2023 Women's Soccer Roster
Avery Peters
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- M
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Mason, Mich.
- High School:
- Mason
At Michigan
• Three time Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024)
• Iron Wolverine (2023)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023)
Senior (2024)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Played in 17 games, started in 11
• Collected 1,051 minutes played
• Recorded one assist against Iowa St. (Sept. 5)
Junior (2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Started all 18 matches in central defense, leading all field players with 1,609 minutes played
• Played the full 90 in 17 matches, missing only 11 minutes of action against Pepperdine (Aug. 19)
• Assisted the lone Michigan goal in 1-1 tie against #4 Penn State (Sept. 28)
• Played all 90 minutes and assisted a goal in 2-0 shutout win at #18 Northwestern (Sept. 21)
• Assisted the eventual game-winning goal in 3-2 victory over Western Michigan (Sept. 10)
• Recorded an assist on the only goal in a 1-0 win over Cincinnati (Sept. 3)
• Played 90 minutes and made first career start at #22 USC (Aug. 17)
Sophomore (2022)
• Appeared in five matches for the Wolverines as a reserve defender
• Played her first collegiate minutes against Boston University (Aug. 28)
• Missed season due to injury
Prep
• Played two years of varsity soccer at Mason High School before playing her final two seasons in the ECNL for the Michigan Hawks
• Was a two-time All-CAAC Conference selection as well as a two-time all-district honoree
• Helped her high school team to back-to-back CAAC League Championships
• Was named to the Lansing State Journal Dream Team as well as being an Athlete of the Year finalist in her sophomore season
• Named second team All-State as a sophomore.
Academics/Extracurriculars
• Was a member of National Honor Society
• Member of the MHSAA Student Advisory Council
• Received the Excellence in Mathematics, Excellence in Biology, and Excellence in Social Studies Award
• Was a three-time CAAC All-Academic Award honoree
• Earned the Optimist Extraordinary Achievement Award
Other Sports
• Was a member of the marching band
• Qualified for the state solo ensemble for the saxophone in 2019
• Also played basketball, track & field, golf, and was on the swim team
National/International
• Was part of the Olympic Development Program from 2018-2020 and was on the ODP National team in 2019
• Traveled to Costa Rica for an ODP Tournament in 2019 and was on the all-star team at the Boca Interregional event in 2018
• Helped her team to a second place finish at the Super Y Meuiensteen Technical Championship in Atlanta and went on the Super Y Global Sports Image trip to Italy in 2017
Club
• Played club soccer for the Michigan Hawks, Cap City
• Member of Detroit City FC, winning DCFC's Black Arrow (Team MVP) in 2023
Personal
• Full name is Avery Brook Peters
• Born January 1, 2003
• Daughter of James and Amber Peters
• Has one brother
• Father played football at Harvard and mother was on both the swimming and water polo team at Harvard
• Biology, Health, and Society major, business minor
