Kendall Romine Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Coto de Caza, Calif. High School: Tesoro Height: 5-9 Position: D

At Stanford: Brings a strong presence to the central defense.

As a Freshman in 2010: Did not play because of injury.

National Team Experience: A member of the United States Under-18 player pool ... scheduled to travel to Spain with the U.S. team for a February (2010) tournament, but was unable because of injury ... participated in four U.S. U-18 camps in 2009 and one in January, 2010.

High School/Club: A 2010 graduate of Tesoro High School in Las Flores, Calif. ... team captain for two seasons ... won the 2007 South Coast League title ... named South Coast League Offensive Player of the Year (2010) and MVP (2009) and was a three-time all-league first-team selection ... named to the All-CIF Southern Section second team in 2008 ... played club soccer for the So Cal Blues for six years ... team won the 2007 national U-15 title ... also won the 2008 regional and Cal-South state titles ... named Cal-South Player of the Year in 2009.

Personal: Daughter of Robert and Janice Romine ... has three older sisters, Heather, Caitlin, and Natalie... sister Natalie plays forward for the Yale soccer team ... father played rugby at Stanford from 1977-80 ... considering a career in sports medicine ... enjoys snowboarding, wakeboarding, cooking, and hanging out with friends.