Ellie McCarron

Class:
Freshman
Position:
FB
Hometown:
Riverton, NJ
High School:
Palmyra

Club/High School: Lettered all four years…Graduated from Palmyra High School in Palmyra, NJ…Played for Melanie Sharkey…4x All-County selection…2024 All-South Jersey and All-Group 1…2022 Group-1 South Sectional Champion…Scored 40 goals…Played for Real RFA in the Girls Academy League from 2018-25…Served as captain from 2021-25…Won Mid-Atlantic Conference in 2025 (2^nd in the country)…Qualified for Girls Academy National Playoffs from 2023-25…Also a four-year letterwinner in track…Two-year letterwinner in basketball…Graduated seventh in her class…Member of National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society…

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 28…Daughter to Michael and Eileen McCarron…Has two brothers, Pat and Chris…Her mother served in the Air Force…Aunt Maryanne Staring is a USAFA graduate…Cousin Will Staring is a member of the USAFA class of 2027…Brother Pat is a Naval officer…Cousin Bobby is a member of the USMA class of 2026…Intended major is Biology…Favorite class subject is calculus…Began playing soccer at four years old…Credits her brothers for having the biggest impact on her athletic career…Pregame ritual includes eating plain Cheerios…Sports role model is Kobe Bryant…Her favorite soccer team is the 1999 US Women’s National Team…She has a three-legged dog…Hobbies include reading and walking her dog…She chose to attend the Academy “to be challenged in all aspects of life and be surrounded by like-minded people.”