Cristen Atchison

Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
High School:
Frank W. Cox
Hometown:
Virginia Beach, Va.

2011 (Senior)
Started every game during the season for Wake Forest ... Was a mainstay in the back, helping the Deacs secure four consecutive shutouts (Oct. 14 - Oct. 29) ... Tallied an assist against Delaware on Sept. 25 and against Davidson on Oct. 11.

2010 (Junior)
Served as a team captain alongside Lauren Greenwald ... Started every game in the back for Wake Forest ... Dished out her first assist of the year at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge against Michigan on Aug. 29 ... Recorded her second assist of the year against Appalachian State on Oct. 24 ... Took her first shot of the season against Boston College on Oct. 29 and put it on goal.

2009 (Sophomore)
Started all 20 games for the Deacs as a sophomore ... Was named to the Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad ... Recorded the first two assists of her career during the season ... First career assist came in a 6-0 win against Davidson on Sept. 20, while the second one came one game later in a 4-1 loss at Maryland on Sept. 26 ... Only shot of the year was on goal at James Madison on Sept. 6.

2008 (Freshman)
Played in 14 games with one start vs. Richmond (Oct. 5) ... Made collegiate debut vs. James Madison (Sept. 7) ... Took first shot of career vs. Davidson (Sept. 21) ... Had first start vs. Richmond (Oct. 5) ... Earned minutes in three NCAA Tournament games, including the semifinal overtime win over Syracuse (Nov. 21).

Background
2007 Co-Captain at Frank W. Cox ... Four-year letter winner ... The squad earned back-to-back Virginia State AAA Championships (2006, 2007) ... 2007 Eastern Region Champions ... 2007 Beach District Tournament Champions ... National Futures Tournament 2005, 2006, 2007 ... Futures Elite 2006, 2007, 2008 ... Also a three-year letterwinner in soccer at Frank W. Cox ... Three-year National Honor Society member ... Three-year Latin Honor Society member ... Two-year Spanish Honor Society ... Four-year Key Club member ... AP Scholar Award recipient 2006 ... AP Scholar with Distinction Award 2007.

Personal: Full name is Cristen Marie Atchison ... Born October 12, 1989 ... Majoring in Business and Enterprise Management and minoring in English as well as Global Trade and Commerce Studies ... Parents are Jay and Jackie Atchison ... Has two sisters, Carly (18) and Cassidy (12) ... Sister Carly plays field hockey at American University ... Father Jay played basketball at Old Dominion ... Was recruited by Stanford, Louisville, Duke, Indiana, James Madison, William & Mary, Miami (OH) and Old Dominion for soccer ... Chose Wake Forest because 'the coaches really cared about me, the school was small and had what I wanted to major in.'

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