#16
Tara Monteleone
5-6
Defender
Freshman
Phoenix, Ariz.
Xavier College Prep
Club Team: Sereno Classics

General: Hard-working, passionate, relentless defender... Has tremendous character... Will challenge for significant minutes...

Prep: Lettered four years at Xavier College Prep in Phoenix, Ariz.... Named All-American by the National High School Coaches Association... Two-time All-Desert Valley Region selection... Team captain as a senior... Helped the Gators to a 15-5-1 record, a conference title and a state championship last season... Named second team All-Arizona as a junior... Club team, the Sereno Golden Eagle Classics, won both league and state championships... Member of the Arizona Olympic Development state team in 1996 and 1997...

Personal: Born Tara Elizabeth Monteleone on April 6, 1982, in Fairbanks, Alaska... Daughter of Diane Monteleone... Intends to pursue a career as a research biologist... Played for the same club team as fellow