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UVA Soccer alum Emily Sonnett named to USWNT for Paris Games

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UVA Soccer alum Emily Sonnett has been named to the 18-player roster of the U.S. Women’s National Team that will compete in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Sonnett, a 2015 UVA alum, will be making her second appearance in the Olympics with the USWNT. She was on the team for the 2021 Tokyo Games, and was an alternate in 2016.

Virginia has had at least one player on an Olympic roster for six straight Olympics dating back to the 2004 Games in Athens.

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham, the king of "fringe media," is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019, and Team of Destiny: Inside Virginia Basketball’s Run to the 2019 National Championship, and The Worst Wrestling Pay-Per-View Ever, published in 2018. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].