The academy has developed dedicated players and has provided them with the opportunity to develop their skills through professional year-round training. Our coaching staff works with each player to develop their skills so they can reach their individual goals. Here are just a few of the players who have come through our program.
Jessie Knight
ONI SOCCER ACADEMY YEARS: 1998-present
NOW: University of Richmond
Accomplishments
Earned four varsity letters ... served as team captain her senior year ... was the leading goal scorer in 2003, 2004, and 2005) ... named the Baltimore Sun Metro Player of the Year in 2005 ... named the Baltimore County Player of the Year in 2005 ... selected as a NSCAA Regional All-American in 2005 ... named to the Maryland All-State first team in 2005 ...honored to the First Team All-Metro in 2005 and Second Team All-Metro in 2003 ...
Kyle McHugh
ONI SOCCER ACADEMY YEARS: 2001-2006
NOW: Princeton University
Accomplishments
Team captain along with Matt Kontos ... has started all 51 games during his career ... a candidate for all-league and regional honors.
Before Princeton: A two-time captain and an all-conference, all-county, and all-state selection in his junior and senior years at The McDonogh School ... also was all-metro and all-state in his senior season ... finished his high school career with impressive totals of 48 goals and 55 assists ... Bethesda Alliance club team was the state and Region I champion in 2003 and finished the year with a No. 2 national ranking ... also captained his ODP team and was a member of the Region I Team for three years.
Cynthia Gamboa
ONI SOCCER ACADEMY YEARS: 1997-present
NOW: George Washington University
Accomplishments
High School: Served as captain of her team senior year ... Conference All-Star and second-team All-County both junior and senior seasons ... Assisted on the winning goal in the school's first ever soccer championship freshman year ... Awarded Sheridan Foundation Scholarship ... Member of the Parkville Soccer Club (1998-present) and the Soccer Association of Columbia (2004-06) club teams.
Christian Barreiro
ONI SOCCER ACADEMY YEARS: 2001-2006
NOW: Calvert Hall College HS
Accomplishments
2006-07: Calvert Hall College HS – Leading Scorer & Points Leader; selected MACS All State 1st Team; NCSAA All South 1st Team; All Metro 2nd team; All Baltimore County team; 2007-08: Leading Scorer & Points Leader; ; selected MACS All State 1st Team; MIAA All Conference 1st team; All Metro 2nd Team; All Baltimore County team; All Baltimore Examiner team.
Accepted as scholarship student to play soccer at Univeristy of Pennsylvania in September 2008.
Brittany Hadaway
ONI SOCCER ACADEMY YEARS: 2000-2005
NOW: Towson University
Accomplishments
2006 Season: Starter in all 18 games … named to CAA All-Rookie Team … recorded 22 shots, including four against Georgia State in 1-0 overtime win.
High School: Four-year starter ... named first team high school All-American by the NSCAA ... named first team All-State as a senior ... earned first team All-Metro honors as a junior and senior ... scored 15 goals with 24 assists in scholastic career ... honored as Baltimore City Player of the Year in 2004 ...
Kristen Carr
ONI SOCCER ACADEMY YEARS: 1999-2006
NOW: University of North Carolina
Accomplishments
High School - Three-sport star at Mercy High School ... Played four years of varsity soccer and lacrosse and three years of varsity basketball ... Also played one year of junior varsity basketball ... Named first-team All-Baltimore City ... Two-time all-conference choice ... Very skilled soccer player who earned all-conference honors four times as a defender, including three first-team selections ... The Baltimore City soccer player of the year and a first-team all-state choice as a senior.
