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2024 EAST COUNTY ALUMNI
Women in the Pros (Updated 8-8-2024)

 

CES staff report

 

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EAST COUNTY SPORTS
WOMEN ALUMNI WHO PLAYED PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
SOFTBALL
HS / College
Pos.
ProTeam(s)
Seasons
Monte Vista
UCLA
SS
Tampa Bay Firestix
1998
Sarah Dawson Christian
NE Louisiana
RHP Orlando Wahoos
Akron Racers
1997
1999-00
Ruth Dawson Christian
NE Louisiana
RHP Georgia Pride 1999
Valhalla
Georgia Tech
C/1B
Rockford Thunder
Philadelphia Force
2004-08
2009
Carri Leto (Martin)
Valhalla
Northwestern
2B
*NY/NJ Juggernaut
Philadelphia Force
New England  Riptide 
2004-05
2006
2007-08
Mt. Carmel
SDSU
INF
NY/NJ Juggernaut
2004
El Capitan
Floirda
LHP
USSSA Pride
2017-18
Leah Shipherd La Mesa resident Ump WPSL 70s
*Cowles Cup league champions
Notes: Howard won Women’s College World Series in 1995.
Gourley won Women’s College World Series in 201 & 2015; was winning pitcher in title game vs. Oklahoma as a freshman. Her career record at Florida was 44-7. A 2016 world champion with U.S. National Team (4-1 record). Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delanie_Gourley
NE Louisiana now known as La.-Monroe or simply University of Louisiana.
SOCCER
HS / College
Pos.
ProTeam(s)
Seasons
MF 2009
Natalie Spilger Granite Hills ’00
Stanford
D US U-18 & U-21 teams
nwsl Chicago Red Stars
2009-10
Note: Woznuk, who grew up in El ajon, won an NCAA national championship at University of Portland (4-0 over UCLA) in 2005. A season later, she led the Pilots inn assists (13). Wikipedia:
OTHER SPORTS

FOOTBALL
Swa
Pos.
ProTeam(s)
Seasons    
Desiree Weimann

Santana (basketball)
RB
*SoCal Scorpions
*San Diego Surge
2007
2009, 10-14
Holly Peterson Helix WR *San Diego Surge 2012-14
Jessica Cable El Capitan OL San Diego Surge 2009-16

Weimann won the national championships with the Scorpions (WPFL) in 2007, then the Surge in 2012 (WFA); Cable (with others) on Surge in 2012, plus two national runner-upfinishes.

MOTORSPORTS
Swa
Pos.
ProTeam(s)
Seasons    
Becca Webster
Santana (diving, gymnastics)
AA 2002-11 WATCH

Webster is a multiple national champion in rock crawling. Her hsuband, Justy “The Dustpan” Webster, is amultiple champion in cliff diving.

Wilkins captured two South Korea Pro League championships with Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders in 2006 and 2007, along with her time on the U.S. NatinNNational team.

VOLLEYBALL
Swa
Pos.
ProTeam(s)
Seasons    
Katie Wilkins
Christian ’00
Pepperdine
RB
Pink Spiders (S.Korea)
US National Team
2006-07
2005-07
TRACK Swa Event Pro Org Seasons
Darcy Arreola (Lange) Grossmot HS, CSUN Dis.t. Pro Track2013-14 80s
BASKETBALL Swa Pos Pro Org Seasons
Heather Molzen El Capitan C Denmark 2013-14
Leslie Ellis (Bertran) Santana C/F Scandenavia 1990S

 

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