MVHS senior Lucy Peterson, captain of the Junior Varsity soccer team, has been selected to represent the United States of America on the Down Syndrome Sports of America (DSSA) national team at the Down Syndrome Football America Cup in São Paulo, Brazil this fall.
As the lone representative from Ohio, Lucy will join team members from around the nation to form the USA national team. The tournament will occur November 17-26, with teams from 8 countries (Brazil, Argentina, Spain, Mexico, Guatemala, Uruguay, Chile, and the USA) competing for the international cup.
This summer, Lucy attended the national team camp and tryout held in Glassboro, New Jersey, with players from around the country. In August, after completing player evaluations, Peterson received the invitation from DSSA to join the national team.
Lucy thanks everyone who has given her a chance to play soccer: her High School coaches, Bill Lonsinger and Travis Keller, and all her teammates, past and present. Thanks to the YMCA of Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Sting Soccer Club, the Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio, and the Columbus Crew for the various teams, camps, and clinics that she has been able to be a part of over the years.
