En Avant pour 2012: , Introducing SAWUSA's Summer 2021 Rosters + SNEAK PEAK Preview of our 2022 Tours

Introducing our Summer 2021 Rosters
& SNEAK PEAK of our Summer 2022 Tours

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What a crazy year and a half it has been. Covid turned the travel industry upside down. While we had to postpone some of our tours, we are excited to still be able to take six teams to Europe this Summer. Below you will find out a little more about our team rosters and coaches and the tournaments we will compete in.

Also, below you will find a sneak peak of our five scheduled Summer 2022 Tours. We know many of you have been locked down and quarantining for a while now. Maybe this time has made you reflect on your life and how travel, new experiences, and personal growth are going to be an important part of your future. Maybe you witnessed your son or daughter miss out on opportunities and experiences because of Covid. Get started changing your future with a Summer 2022 Tour. We are already accepting applications and filling team rosters for 2022 - so don't miss out. A tour like this will make up for all the missed experiences from the past two years. Click below to either start a new application or continue where you left off. -We hope to see you in 2022!-

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SaWUSA's Summer 2022 Tours

Portugal & Spain

We take Basketball and Lacrosse athletes to compete in the Portugal Basketball Festival and the Lisboa Lacrosse Cup and explore the Iberian Peninsula.

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Italy, Austria, & Germany

We take teams in Basketball, Softball, Volleyball, Tennis, and more to compete with 10,000+ athletes from 50+ countries in the United World Games.

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Argentina

We take Basketball athletes to compete with professional clubs and experience South America.

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Costa Rica

We take Soccer, Volleyball, and Basketball athletes to compete in the USA vs Costa Rica Series.

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Spain Wrestling

We take Wrestlers to compete in the USA vs Spain Series and explore Spanish culture.

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SaWUSA's Summer 2021 Tour

While we had plans to take around twenty teams overseas this summer, Covid wrecked those plans and forced us to postpone a few trips. However, one is still standing - our trip to Portugal and Spain. We will take 100+ travelers overseas - we can't wait! Our Women's and Men's Lacrosse Teams will compete in the Lisboa Lacrosse Cup and our Girl's and Boy's Basketball teams will compete in the Portugal Basketball Festival. In addition to the Tournaments we will experience the culture of the Iberian Peninsula with lots of sightseeing and adventure travel. You can view our tour itinerary here and info about the tournament here and here. NOTE- We can also bring your high school, club, or college teams to this event. Contact us for details.

Men's Lacrosse

Coach Neal Anderson, Norwich University

Anderson is in his 13th season as the head coach at Norwich University in Vermont. In 12 seasons since coming to Northfield, Anderson and his charges have racked up 107 victories, including a dominant 58-19 record in Great Northeast Athletic Conference play since 2011. He came to Norwich from Curry College where he served as the Head Coach of men's lacrosse from 2002 to 2005. Prior to joining the Colonels, he served as an assistant coach for his alma mater, Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass. A 2000 graduate of Merrimack College, Anderson played college lacrosse at the University of New Hampshire and at Merrimack. He served as team captain of the Merrimack squad as a senior. Between NCAA Division I and Division III, Anderson made an appearance in 64 career games and scored a dominant 62 goals and 17 assists for 110 points (62-17=110) across two seasons at Merrimack after tallying 35 goals at UNH as a sophomore in 1997. Following his senior campaign, Anderson was named a USILA-NCAA All-American and was also selected as a USILA-NCAA Academic All-American. Upon graduating, Anderson was selected in the seventh round of the Major League Lacrosse draft by the Boston Cannons. He played in the professional league for seven seasons, splitting time between the Cannons and the Denver Outlaws. Anderson would later earn his master's degree from Boston University in 2006.

