Lauren Hemann '27 Competes With the U.S. U-17 Women's National Team

Lauren Hemann ’27 was recently chosen to represent Team USA at the final round of the 2025 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 tournament. The games took place the first week of April in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago and determined which teams would make the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco.

Hemann commented that she “trained every day in Miami for a week, mostly focusing on how to play [with her new team].” She added, “We focused on what we needed to do to play our best.” The pre-training preparation and post-work recovery were crucial to her team’s success. She said, “Every morning, we had hydration, stretch and jump tests. We had a dietitian helping us eat the foods that would best fuel our bodies.”

Beginning the 2025 tournament with the number one seed, the U.S. did not disappoint. In order to qualify for the World Cup in Morocco, the team had to win its group or be the best second-place finisher. By April 6, the U.S. team had out-scored all of its opponents 17-0, guaranteeing a place

in the World Cup. Hemann shared, “It was a window

into a world [she] had never seen

or experienced.”

While difficult, she learned much about herself. Hemann commented, “I was the only one there who had never played with the national team before. It was hard to be new to it while everyone else already knew each other and were used to how the camps run. I learned how to push myself out of

my comfort zone.”

Many students streamed the games on Tubi to support Hemann.