Samantha Sharp

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
D
Hometown:
Naperville, IL
Height:
5-5
High School:
Naperville Central
Squadron:
31 / Grim Reapers

Junior (2024): Started nine matches, while appearing in 16 total… Played 735 minutes on the pitch with a career-high 68 minutes against New Mexico on October 10…Notched one assist at Northen Colorado on August 15…Took one shot on the season…Named to the Athletic Director's and Dean's Lists...Will serve as her squadron A1 Division Chief during her senior year...Spent the summer of 2025 as a Sports Camp Cadre, CST Base Cadre Assistant Lead, and CSRP researching for the USSF Space Domain and Awareness...

Sophomore (2023): Saw action as a substitute in nine matches...Totaled 221 minutes, including a season-high 61 minutes against Fresno State on October 19...Scored her first-career goal on October 19...The goal was the result of her only shot attempt in 2023...Spent OPS at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany during the summer of 2024...Also spent summer as BCT flight cadre...Mountain West All-Academic Team selection...Superintendent's List.

Freshman (2022): Appeared in four matches in her debut season...Attempted one shot in 69 total minutes...Named to Mountain West All-Academic Team.

Club/High School: Also lettered in gymnastics twice for Naperville Central…All-Conference Honorable Mention selection as a senior…Named Academic All-Conference twice…Team captain her final season…Conference and Regional champion in 2021…Played club for Galaxy Soccer and Eclipse Select Soccer…USYS National Champion…USYS Illinois State Cup Champion…Selected to Olympic Development Program…National Honors Society member…Spanish and Math National Honor Society member as well…

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 15…Daughter of Brian and Gina Sharp…has two brothers, a twin-brother Nathan and Steven…Major is Astronautical Engineering with a minor in Space Warfighting…Intends to become a pilot or serve as a Developmental Engineer in the Space Force...Grandfather Jim served in the Marines…Hobbies include reading…Began playing soccer at three-years old…Favorite class subjects are math, science, and history…Favorite player is Trent Alexander-Arnold…Favorite teams are Liverpool F.C. and Manchester City F.C.…Pregame ritual includes listening to Taylor Swift and having a strawberry refresher from Starbucks…guilty pleasure is chocolate…Chose the Academy because “I have always wanted to be a part of something that is greater than myself. I someday hope to work in space at NASA and USAFA provided me with the opportunity to kick-start my career and be surrounded with like-minded individuals.”