SCC Women’s Soccer signs four recruits for fall 2016 season

Published: 04/21/2016

St. Charles Community College women’s soccer welcomes four signees for the fall 2016 season. Recruits include Amanda Heider, Breana Colombo, Kelli Jungewaelter and Samantha Garvilla.

“All four players are going to elevate our games,” said Josh Tyler, head coach of SCC women’s soccer. “They are all quality players that should step in right away and make an immediate impact on the field.”

Amanda Heider (Hazelwood West High School)
Heider played club ball at Missouri Rush for Coach Diane Monahan. At Hazelwood West High School, she was part of an All-Academic Award Team. In 2014, she was awarded Second-Team All Conference, and in 2015, she was awarded First-Team All Conference.

“Amanda came to our winter session at SCC, and I immediately noticed her work ethic,” Tyler said. “She has great field presence, and I believe she is prepared to work hard at the next level.” 

Standing, from left: Josh Tyler, SCC women’s soccer head coach; Steve Mayes, Hazelwood West assistant coach; and Jason Sellers, Hazelwood West head coach. Seated from left: Marsha Heider, Amanda’s mother; Amanda Heider; and Mark Heider, Amanda’s father.

Breana Colombo (Oakville Senior High)
Colombo played club ball with the AFA Fillies Soccer Club for Coach Jason Wyland, who is also the women’s soccer’s assistant coach at SCC. She attends Oakville Senior High. She plans to major in criminology at SCC.

“Bre has been battling to get back to the level she was at, and I have full confidence she will be a great asset for SCC on the field,” Wyland said.

Kelli Jungewaelter (Oakville Senior High)
Jungewaelter also played club ball with the AFA Fillies Soccer Club for Wyland. She attends Oakville Senior High, where she is an honor roll student and was named 2014-15 Student of the Year. She plans to major in nursing while at SCC.

“Kelly is one heck of a competitor,” Wyland said. “She is a hard-nosed player who stops at nothing until she wins the ball.”

From left: Breana Colombo, Jason Wyland, assistant coach of SCC women’s soccer; and Kelli Jungwaelter.

Samantha Garvilla (Francis Howell High School)
Garvilla is a three-time State Cup Champion with the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club, coached by Scott Stephan. She attended Darlington School in Rome, Ga., her freshman and sophomore years of high school on a soccer scholarship. After tearing her ACL for the third time, she came back to Francis Howell High School and switched to the goalkeeper position.

She is a two-year varsity player at Francis Howell High School, under the direction of Head Coach Brady Demling. Garvilla also earned All-Academic Honors. “I have been very impressed with Sam, not only as an incredible athlete, but as a person,” Tyler said. “She has persevered through 10 surgeries and has continued to be dedicated to play at a high level. I see players quit playing after one surgery, so this is quite a testament to her dedication to be the best she can be.”

Standing: John Garvilla, Samantha’s father. Seated, from left:  Josh Tyler, SCC women’s soccer head coach, and Samantha Garvilla.

SCC starts practice on Aug. 1. The game schedule will be released in the next month.

St. Charles Community College is a public, comprehensive two-year community college with associate degrees and certificate programs in the arts, business, sciences and career-technical fields. SCC provides workforce training and community-based personal and professional development as well as cultural, recreational and entertainment opportunities. For more information, visit stchas.edu.