MEN'S LACROSSE TEAM ROSTER

29 Eamon Garton IA
30 Tyler Yetka WI
33 James Magee NH
34 Tyler Carney OH
35 Klaus Rowan GA
56 Matthew Fitzgerald VA
61 Christopher Smith GA
64 Benjamin Long MN
67 Ben Edwards GA
73 Abraham Agundez MD
Jack Haley AL
Seth Brolliar AL
Jacob Haas GA
Ethan Schaal VT

Women's Lacrosse

Coach Alison Jennings, University of Wisconson-River Falls

Alison Jennings is in her third year as the head Women's Lacrosse Coach at the University of Wisconsin - River Falls. Jennings came to River Falls from Augsburg College, where she was an assistant coach for four seasons. Jennings also served as the head coach at Osseo-Park Center High School from 2011-2017 and is currently a head coach in the Minnesota Lakers Select Club Lacrosse program. Jennings earned a B.S. degree in Kinesiology from the University of Minnesota in 2011. She added a Master of Arts degree in Leadership from Augsburg in 2017. She played four years for the Gopher women's lacrosse club team.

WOMEN'S LACROSSE TEAM ROSTER

1 Madisen Garcia CA
2 Alle Eisenhardt GA
3 Lauryn Fling VA
5 Maiya Swan NV
6 Ashley Hammel WA
10 Gia Stamatelo NY
11 Jessica Sloan-Cooper IL
13 Savannah Smith IL
Regan Miller ND
Kaitlyn Stelk MN

Girl's Basketball

Coach Lorie Khalil, Penn State Lehigh Valley

Lorie Khalil is in her 6th season at the helm of the Penn State Lehigh Valley Women's Basketball program and 15th overall as a collegiate head coach. Coming off the best season in program history, Khalil lead the Lions to the 2019 PSUAC Championship at the Bryce Jordan Center at University Park, the first in program history. The team finished with a 25-3 overall record, the best in school history, a perfect 17-0 PSUAC record, the best in school history and an incredible 24 straight wins, the best in school & PSUAC history and a USCAA Final Four finish. Khalil was named PSUAC Coach of the Year for 2nd time in 3 years. Prior to coming to Penn State Lehigh Valley. Lorie Khalil was the head women's basketball coach at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pa. Khalil was hired during the summer of 2011 and charged with turning the Arcadia University Women's Basketball program into a contender in one of the nations most competitive women's basketball conferences, the MAC's Commonwealth Conference. From 2005-06 and until her hire at Arcadia, Khalil headed the women's program at Centenary College, Hackettstown, NJ. At the young age of 24, Khalil took over a program that was struggling both on the court and in the classroom. Under her leadership, the Cyclones have compiled four straight winning seasons, along with post-season play in each of those seasons, including the program's first Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) berth in 2008-09. Khalil has been coaching at various basketball camps for the past 16 years, including the University of Connecticut, University of Maryland, Villanova University, WNBA New York Liberty camp as well as running her own girls' basketball camp in northwest New Jersey. Khalil has been featured in the Garden State Women's Magazine and has also filmed in the 2011 women's basketball inspirational movie "The Mighty Macs". Khalil is a certified Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and serves as the Coordinator of Athletic Programs at Penn State Lehigh Valley and also serves on the USCAA Women's Division II Basketball Coaches Poll Committee.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM ROSTER

20 Saylor Upshaw TX
29 Rebecca Van Roekel TX
30 Darrianne Atkinson GA
36 Hannah Simmons MD
Breeannna Brown CA

Boy's Basketball U19 Stars

Coach Aaron Goodman, Washington College

Aaron Goodman is the head men's basketball coach at Washington College in Maryland. In his second season, he guided the Shoremen to their best record in five years and their first-ever season sweep of Gettysburg. Two years later, Goodman guided the Shoremen to their first winning record (14-13) since 2012 and their first Centennial Conference Tournament berth and conference tournament win since that same season. In 2018-2019, the Shoremen swept perennial conference power Franklin & Marshall for the first time in program history en route to a Centennial Conference Tournament bid. Last season, the Shoremen earned their second consecutive Centennial Conference Tournament bid, the first time the program has done that in twenty years. Prior to arriving in Chestertown, Goodman spent the previous nine years as an assistant coach at the United States Naval Academy under head coaches Billy Lange and Ed DeChellis. Goodman's first stop in collegiate basketball coaching was a four-year stint as an assistant coach at Marymount University. Goodman earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Boston University in 1997 and completed a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Maryland, University College in August 2015.

