Athlete Bio#
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Age
27
Hometown
Wilmington, DE
Education
Sanford High School (2016), University of Louisville (2020)
World Championship Experiences
- Gold - 2023 Hockey5s Pan American Cup (Kingston, Jamaica)
Career Highlights
- 2025: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (June), Series against New Zealand (Auckland, New Zealand), Recorded first cap on January 19 against New Zealand, Series against Ireland (Charlotte, N.C.), Series against New Zealand (Charlotte, N.C.)
- 2023: Selected for Senior Nexus Championship (Virginia Beach, Va.)
- 2022: University of Birmingham Hockey Club Women’s 1st XI Captain in the English Premier League 2022-2025
- 2022: Selected for U-21/Development Team Selection Camp, Senior Nexus Championship (Virginia Beach, Va.)
- 2021: Selected for the Young Women's National Championship
- 2020: Named to the U.S. Women's National Development Team (February)
- 2019: Named to the U.S. U-21 Women's National Team, Series against Germany (Viersen & Mönchengladbach, Germany), Young Women's National Championship
- 2019: At Louisville, named NFHCA All-American Third Team, NFHCA All-West Region First Team, All-ACC Second Team, Victory Sports Tours/NFHCA Senior Game
- 2018: At Louisville, named Longstreth/NFHCA All-West Region Second Team, ACC All-Academic Team, Academic Honor Roll, NFHCA National Academic Team
- 2018: Selected for the Young Women's National Championship, U.S. Women's National Development Team Camp
- 2017: At Louisville, named NFHCA All-West Region Second Team, ACC All-Tournament Team, All-ACC Academic Team, ACC Academic Honor Roll, NFHCA National Academic Squad
- 2016: At Louisville, named NFHCA National Academic Squad, ACC Academic Honor Roll
Personal
Daughter of Kirk & Preston...Has an older sister, Morgan...Game Day Mantra: Give 100% effort and SMILE...Favorite Sports Quote: “Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become, the hours of practice, and the coaches who have pushed you, is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back. Play for her.” – Mia Hamm...Best Words of Advice: Whatever you choose to do, do it because you love it, and enjoy the process...Joined USWNT: 2025
Club #
X-Calibur Field Hockey Club (prior to college), University of Birmingham Hockey Club (in England - post college through current day)
More #
Ayars learned to love field hockey way before she was ever on the field. Her mom and older sister played, so she grew up on the sidelines for games and practices, and she grew to love it. When she got to middle school, it was finally her turn to play, and she never turned back.
