Northwestern University Athletics
Nelson Selected for U.S. Under-19 WNT Training Camp
6/24/2026 12:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
EVANSTON, Ill. – Goalkeeper Nyamma Nelson has been named to the U.S. Under-19 Women's National Team for its upcoming training camp.
Nelson joins a roster of 24 players that will train from June 25 to July 3 at the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Fayetteville, Ga.
As a first-year, Nelson started every game of the 2026 campaign, posting 10 clean sheets, the most by a first-year goalkeeper in program history. The rookie from West Linn, Ore., posted an .815 save percentage and a .81 goals against average on the season.
Nelson has previously represented the U.S. at the U-18 level at multiple training camps and joins teammate Keira Kemmerley as the second U.S. Youth National Team callup.
The Wildcats will open the 2026 campaign on Aug. 12, at Virginia, and will lift the curtain on their home schedule on Thursday, Aug. 20, against Syracuse at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium.
U.S. U-19 WNT Roster By Position
Domestic Training Camp – Fayetteville, Ga.
Goalkeepers (3): Daphne Nakfoor (UCLA; Carlsbad, Calif.), Nyamma Nelson (Northwestern; West Linn, Ore.), Elizabeth Thornton (Wake Forest; Purcellville, Va.)
Defenders (8): Edra Bello (USC; San Diego, Calif.), Bella Devey (UNC; Draper, Utah), Kiara Gilmore (Wisconsin; Allen, Texas), Jordyn Hardeman (Virginia; Midlothian, Texas), Maddy Herniter (Georgia; Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.), Hannah Jordan (Penn State; Southlake, Texas), Daya King (Duke; Moreno Valley, Calif.), Leena Powell (UCLA; Culver City, Calif.)
Midfielders (6): Riley Cross (Wake Forest; Chatham, N.J.), Noe Johnson (Stanford; Oakland, Calif.), Mia Lopez (Utah State; Logan, Utah), Kennedy Ring (Penn State; East Greenbush, N.Y.), Grace Shank (UCLA; McLean, Va.), Paige Thompson (Alabama; Walnut Creek, Calif.)
Forwards (7): Eres Freifeld (TCU; Redmond, Wash.), Carrie Helfrich (Virginia; McLean, Va.), Ayva Jordan (Tennessee; Las Vegas, Nev.), Rylee McLanahan (Duke; Edmond, Okla.), Olivia Stafford (Vanderbilt; Arlington, Va.), Mya Townes (Georgia; Aldie, Va.), Grace White (Baylor; Elsberry, Mo.)
Nelson joins a roster of 24 players that will train from June 25 to July 3 at the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Fayetteville, Ga.
As a first-year, Nelson started every game of the 2026 campaign, posting 10 clean sheets, the most by a first-year goalkeeper in program history. The rookie from West Linn, Ore., posted an .815 save percentage and a .81 goals against average on the season.
Nelson has previously represented the U.S. at the U-18 level at multiple training camps and joins teammate Keira Kemmerley as the second U.S. Youth National Team callup.
The Wildcats will open the 2026 campaign on Aug. 12, at Virginia, and will lift the curtain on their home schedule on Thursday, Aug. 20, against Syracuse at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium.
U.S. U-19 WNT Roster By Position
Domestic Training Camp – Fayetteville, Ga.
Goalkeepers (3): Daphne Nakfoor (UCLA; Carlsbad, Calif.), Nyamma Nelson (Northwestern; West Linn, Ore.), Elizabeth Thornton (Wake Forest; Purcellville, Va.)
Defenders (8): Edra Bello (USC; San Diego, Calif.), Bella Devey (UNC; Draper, Utah), Kiara Gilmore (Wisconsin; Allen, Texas), Jordyn Hardeman (Virginia; Midlothian, Texas), Maddy Herniter (Georgia; Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.), Hannah Jordan (Penn State; Southlake, Texas), Daya King (Duke; Moreno Valley, Calif.), Leena Powell (UCLA; Culver City, Calif.)
Midfielders (6): Riley Cross (Wake Forest; Chatham, N.J.), Noe Johnson (Stanford; Oakland, Calif.), Mia Lopez (Utah State; Logan, Utah), Kennedy Ring (Penn State; East Greenbush, N.Y.), Grace Shank (UCLA; McLean, Va.), Paige Thompson (Alabama; Walnut Creek, Calif.)
Forwards (7): Eres Freifeld (TCU; Redmond, Wash.), Carrie Helfrich (Virginia; McLean, Va.), Ayva Jordan (Tennessee; Las Vegas, Nev.), Rylee McLanahan (Duke; Edmond, Okla.), Olivia Stafford (Vanderbilt; Arlington, Va.), Mya Townes (Georgia; Aldie, Va.), Grace White (Baylor; Elsberry, Mo.)
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