Lauren Mirande

WSOC Lauren Mirande vs. San Diego State 2024

Photo by: Mark Coen

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
M
Hometown:
Highlands Ranch, CO
Height:
5-5
High School:
Valor Christian
Squadron:
3 / Dogs of War

Junior (2024): Took 16 starts with appearances in all 18 matches…Compiled 1273 minutes on the pitch, the third-most on the team…Played first career full time in the season finale against Colorado College…Scored first career goal to put the Falcons on the board at UNLV on October 6…Took career-high three shots in the same match…Attempted 15 shots with four on goal, culminating a .267 SOG%...CSC Academic All-District Team selection…

Sophomore (2023): Made an appearance in all 18 matches, including 11 starts...Managed 751 total minutes on the pitch...Saw season-high 73 minutes in Air Force's 2-1 win over San Jose State on October 22...Registered first-career assist that same afternoon...Six of her first seven-career shots were on goal...Traveled to Aviano Air Base in Italy on OPS during the summer of 2023...Road in an HH-60 Pave Hawk during mock night time mission...Served as NCT Group 1st Sergeant during BCT...CSC Academic All-District selection...Mountain West Scholar Athlete...Academic All-Mountain West choice...Superintendent's List.

Freshman (2022): Did not see game action in 2022 due to injury...Named a Mountain West Scholar Athlete....Superintendent's List...Martinson Honors Program Member...Completed combat survival training (CST) and powered flight, flying the T-53.

Club/High School: Played soccer for Brian Schultz at Valor Christian HS…also lettered in track and volleyball…All-Conference honorable mention selection in soccer in 2021….ECNL Northwest Conference Champion…Competed in the 100m, 200m, and 300m hurdles and sprint relays…Two-time First Team All-Conference selection in track…Two-time conference champion…Two-time 5A State track & field champion…National Honor Society member…VCHS World Language Student of the Year in 2021…Graduated Summa Cum Laude…First Team All-State Academic selection…AP Scholar.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 3…Daughter of Tom and Jamie Mirande…has one brother, Tommy…Father Tom served in the Marine Corps…Majoring in Geospatial Sciences with a minor in Spanish…Long-term goal in the Air Force is to be a bomber pilot, flying B-2's...Hobbies include snowboarding, watching movies and track & field…Favorite class subject is Spanish…Began playing soccer at three-years old...Guilty pleasure is Goldfish…Favorite soccer player is Mallory Pugh…Favorite team is the US Women’s National Team…Pregame ritual is braiding her hair…Says her dad has had the biggest impact on her athletic career…Chose the Academy “for the desire to serve my country, the quality education and long-term benefits it provides graduates, the competitive soccer program, and its beautiful campus which sits close to home for me.”