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Hutchinson earns spot on Trinidad and Tobago Women's National Team
« on: September 07, 2011, 06:09:27 PM »
Hutchinson earns spot on Trinidad and Tobago Women's National Team
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While her teammates and many of her family members were being taken through the wrath of Hurricane Irene, junior Lauryn Hutchinson of the VCU women's soccer team was being delivered some good news.

Earlier this morning, Hutchinson was named to the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team in preparation for the squad's upcoming participation in the Pan American Games.

"This opportunity is a life-changing experience for me and I look forward to growing not only as a player, but as a person," Hutchinson said. "Tim and Tiff have given me connections and this world class dream that I have always dreamt of ever since I was a little girl. I will carry this experience with me for the rest of my life and share it with my children and my children's children."

The junior forward's father, Nigel Hutchinson, is a Trinidad and Tobago native, which makes the current Ram eligible for the national squad.

Hutchinson appeared in both of the Black & Gold's last weekend in North Carolina, but headed to the national team tryouts on Wednesday and was unavailable for this weekend's home tournament for Co-Head Coaches Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak and Tim Sahaydak.

In her first two seasons with the Rams, Hutchinson played in 33 games, 12 of which were starting nods. She scored her first two collegiate goals last fall against CAA foes, Delaware and Drexel.

Hutchinson will make her way back to Trinidad and Tobago in late September to prepare for the 2011 Pan American Games, which is scheduled for October 14-30 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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Re: Hutchinson earns spot on Trinidad and Tobago Women's National Team
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2011, 04:31:49 AM »
Any relation to Colvin Hutchinson??

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Dominion alum Hutchinson readies for soccer’s world stage
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2011, 07:50:10 PM »
Dominion alum Hutchinson readies for soccer’s world stage
Loudoun Times


Before August of this year, Lauryn Hutchinson had never been outside the United States. With one trip to her father’s native country of Trinidad & Tobago, Hutchinson is suddenly about to become a world traveler.

“My life has completely done a 180,” said Hutchinson, who earned a spot on the Trinidadian national women’s soccer team with that August tryout. “It’s been crazy.”

Three years after she was flying around the field as a Dominion High School Titan, Hutchinson is now a key member of the women’s soccer team at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Through a coach’s connection, Hutchinson received an offer to try out for the Trinidadian club if she could make her way down to the South American nation for the impending selection. She was eligible due to her father, Nigel, having been born in Trinidad & Tobago, though he hadn’t been back in more than 30 years.

A whirlwind began.

Hutchinson had to apply for an expedited U.S. passport, then went to Embassy Row in Washington, D.C., to obtain Trinidadian documents. She rearranged her VCU course load for the coming semester to all on-line classes, just in case she made the team. She had to book flights and find accommodation, all while preparing for the ongoing collegiate season.

Hutchinson joked that the new apartment she leased in July and has since slept in “maybe five nights” is “probably wondering where I am.”

She also stepped up her physical conditioning and her learning of soccer, saying that the international game requires increased patience, stamina, and focus on detail.

“There are still a million things I need to improve,” said the Titans’ former captain.

Ultimately, Hutchinson earned a coveted spot as a defensive specialist for Trinidad & Tobago. When that news broke, it sparked a rare, memorable moment between daughter and father.

“It was so emotional for him,” Hutchinson said. “He’s such a macho guy, I’d never seen him so softhearted. It was wonderful to share that with him.”

Getting the nod to join a national-level soccer team is the latest achievement in Hutchinson’s career on the pitch. Before and during her time at Dominion, the lifelong Loudouner—a devoted soccer player since age 5—suited up for travel clubs like the Sterling Fireballs, McLean Netforce and Loudoun Hotshots. She even played on a boys’ team for a season.

At age 13, Hutchinson tallied the only marker in a regional championship match in Rhode Island, claiming the title for her Gunston Team America side.

“That was awesome. The first big tournament I ever participated in and I got the winning goal for the whole tournament,” she said.

Hutchinson played varsity soccer at Dominion for four years, getting the chance to be on the field with many of her teammates from younger days.

“Playing in high school with a bunch of girls I grew up playing with was just so much fun,” she said, rattling off about a dozen friends’ names.

Now she aims to have fun playing around the globe with a bunch of women she is just getting to know, readjusting an already hectic schedule. In late September she’ll return to Trinidad & Tobago for training camp, then a few friendlies before the Pan American Games commence in mid-October.

“I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Not a lot of people get this opportunity, so I’m just going for it,” Hutchinson said. “I’m going to get to travel around the world and see new places all because of soccer, and I feel very lucky for all this.”
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Re: Hutchinson earns spot on Trinidad and Tobago Women's National Team
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2011, 08:50:15 AM »
Mi nuh understan  how sum ppl gwan suh. I mean TNT was nice 30 years ago. now I can understan yu dont want to take yu children there because of the crime situation but mi nuh understan how yu could not have yu kids visit di place yu call home for so long.. All 5 of my boys have visited TNT on several ocassions... PPL if ever TNT get nice again tek ur kids show dem di place wey yu call home ..

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