Soccer player Cali O’Neill, a sophomore at Seaforth High School, earns athlete of the week honors for the week of April 15.
O’Neill and the U-16 U.S. Women’s National Team won the UEFA Friendship Tournament in Riva, Turkey last week. The U.S. beat Paraguay, 4-2, by penalty kicks in the championship game on April 18. Before that, the U.S. beat Turkey, 2-0, Vietnam, 8-0, and Botswana, 15-0.
O’Neill was called up to the team as a defender earlier this month, and she was the only player selected from North Carolina. Since 2022, this is the fourth time O’Neill has been called up for activities with U.S. Soccer.