Recent Women's Soccer Recruiting News
[Women's Soccer] - From South Bend, IN
Head Women's Soccer Coach Marc Colwell announced that Mariah Kuitse has committed to play women's soccer at Illinois Institute of Technology in the fall of 2010.
Kuitse who is a midfielder from South Bend, Indiana, attends Saint Joseph High School. She was a tri-captain and starting central midfielder for a team that advanced to the Indiana High School State Final Four. Kuitse was named 2nd Team All-Conference and 2nd Team IGCSA.
In the classroom, Kuitse was recognized as Academic All-State in 2008 and 2009. Her teammates voted her Most Dedicated and she was named the Kiwanis Citizenship/Sportsmanship award winner.
It's a family affair on the Saint Joseph high school team. Mariah's sister Lindsey is a sophomore defender on the team. The head coach is Johan Kuitse, Mariah and Lindsey's dad.
"Mariah is a technical and physical central midfielder that has the ability to step in and help us right away," said Colwell. "Her strength right now is more of a defensive and play making player because of her intelligence on and off the ball. She's been well coached in high school and club. Once she adapts her game to the speed of play and style of the college game, she has the potential to be a very good player for us."
Mariah was named to the National Honor Society in her junior and senior year. She has been an honors student all four years in high school and was one of the four finalists for the Mental Attitude Award for the state of Indiana.
Mariah plays club soccer for the Junior Irish Soccer Club and plans on studying Pre-Medicine at IIT.
Kuitse who is a midfielder from South Bend, Indiana, attends Saint Joseph High School. She was a tri-captain and starting central midfielder for a team that advanced to the Indiana High School State Final Four. Kuitse was named 2nd Team All-Conference and 2nd Team IGCSA.
In the classroom, Kuitse was recognized as Academic All-State in 2008 and 2009. Her teammates voted her Most Dedicated and she was named the Kiwanis Citizenship/Sportsmanship award winner.
It's a family affair on the Saint Joseph high school team. Mariah's sister Lindsey is a sophomore defender on the team. The head coach is Johan Kuitse, Mariah and Lindsey's dad.
"Mariah is a technical and physical central midfielder that has the ability to step in and help us right away," said Colwell. "Her strength right now is more of a defensive and play making player because of her intelligence on and off the ball. She's been well coached in high school and club. Once she adapts her game to the speed of play and style of the college game, she has the potential to be a very good player for us."
Mariah was named to the National Honor Society in her junior and senior year. She has been an honors student all four years in high school and was one of the four finalists for the Mental Attitude Award for the state of Indiana.
Mariah plays club soccer for the Junior Irish Soccer Club and plans on studying Pre-Medicine at IIT.
