2016 Women's Soccer
Nicole Wheeler
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Archbishop Mitty HS
- Hometown:
- Saratoga, CA
2015 -- Among her 16 games were four shutouts, including the scoreless draw against No. 13 Cal on Sept. 20 and the 2-0 win over UC Irvine on Oct. 23 (one of five matches in which she never left the field) ... also came forward to assist on Katarina Drake’s seventh-minute header with a cross from the right side during the 4-0 victory at Fresno State on Sept. 6, and placed a shot on goal at San Francisco on Aug. 21 ... begins senior season having made 45 career appearances (via 33 starts and 3,002 minutes).
2014 -- Was an All-Big West honorable mention in the back line ... started 16 of her 17 games ... in each of her final eight matches played, never came off the field (following an additional trio of earlier-season complete-game efforts) ... tallied the first goal of her career on a 26th-minute header in the 3-0 road win over Long Beach State on Oct. 3 ... contributed to five shutouts during the fall, including the draw vs. LBSU in the conference tournament semifinal at home on Nov. 6, when she also successfully converted her penalty opportunity after two scoreless overtimes.
2013 -- Redshirted.
2012 -- Played in 10 matches, including two starts (at Loyola Marymount on Aug. 17 and at Fresno State on Sept. 23; never left the pitch vs. the Bulldogs).
Prep -- As a senior at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, was named to the San Jose Mercury News All-Area First Team and the West Catholic League First Team after helping the defense shut out 18 opponents ... added four goals and one assist for the nation’s third-ranked team ... during her junior year, the Monarchs went 18-2-4 and won the Central Coast Section championship ... was a teammate of current Mustang midfielder Miki Foster ... also lettered for four years in field hockey ... was an honor roll student.
Personal -- Born on Jan. 4, 1994 in Los Gatos ... daughter of Richard and Jody ... mother also attended Cal Poly ... has a sister, Allie ... majors in communication studies.
