was called into the U.S. U-18 national team training camp in December, 2009 ... born in Los Gatos, Calif. ... anticipates a major in pre-med, pre-dentistry or bioengineering ... with her brother, collects clothes, especially old cleats, for underprivileged children in Mexico City.

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