National champ Amber Brooks joins U20s for camp

Fresh off her team’s College Cup defeat last week, UCLA coach Jillian Ellis has called up a new group of women for camp in Sunrise, Florida, for a U.S. U20 National team gathering beginning today.

The team will be working toward the 2010 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany. The dates for the event were recently announced, with the qualifying tourney taking place Jan. 19-30 in Guatemala City.

The U.S. team will be in group B, along with Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica.

The World Cup itself will be staged in four German cities from July 13-Aug. 1.

Playing in camp will be Ellis’ own Sydney Leroux, and national champion North Carolina midfielder Amber Brooks.

Here is a complete list of the attendees:

U.S. U20 Women’s National Camp Roster

GOALKEEPERS: Tara Campbell (Duke), Adrianna Franch (Oklahoma State), Taylor Vancil (Louisville)
DEFENDERS: Cloee Colohan (Portland), Vicki DiMartino (Boston College), Crystal Dunn (Albertson SC), Kendall Johnson (Portland), Rachel Quon (Stanford)
MIDFIELDERS: Amber Brooks (North Carolina), Charney Burk (Portland), Zakiya Bywaters (UCLA), Elizabeth Eddy (So Cal Blues), Katy Frierson (Auburn), Kristin Mewis (Boston College), Samantha Mewis (Scorpion SC), Mariah Nogueira (Stanford), Jenna Richmond (McLean SC), Casey Short (Florida State)
FORWARDS: Maya Hayes (Aristics Club), Sydney Leroux (UCLA), Tiffany McCarty (Florida State), Toni Pressley (Florida State)