Tennessee soccer player Kai Tsakiris has been selected to participate in the upcoming U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team domestic training camp, according to an announcement from U.S. Soccer.
Tsakiris will be among 15 college athletes and nine professional players taking part in the camp, which is scheduled for February 24 through March 4 in Chula Vista, California. The team will be led by head coach Vicky Jepson.
After transferring to Tennessee from Florida, Tsakiris made an immediate impact during her freshman season with the Gators. She started all 18 matches and led her team in both goals, scoring four times, and assists with five.
Her performance earned her spots on several postseason lists: she was named to the 2025 SEC All-Freshman Team, secured a place on the All-SEC Third Team, and was included on the United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Fourth Team.
The roster for the training camp includes goalkeepers Caroline Birkel (Stanford), Kate Ockene (Florida State), and Kealey Titmuss (Penn State). Defenders called up are Bella Ayscue (Penn State), Lizzy Boamah (Stanford), Paloma Daubert (UCLA), Abby Gemma (Florida), Kieryn Jeter (Georgia), Emma Johnson (Penn State), Zoe Matthews (SL Benfica), and Hope Munson (UNC).
Midfielders joining are Sofia Cedeno (Seattle Reign FC), Kennedy Fuller (Angel City FC), Addie Halpern (Virginia), Ainsley McCammon (Seattle Reign FC), Y-Lan Nguyen (Stanford), and Linda Ullmark (Houston Dash). Forwards include Emeri Adames (Seattle Reign FC), Kimmi Ascanio (San Diego Wave), Alex Buck (Washington), Izzy Engle (Notre Dame), Onyeka Gamero (Bay FC), Alex Pfeiffer (Bay FC) along with Tsakiris representing Tennessee.
