BYU Soccer Announces Four New Signees

PROVO, Utah – Four new athletes have signed with BYU women’s soccer and will join the Cougars for the 2023 season.

"We are so excited for today," said head coach Jennifer Rockwood. "The opportunity we have to sign these four student athletes is amazing. They all come so prepared for playing at the next level and will add a tremendous amount of energy and athleticism to our team. Each one has the ability and versatility to impact our team in the near future. I can't wait to get them on campus. This is a big day for BYU women's soccer."

The states of Utah, Arizona and California are represented in the 2022 class of signees. Tylie Pratt (Gilbert) and Ella Rustand (Tucson) are from Arizona. Ellie Ford is from Provo, Utah and Halle Dixon (Carlsbad) represents California.

Tylie Pratt

5'6" | Defender | Gilbert, Arizona | Highland HS | AZ Arsenal ECNL

• All-Region freshman year
• All-region sophomore year
• Top of her class for aesthetician school
• Golden Scholar for Highland High School
• Leader of special needs PE program at Highland HS

Ella Rustand

5'7" | Defender | Tucson, Arizona | Sabino HS | SC del Sol

• 2022 GA National ID (Top 35 players)
• 2020-22 Team Captain
• 2021 National Quarterfinalist 
• 2021 Girls Academy Talent ID
• 2019 YNT ID Center Attendee
• 2019 AZ ODP Regional Champion
• 2019 AZ ODP Regional Camp Invitee
• 2017 YNT ID Center Attendee
• 2017 & 2019 State Cup Finalist

Ellie Ford

5'8" | Midfielder/Forward | Provo, Utah | Timpview HS | Utah Celtic FC

• 4x UYSA State Champion
• 2x USYS Farwest Region Champion
• 2x USYS National Finalist
• 2x high school varsity captain
• 3x All-Region
• 3x All-Valley
• 2x All-State
• Junior and Senior Year Region MVP

Halle Dixon

5'2" | Midfielder/Forward | Carlsbad, California | Carlsbad HS | San Diego Surf ECNL

• 2022 ECNL Southwest Region All-Conference Second Team
• 2016-21 Youth National Team ID Center Invitee
• 3x U.S. Youth National Team Camp call-ups
• San Diego Surf U17 ECNL Southwest Conference Champions
• Top Drawer Soccer Four-Star Player Rating
• U17 ECNL New Jersey Best XI
• San Diego Surf ECNL Team Captain
• PDP Invite
• Played internationally for 2 years
• 4.0 GPA