Tucka Healy Tucka, or now learning in the episode goes by Margaret, was such a kind presence in the ‘85er weekend. As a core member of the original national soccer team, it was clear how excited her teammates were to reminisce with her. Tucka was up for the games or a challenge and I love
Kim Wyant While Kim Wyant, unfortunately, was not able to make it to Asheville, we received a letter from one of her current assistant coaches at NYU, Joe. A few of the main sentiments Joe shared to Kim: “Her mentoring goes well beyond the game and she has also been a massive presence in how
Emily Pickering (Harner) When preparing for the celebration weekend of the ‘85ers, I called my high school soccer coach who I knew played with and against many of these women. She mentioned Emily Pickering (Harner) as one of the best players who I have yet to hear of, but yet integral to the founding of
Lori Henry Lori Henry is extremely personable and enthusiastic. It was amazing to see how effortlessly the ‘85ers synched back together like no time had passed, and Lori was a part of that integration. It was funny to hear about how many connections she had to the ‘85ers before they were teammates, many of them
Linda Gancitano was one of the ‘85ers I met early on in the weekend, and had the pleasure of sitting near her on the Asheville tour of the city ‘LaZoom’, organized by Stacey and the Asheville City Soccer Club. Linda and several ‘85ers were teammates at both UCF and the national team, and were so
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