Carolyn Calzada

Georgia

Sep 12 (Fri)

7:30 PM

Carolyn Calzada prepares to unleash a free kick in match against Vanderbilt

Photo by: Ethan Mito/Texas A&M Athletics

Carolyn Calzada and Sydney Becerra flash GigEm thumbs in their pregame garb.

COLLEGE STATION, TX - July 20, 2023 - Defender Carolyn Calzada #16 of the Texas A&M Aggies during Texas A&M Aggies Soccer photo day in College Station, TX. Photo By Evan Pilat/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Evan Pilat/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Aiden Shertzer/Texas A&M Athletics

COLLEGE STATION, TX - August 20, 2023 - Defender Carolyn Calzada #16 of the Texas A&M Aggies during the game between the Washington State Cougars and the Texas A&M Aggies at Ellis Field in College Station, TX. Photo By Rachel Mahan/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Rachel Mahan/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Aiden Shertzer/Texas A&M Athletics

COLLEGE STATION, TX - August 17, 2023 - Defender Carolyn Calzada #16 of the Texas A&M Aggies during the game between the Florida State Seminoles and the Texas A&M Aggies at Ellis Field in College Station, TX. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Ethan Mito/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Kate Luffman/Texas A&M Athletics

Height:
5-9
Class:
Junior
High School:
Buford
Hometown:
Sugar Hill, Ga.

United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Team (2023)
All-SEC Second Team (2024)
All-SEC First Team (2023)
SEC All-Tournament Team (2023)
Texas A&M Defensive MVP (2023)
TopDrawerSoccer.com National Top 100 – No. 74 (2023)
SEC All-Freshman Team (2022)
TopDrawerSoccer.com Freshman Top 100 – No. 61 (2022)
Texas A&M Soccer Newcomer of the Year (2022)
SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2023)
SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2022)

CAREER: A Texas A&M graduate who earned her bachelor’s degree in allied health in December 2024 ... two-time All-SEC performer ... team co-captain 2024 ... finished three-year Aggie career with 54 caps, all starts, totaling 4,657 minutes on the pitch ... tallied five career points with five assists ... Texas A&M recorded 21 shutouts in her 54 appearances ... elected to play her final season as a graduate student at Notre Dame.

2024 - JUNIOR: Served as team co-captain in 2024 ... earned All-SEC Second Team recognition ... appeared in 18 matches, all starts, logging 1,543 minutes on the pitch ... notched two assists on the season ... anchored back line in seven shutouts on the season ... played the entire 90 minutes in 15 matches ... notched an assist in the season-opening win at Lamar (8/15) and home victory over Louisiana Tech (9/8).

2023 - SOPHOMORE: Earned honors as United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region, All-SEC First Team, SEC All-Tournament Team and Texas A&M Defensive MVP following her second season in Aggieland ... identified as one of the top 100 players in the nation by TopDrawerSoccer.com – tapped No. 74 on the list .. appeared in 19 matches, all starts, logging 1,594 minutes on the pitch ... played 90-plus minutes in 15 matches, including the last nine contests after returning from an injury ... anchored the back line in nine shutouts on the season ... registered one point on the season with an assist ... recorded an assist against Tulsa (8/31).

2022 – FRESHMAN: Appeared in 17 matches, all starts, on the backline as a rookie for 1,520 minutes of action ... identified as one of the top 100 freshman in the nation by TopDrawerSoccer.com – tapped No. 61 on the list ... earned SEC All-Freshman Team recognition ... helped the Aggies produce five shutouts – Clemson (8/18), McNeese (8/21), Sam Houston (8/25), Illinois (9/1) and Ohio State (9/4) ... played 90-plus minutes in 16 matches, including 110 minutes against Mississippi State (10/30) ... notched two assists on the season, in back-to-back games against Auburn (10/14) and South Carolina (10/20).

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Played one season for Buford High School as a team captain under Coach Megan Hill, lettering in 2021 ... led Wolves to a 20-1-1 record, the best in school history, including not yielding a goal during a 12-0 regional campaign … qualified for the Georgia 6A Final Four with only loss of season coming in the state semifinal match ... tallied 15 goals and 12 assists ... earned GRIT Award as Buford Player of the Week on five occasions and the Gold GRIT Award for Buford Player of the Year in 2021 ... filled up the trophy case as All-Gwinnett County, All-Region 8-6A First Team, Region 8-6A Player of the Year and All-State in 2021 ... played at Tophat Soccer under coaches Troy Garner and Jerome Samuels since 2016 ... led Tophat to Girls Academy Southeast Region title and Nationals second place finish in 2021 ... served as club advisory representative for Girls Academy League ... propelled Tophat to Development Academy Southeast Division Regional championships on three occasions, including 2018, ’19 and ’20 ... guided Tophat to ECNL U16 Southeast Regional title in 2016-17 ... played club soccer for Concord Fire under coaches Alan Woods and Nathan Harrell from 2012-15 and United Futbol Academy for Coach Iggy Moleka from 2006-12 ... participated in US Soccer Youth National Team Camp and Regional Youth National Identification Center in April 2021 ... as a teammate of Aggies Jordyn Gunnarson and MaKhiya McDonald on the US Soccer U17 Women’s National Team that won the title at the 2019 UEFA Development Tournament with victories over the Czech Republic, Belgium and Ireland ... also lettered in cross country at Buford in 2019, finishing second in the region and qualifying for state meet ... earned Academic Letter three seasons and ranks in top 10 percent of class with a 97.4 grade average.

PERSONAL: Brother, Zach, is a graduate of Texas A&M ... Zach served as starting quarterback for the Aggie football team in 2021, leading A&M to a 41-38 victory over No. 1 Alabama ... Zach is currently on the roster at UIW ... earned her bachelor’s degree in allied health from Texas A&M in December 2024.

12/12/2024