2025 Soccer Roster
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McCleary, Ayja
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Jersey Number 23
Ayja McCleary
- Position:
- M/D
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Boynton Beach, Fla.
- Previous School:
- Park Vista Community HS
Bio
Awards and Honors
2024: Missed her sophomore season due to injury… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.
2023: Played in 13 matches as a true freshman… Fired in two shots in her debut season as a Skyhawk (Western Carolina Aug. 27, at Alabama A&M Sep. 14)… Made her college debut at Austin Peay (Aug. 17)… Tallied 223 minutes with a season-high of 35 coming at Alabama A&M (Sep. 14)… Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.
BEFORE UTM: Graduated from Park Vista Community High School…Was also a standout track and field performer at PVCHS…Played club soccer for Team Boca, where she played under head coach Patrick Baker…Won a state championship as well as Team Boca’s first ever Southern Regional championship in 2022, claiming the title at the event held in Murfreesboro, Tenn….Advanced to the US Youth Soccer National Championships at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla.…Was part of a historic run under head coach Ernst Hyppolite for the Boynton Knights U14 travel soccer team, who reached the Florida State Cup round of 16 for the first time behind its first-ever South Florida United Soccer League Championship title in 2019.
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PERSONAL: Born on June 15, 2005...Daughter of Michelle Gottlieb and Paul McCleary...Has two siblings, Addy and Averie McCleary...Majoring in health and human performance.
- Academic Honors
- Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2023, Fall 2024)
2024: Missed her sophomore season due to injury… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.
2023: Played in 13 matches as a true freshman… Fired in two shots in her debut season as a Skyhawk (Western Carolina Aug. 27, at Alabama A&M Sep. 14)… Made her college debut at Austin Peay (Aug. 17)… Tallied 223 minutes with a season-high of 35 coming at Alabama A&M (Sep. 14)… Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.
BEFORE UTM: Graduated from Park Vista Community High School…Was also a standout track and field performer at PVCHS…Played club soccer for Team Boca, where she played under head coach Patrick Baker…Won a state championship as well as Team Boca’s first ever Southern Regional championship in 2022, claiming the title at the event held in Murfreesboro, Tenn….Advanced to the US Youth Soccer National Championships at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla.…Was part of a historic run under head coach Ernst Hyppolite for the Boynton Knights U14 travel soccer team, who reached the Florida State Cup round of 16 for the first time behind its first-ever South Florida United Soccer League Championship title in 2019.
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PERSONAL: Born on June 15, 2005...Daughter of Michelle Gottlieb and Paul McCleary...Has two siblings, Addy and Averie McCleary...Majoring in health and human performance.
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