| High School: | The Woodlands | |
| Hometown: | The Woodlands, Texas | |
| Club Team: | Challenge ‘92 | |
| Coach: | Pat O’Toole |
“Sara is an outstanding student-athlete who will be able to immediately compete for playing time in several positions on the field for the Aggies in 2010. She is a natural athlete, who is fast, agile and skillful, and who is also a very strong student, accustomed to earning straight A’s in challenging courses.
“Sara has a history of success while competing as a wide player for her high school, ODP, and club teams. She has done well as a defender at The Woodlands High School and as a member of the South Texas Olympic Development team. Meanwhile, she’s been a good attacking option as a midfielder or wide forward with Pat O’Toole’s Challenge ’92 club team.
“She joins a long list of other Aggie players who’ve been developed in Pat O’Toole’s Challenge Soccer Club, including current A&M players Whitney Hooper, Nicole Ketchum, Amber and Lyndsey Gnatzig, Katie Hamilton, Kat Armstrong, and Megan Majewski.
“Having great speed and experience in a variety of positions makes her a very valuable player for us at A&M. I am confident that she’ll do very well in our competitive team environment, and I know that she will fit perfectly with the Aggie community. She comes from a wonderful Aggie family – her dad is an A&M grad, and her brother and sister are already here on campus as students. Plus, her uncle is legendary Aggie football coach R.C. Slocum, so she’s a natural fit in Aggieland.”
– Coach G
• Member of Challenge Soccer Club (2004-present)
• Texas State Cup Champions (2005-09)
• Region III Finalists (2006, ’08)
• National League (2008-09)
• Eclipse Select Challenge Champions, Chicago, Ill.
• Quarterfinals, Las Vegas Invitational
• Premier League Champions (2009)
• South Texas Olympic Development Program (ODP) Team (2005-08)
• Region III ODP State Champion Team (2007)
• Three-year letterwinner at The Woodlands High School
• Texas 5-A State Finalist (2009)
• Region II Champions (2009)
• District 14-5A Champions (2008-09)
• Region III Finalist (2008)
• First team all-district (2009)
• Academic all-district (2008-09)
• Defensive MVP at The John Cooper School (2006)
• Competed in track and field and volleyball (2006-07)
• Volunteer for TOPS Soccer Program, Adopt a Family, Habitat for Humanity, Meals on Wheels and a reading buddy for Elementary School Program
• Born Feb. 11, 1992
• Daughter of Mark (’79) and Julia Ellis
• Two siblings, Preston (’11) and Jenna (’13)
