June 6, 2007
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Senior Whitney Douthett (Newtown, Pa.), along with alums Annie Leibovitz '06 and Devon Wills '06, are among the 98 players chosen by US Lacrosse to tryout for the United States Women's Developmental and Elite teams.
In addition, Dartmouth women's lacrosse coach Amy Patton is serving as head coach of the U.S. Developmental team.
For more information, see complete release below.
Full Squad ListBALTIMORE, Md. - US Lacrosse has selected 98 players from around the
country to participate in the final tryouts for the United States
Women's Developmental and Elite teams.
The 98 players were selected from a pool of approximately 180 players
that competed during the first round of tryouts in the Stars and
Stripes Division at the US Lacrosse Women's Division National
Tournament held at Lehigh University on May 26-27. The final tryouts
for the 2007-08 U.S. Developmental and Elite team will be held from
August 3-5, 2007 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Serving as the head coach for the 2007-08 U.S. Elite team is Sue
Heether (Baltimore, Md.). Her assistants are Ricky Fried
(Washington. D.C.), Jennifer Ulehla (Pennington, N.J.), and Mac Ford
(Baltimore, Md.). Elizabeth Kittleman (Philadelphia, Pa.) is the
team's general manager. Michael Cantele (Gettysburg, Pa.) is the
team's athletic trainer.
Serving as the head coach for the 2007-08 U.S. Developmental team is
Amy Patton (Hanover, N.H.). Her assistants are Kerri Whitaker (New
York, N.Y.), Jen Larson (Eugene, Ore.), and Missy Foote (Middlebury,
Vt.). Kimberly Simons (Baltimore, Md.) is the team's manager. Sandy
Worth (Beltsville, Md.) is the team's athletic trainer.
deBeer is the official exclusive equipment and apparel supplier to
the US Lacrosse Women's National Teams Program. Learn more about the
company by visiting its Web site at
www.debeerlacrosse.com. US Lacrosse,
a 501(c)(3) corporation, is the national governing body for men's and
women's lacrosse.
The full list of players selected for the final tryout is attached.