MEN'S BASKETBALL U19 STARS TEAM ROSTER

Kameron Henderson MN
Quincy Johnson CA
Ian Barbour MI
Mathew Pina CA
Jaedan Johnson IN
Eric Brown TX
Brayden Parker PA
Camayan Bell WA
Zac Griffin TX

Boy's Basketball U19 Stripes

Coach Tanner Huck, Ecclesia College

Tanner Huck is the Head Basketball Coach at Ecclesia College in Arkansas. He previously coached at Barclay College in Haviland, Kansas where he served as an assistant basketball coach for the 2017-2018 school year. As a player, Huck had a decorated career playing for the Barclay Bears. As a player, Huck had a decorated career playing for the Barclay Bears. He was a career 58% shooter from the field and 75% from the free throw line. As a player he holds the record for the most consecutive games played at 125. Huck graduated from Barclay College with his M.A. of Sports Outreach in 2020 and in 2017 with a B.S. in Sports and Recreation Ministry. He holds a NABC Membership and USA Basketball Gold Coach License.

MEN'S BASKETBALL U19 STRIPES TEAM ROSTER

G. Jamaal Leggett GA
Bryan Cruz PR
Dakota Gasca LA
Christopher Joseph FL
Benjamin Garrett GA
Joshua Stevenson NC
Devontae Coffee LA
Stephon Casimir GA
Monsolee Bostic FL

Boy's Basketball U17

Coach Jamie Koepp, Watertown

Jamie is the Associate Principal and Athletic Director at Watertown High School in Wisconsin. The former Watertown varsity boys basketball coach was recently inducted in the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He came to Watertown in 2005 with a wealth of coaching experience. He was coming off being named the 2004-2005 Milwaukee City Conference Coach of the Year in his final year at Milwaukee Juneau. In fifteen years as a high school head varsity coach, his teams never lost a WIAA first round game with 12 first round wins and 3 byes. In those 15 years his team lost one home playoff game during his career. In two of his last three years at Milwaukee Juneau, his team led the state in scoring. The Milwaukee native earned his Bachelor Degree from Concordia University of Wisconsin and his teaching license from Alverno College. He went on to earn three different graduate degrees, with two from Marquette University and one from UW-Milwaukee. His education degrees have allowed him to be a teacher, school counselor and administrator.

MEN'S BASKETBALL U17 TEAM ROSTER

Isaiah Dorsey CA
Izaac Brooks CA
Diego Brito FL
Kaleb Gilbert SC
Nathaniel Chaney MA
Daniel Brito TX
Matthew Sicle FL
Jeremiah Camara PA
Collin Hendrickson CO

ABOUT SAWUSA

Does traveling the World while playing the sport you love sound interesting to you? Would you feel proud to wear the USA across your chest and serve as an ambassador of our country while meeting athletes from all over the World? If so, we have an amazing once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you (or someone you know)!

If this sounds unusual, it is! We are unique by design and our mission is to provide an experience that is nothing short of, "the coolest thing you have ever done!"

Maybe you are interested (or know someone who might be)?!? We are looking for quality STUDENTathletes who would also be great representatives of the USA off the court/field.

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NOT AN ATHLETE?

We're sorry if you got this e-mail and you are not an athlete. If so, you probably know some athletes. We'd love it if you would recommend some to us that might be worthy of representing the USA. You can either just reply to this e-mail and tell us about them or use the link below to nominate them. Thank You!

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ARE YOU A COACH?

We are always looking for experienced coaches for our teams. You can apply to coach one of our teams using the link below. Additionally, if you want to chat about taking your existing youth, club, high school, or college team on a foreign tour, please e-mail tim@studentathleteworld.com or visit this page for more information.