LA GRANDE, Ore. – Kendra Corless and Makensie Forsyth signed Letters of Intent to play soccer for Eastern Oregon University in the fall of 2014, announced head coach Jennifer Simonetti. Corless and Forsyth are the seventh and eighth members of the 2014 recruiting class.
Corless, a 5-foot 6-inch defender from Sandpoint, Idaho comes to EOU after helping Sandpoint High School to a Conference League Championship in 2012. During the 2012 season, she was named 4A All IEL Defensive First Team.
In the spring of 2012, Corless helped lead her Strikers Club Team to an undefeated league championship.
During her senior year of high school, Corless helped her team to League and State Championships. By the time she graduates from high school, Corless will have earned her Certified Nursing Assistant certification.
“Kendra is a great central defender with a lot of potential to help improve our programs previous record setting season of 7 shut-outs,” said coach Simonetti. “She is smart and patient in 1 vs. 1 situations, reads the game well and communicates well, and is composed enough to create possession out of the back. Her awesome work ethic and toughness have shown through her strong ACL rehabilitation from last spring. We are really looking forward to having her this fall.”
Forsyth comes to EOU from Prosser High School where she was a 5-foot-2-inch mid-fielder. During her four seasons in high school, Forsyth earned Central Washington Athletic Conference honors all four years of high school. During her freshman season, she earned honorable mention honors, while earning Second Team All-CWAC her sophomore and junior season. During her senior season, Forsyth earned First Team All-CWAC and was named Offensive Player of the Year.
Along with being named All-CWAC, Forsyth was named a First Team All-State Mid-Fielder her senior year. During high school, Forsyth was named Most Valuable Teammate, Best Attacking Player and was also awarded the Coaches’ Award.
Forsyth’ success is not just on the soccer field, she also excels in the classroom ranking seventh in her high school class of 165.
“Makensie is a tremendously fit and athletic addition to our 2014 class,” said coach Simonetti. “Although she comes in as a midfielder, her skill level, speed and athleticism create versatility, and she may be asked to play various roles in the fall. She offers a new level of toughness in the midfield and the skill and confidence to compete in our conference. She comes from a family of competitive athletes and is a great addition to our class this fall.”
Corless and Forsyth join Alexis Smith, Amber Nielsen, Danika Pink, Alora Brown, Madeline Cillay and Charli Torres in the 2014 recruiting class.