#12
Sarah Banks
5-4
Defender
Freshman
Mission Viejo, Calif.
Capistrano Valley HS
Club Team: Southern California Blues

General: Tenacious, versatile, tough defender... Is a ball-winner and a leader...

Prep: Three-year letterwinner in soccer at Capistrano Valley High School... Was part of a Cougar defense which recorded 19 shutouts en route to a 25-1 record and a CIF Division I championship her senior year... Selected to the all-county Senior All-Star Team... Team was ranked No. 2 in the nation in the final NSCAA Coaches Poll and was No. 1 in Region IV... Capistrano Valley claimed the South Coast League title during her final three years there... Team was ranked No. 1 in the CIF over those three seasons... The Cougars were a CIF Division I finalist her sophomore year... Earned scholar-athlete awards her junior and senior years... Named to the Principal's Honor Roll... Played for Southern California Blues club team for her entire youth career... Team won the Surf Cup seven times and won several league titles as well... The Blues won the National Cup state championship in 1997, 1998 and 1999... They were regional semifinalists in 1998 and `99... Member of state Olympic Development team for two years...

Personal: Born Sarah Catherine Banks on July 18, 1982, in Mission Viejo, Calif.... Daughter of Andrew and Karen Banks... Has an older sister, Amanda, and a younger sister, Caitlin... Intends to pursue a career in either medicine or law... Lists snowboarding and dancing among her hobbies... Played club soccer with fellow Wildcats Sierra Cristiano and Twila Kaufman.