FHSU Sports Information

Fort Hays State women’s soccer head coach Craig Shaw announced the signings of three international team athletes for the 2014 season on Thursday, bringing the signing class total to 12 after nine earlier signees in February.

Silvana Romero, Veronica Kurtz and Valeria Jaramillo have all filed letters of intent with the school and will join the Tigers for 2014.  Romero and Kurtz hail from Asuncion, Paraguay as members of the U-20 World Cup national team while Jaramillo is transferring as a sophomore after playing last season at Texas A&M International.  Jaramillo played for the U-20 Colombian National Team from 2010-12.

Romero, listed at 5’8″, will play forward and midfield for the Tigers after playing club ball with Cerro Porteno.  Kurtz, a 5’6″ forward, played with Romero on the World Cup team and Cerro Porteno.

“I am very excited about Victoria and Silvana,” Shaw said.  “They have both the South American technical ability & creativity and with the North American athleticism and work rate.  They are playing in the world cup this summer so should come in with confidence.  I will be looking for them to add creativity to our team in the final third and add their share of goals.”

Jaramillio, a 5’9″ midfielder from Cali, Colombia, earned First Team All-Conference honors as a freshman last season at TAMIU, scoring four goals with 17 appearances.

“Valeria will be a key player for us in the midfield,” Shaw said.  “She has international experience from the U-20 Columbian National Team as well as being on a NCAA DII First Team All-Conference player at TAMIU.  She has the great technical ability to keep possession but is also very physical and has great desire to win the ball back.”

To read about the other nine signees for the 2014 season, click here.