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Pensky's Take
"Wendy is a special athlete. We've said all along that it's just a matter of time - once she gets into our environment with steady day-to-day training, she will flourish as a goalkeeper. "
Before Maryland: One of the nation's top goalkeeping recruits hailing from Roosevelt High School in Bowie, Md. ... invited to the 2007 U20 National Camp ... U14-U17 U.S. women's national team pool selection for her age group ... two-time NSCAA/adidas Youth All-American ... 2006 NSCAA/adidas High School All-American ... two-time Washington Post first team All-Met ... 2006 first team all-state after being a second-team honoree in 2005 ... three-time first team all-county ... two-time first team all-Examiner ... selected team captain as a senior ... helped lead the Raiders to the 2003 Maryland state 4A state championship ... member of the Maryland state ODP team and the Region 1 ODP team from 2002 to present ... selected for the 2005 US Youth Soccer ODP U17 adidas All-Star team.
Personal: Daughter of Tajudeen Balogun and Florence Munis ... full name is Zainab Yewande Omoyiola Balogun .... younger sister of Dami ... older sister of Harif and Khalid ... four-year member of the National Honor Society ... four-year winner of a Minds-In-Motion Academic Award ... enrolled in the College of Letters and Sciences.
