February 7, 2007
Women's Soccer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SYCAMORES INK FOUR TO NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Indiana State head women's soccer coach Vernon Croft announced today (Feb. 7) the signing of four student-athletes to national letters of intent. All four will join the Sycamores in the fall.

Below is a complete biography of each student-athlete inked this week:

Shannon Peery
Freshman
Peculiar, Mo./Raymore-Peculiar H.S.

Previous School: Member of the Kansas State Cup Championship teams from 2001 until 2005 ... Won a total of five Kansas State Cup Championships ... Starter and letter winner for two seasons ... Named team's Most Valuable Offensive Player as both a junior and senior ... Led the team in goals and assists her final two seasons ... Was a first team all-district selection twice ... Named all-conference second team as a junior, while earning first team status as a senior ... Was named Kansas City All-Metro Elite 11 Honorable Mention as a senior .. Member of the Missouri ODP '89 State Team from 2002 until 2004.

Ellen Gittemeier
Freshman
Overland Park, Kan./Saint Thomas Aquinas H.S.

Previous School: Top 10 nationally-ranked team in 2005 and 2006 ... Team won the Kansas State Championship as both a junior and senior, while taking runner-up honors as a sophomore ... Won the MO-KAN Championship in 2004, 2005 and 2006 ... Champions of the St. Louis Classic as well as the Eastern League ... Was a second team member of the All-Eastern Kansas League as a senior ... Four year varsity player ... Member of the Blue Valley SC Stars United.

Caitlin Noble
Freshman
Olathe, Kan./Olathe East H.S.

Previous School: Team won Kansas State Championship in 6A as a sophomore ... Sunflower League Champions in 2004 ... Team captain as a junior and senior ... Named to the 6A All-State First Team as a senior ... Was an all-state second team selection in 2005, while earning honorable mention all-state plaudits in 2004 ... A three-time All-Sunflower League First Team honoree ... Two-time All-Sun Girls Soccer and All-Olathe City selection ... Named First Team All-Johnson County three times ... Named the 2006 Olathe East 6A Rookie of the Year ... In her career, tallied 45 goals and 29 assists ... Member of the KCFC Alliance Futuras for seven years ... Earned five Kansas State Cup Championships ... Other multiple team championships.

Casey Clark
Freshman
Overland Park, Kan./Saint Thomas Aquinas H.S.

Previous School: Lettered for three seasons at Saint Thomas Aquinas H.S. ... Named all-conference as a senior ... Team won a pair of state championships in 2005 and 2006 ... High School team was ranked as high as third nationally ... Member of the U17 Blue Valley All-Stars ...Team qualified for final round of the Gothia World Youth Soccer Club in 2003.