BYU soccer announces 2021 signees

PROVO, Utah – Eight new athletes have signed with BYU women’s soccer and will join the Cougars for the 2022 season.

"Our staff is so excited and anxious to work with these amazing young women," said BYU head coach Jennifer Rockwood. "We have been watching each of them from a very young age and believe they will have a tremendous impact on our program, both immediately and over their careers."
 
All eight recruits in the 2022 class of signees are from the state of Utah. Camryn Jorgensen, Allie Fryer, Sierra Pennock, Avery Frischknecht and Izzi Stratton represent Utah County, with Emma Neff from Salt Lake City, Erin Bailey from Layton and Taygan Sill from Kaysville.

Camryn Jorgensen
5'5" | Forward | Highland, Utah | Lone Peak HS | Utah Celtic FC

• 4-time UYSA State Champion
• 2-time USYS Region Champion
• USYS National Finalist
• Best 11 award at the USYS National Championships
• Academic All-Region (2019, 2020 and 2021)
• 2019 All-State Honorable Mention
• 2020 All-State Second Team
• 2020 All-Region First Team
• 2019 Lone Peak Offensive MVP
• 2020 Lone Peak Overall MVP

Erin Bailey
5'5" | Forward | Layton, Utah | Layton HS | La Roca and Wasatch

• Academic All-State
• Deseret News First Team All-State
• 6A Top Scorer (2020, 2021)
• Standard Examiner All-Area First Team
• Utah ODP State Captain
• ODP West Region Team
• 2017 State Cup Champion
• State Cup Finalist 2021
• 2018 Utah Science Student of the Year

Taygan Sill
5'8" | Goalkeeper | Kaysville, Utah | Davis HS | Utah Avalanche

• U18 US WNT Call Up
• US National Training Camp
• 2020 6A State Champion
• High School All-State 2018, 19, 20, 21
• High School All-American game 2021, 2021
• High School All Star Team
• ECNL player to watch
• PDP ECNL Elite
• US Region 5 ODP Top Keeper
• US ODP Inter-regional
• Two-time Champions League attendee
• Ranked 7th nationally on Top Drawer Soccer goalkeeper position
• Will Graduate with High Honor Role

Avery Frischknecht
5'10" | Forward/Midfielder | Mapleton, Utah | Springville HS | Utah Celtic FC

• Three-time State Cup Champion
• Region Champion 2021
• US Youth Soccer National Finalist
• 2021 US Youth Soccer Golden Ball Recipient
• 2021 US Youth Soccer National Best XI
• 2021 US Youth Soccer Region Best XI
• 2021 Team Captain, Springville High School
• 2021 Academic All-State
• 2020 Region 8 MVP
• 2020 Utah County Offensive Player of the Year
• 2020 First Team All-State
• 2018 Honorable Mention All-State
• ODP Region Team
• Team Captain Utah Celtic
• Injured sophomore and senior years

Sierra Pennock
5'5" | Midfielder | Lindon, Utah | Timpanogos HS | Utah Celtic FC

• Four-time UYSA State Cup Champion
• Two-time USYS Region Champion
• USYS National Finalist
• Best 11 award at the USYS National Championship
• Utah ODP captain
• ODP West Region Team
• Utah All-State game invitee
• National All-American game invitee

Izzi Stratton
5'11" | Midfielder/Defender | Alpine, Utah | American Heritage School | Utah Avalanche

• 2021 Top Drawer Soccer #14 Ranked Defender and #69 Ranked Overall
• 2018-2021 Top Drawer Soccer Top 75
• 2021 First Team All Conference ECNL Northwest U17
• 2021 ECNL National Selection Game San Diego
• 2020 Utah State Champions (Avalanche)
• 2020 ODP National Training Camp
• 2019-2020 ECNL Conference Selection Program (CSP)
• 2017-2020 ODP Region Team
• 2018-2019 ODP Interregional All-Star
• 2019 ECNL Mountain Division Champions
• 2019 ODP International events in Costa Rica and Mexico
• 2017 UYSSA State Champions and league MVP (American Heritage)
• 2017 Utah State Champion (Celtic)
• Three sport varsity athlete: soccer, volleyball, and basketball 2020-21
• Utah Basketball ranked 1st in rebounding (13.9/game) and 8th in points (19.6/game)

Allie Fryer
5'7" | Forward | Spanish Fork, Utah | Maple Mountain HS | Utah Celtic FC and Utah Storm

• 2020 First Team All-State
• 2019 First Team All-State
• 2018 Second-Team All-State
• Two-time High School Region Champ
• 102 career goals at Maple Mountain HS
• Club State Cup Champion 2021
• 2019-20 United Soccer Player of the Week

Emma Neff
5'5" | Midfielder | Salt Lake City, Utah | Olympus HS | Utah Celtic FC and Impact United

• 2021 USYS National Champions
• 2021 USYS Far West Region Champions
• 2018 & 2019 Utah State Cup Champions
• 2020 Utah High School 5A State Champions
• 2020 Utah High School 5A State MVP
• 2021 Utah High School All-Star Game Invitee
• Academic All-State with 4.0 cumulative GPA