Photo courtesy: David Blair

By Carol Heyen

DIAMOND BAR– Star soccer player and Diamond Bar High Alumnus Alex Morgan will be celebrated at an event held at Pantera Park, Sunday, January 24, 2016.  The event will be held from 10 a.m.-12 noon.

Alex was born in San Dimas, but was raised in Diamond Bar. She attended Maple Hill Elementary and Chaparral Middle School before graduating from Diamond Bar High School in 2007, where she was a three-time All-League pick and a NSCAA All-American.

Prior to graduating from U.C. Berkeley in 2010 with a degree in Political Finance, Morgan’s playing time for the Golden Bears was cut short after she was chosen as a member of the U.S. National Team.  She was the youngest player on the U.S. squad during the 2011 World Cup, and she helped the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team in their gold medal win over Japan at the London Games in 2012.

Alex now plays for the Orlando Pride Women’s Soccer Club, the newest team in the National Women’s Soccer League, where she is a forward.