Taryn Hemmings

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Taryn Hemmings
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Personal information
Full name Taryn Elizabeth Hemmings [1]
Date of birth (1986-04-26) April 26, 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Greeley, Colorado, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Real Colorado
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2008 Denver Pioneers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Boston Breakers 29 (0)
2011–2012 Canberra United 10 (4)
2013–2015 Chicago Red Stars 47 (1)
2014 Fortuna Hjørring (0)
2016 Orlando Pride 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Taryn Elizabeth Hemmings (born April 26, 1986) is an American former professional soccer defender.

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Early life

Hemmings grew up in Greeley, Colorado and attended Greeley West High School. During her junior and senior years, she led her high school team to the 2003 and 2004 back to back state championship's and won the 2004 Colorado State Cup Champions title's. She was named Colorado 4A player of the year in 2003. Hemmings was also named NSCAA adidas High School All-American in 2003. She was named MVP of the championship game both years. [2]

University of Denver

Hemmings attended the University of Denver and played for the Pioneers from 2004 to 2008. She was named Comeback Player of the Year in 2008. In 2006 and 2008, she was also named Sun Belt Player of the Year, Sun Belt Tournament Most Outstanding Player. In 2006 and 2008, Hemmings was named to the Soccer Buzz All-Central Region First Team and NSCAA adidas All-Central Region Second Team. She ended her career as the Pioneers' second all-time career-scoring leader with 112 points and the leading scorer in NCAA Division 1 competition with 42 goals and 28 assists, tying the program's record for career goals and ranking third in career assists. [2] [3]

Playing career

Club

In 2010, Hemmings was selected in the seventh round (65th overall) by the Boston Breakers in the 2010 Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) Draft. She started four of the 13 games she appeared in during the season, playing a total of 481 minutes. [4] [5]

In 2011, she started 10 of the 16 games she appeared in, logging a total of 893 minutes. Hemmings credits her father Bruce for her athletic ability and competitive drive. [2]

July 4, 2013; in Chicago Red Stars vs Western New York Flash, Abby Wambach-20 marked by Taryn Hemmings-14 2013-07-04 Redstars v Flash TarynHemmings AbbyWambach.jpg
July 4, 2013; in Chicago Red Stars vs Western New York Flash, Abby Wambach-20 marked by Taryn Hemmings-14

During the 2011–2012 off-season, she joined Canberra United in Australia's W-League as both a forward and right back to win the Westfield W-League premiership and Grand Final. Hemmings made a total of 10 appearances with nine starts, and finished second on the team in goals scored with four. She was named Player of the Match twice, including the semi-final-round win over Melbourne Victory. [2] [6] [7] [8] [9]

After the suspension of the Women's Professional Soccer league in early 2012, Hemmings was signed to the Boston Breakers in the WPSL Elite [10]

On February 5, 2013, she joined Chicago Red Stars in the new National Women's Soccer League. [11] On July 14, week 15 of the NWSL 2013 season, she injured her left knee, defending against FC Kansas City; and was out for the rest of the season. [12]

On September 1, 2014, the Red Stars announced that Hemmings would be loaned to Fortuna Hjørring in Denmark. [13]

On November 2, 2015, Hemmings was selected by the new NWSL club Orlando Pride in an expansion draft to play in 2016 season. [14] However, before the start of the season, Hemmings decided to retire from professional soccer in March 2016. [15]

Hemmings is now married to former NHL hockey player, Joe Colborne whom she met at the University of Denver where both were NCAA student-athletes.

Business ventures

In 2015, alongside former professional soccer players Courtney Jones Louks, Lindsay Tarpley, Leslie Osborne, and Emily Hines, Hemmings founded Sweat Cosmetics, a company that produces makeup products for athletes. [16]

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