Central Catholic High School

Bridget Callahan '14

Athletic Alumni Hall of Fame

Bridget attended Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory from 2010 to 2014. Bridget played soccer all four years and was a member of the 2012 and 2013 district champions, the first titles in school history for the women’s soccer team. During her high school career, she was selected to the Miami Herald All-County First Team for three consecutive years. She was also selected to the Sun-Sentinel All County first team two years in a row, was the MVP of the Dade-Broward All-Star game, won the Wendy’s Heisman award and was the Scholar Athlete for Chaminade-Madonna's graduating class. Bridget also suited up her senior year as the libero for the district champion and regional finalist women’s volleyball team. In the classroom, Bridget was the junior class secretary, a member of the National Honor Society and a member of the Key Club. Upon graduation, Bridget attended University of Central Florida from 2014 to 2018 on a soccer scholarship. In her career at UCF, Bridget was in the starting lineup for all games in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons with appearances in twenty her freshman year. In her senior season, she became the only player in program history to earn both AAC Offensive and Defensive player of the week honors. She graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in Human Communication. On March 23, 2018, Bridget signed to play professional soccer for the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) team, the Orlando Pride. She made her professional debut on March 31, coming on as a substitute away to Washington Spirit. In 2019, she was re-signed to the team for the 2019 and 2020 season. Bridget retired from playing soccer in 2020 and began coaching for FC Highland Soccer Club while also working full time. In 2022 she signed to play with the Central Florida Crusaders, an indoor professional soccer league with whom she played until injury in February of 2023 sidelined her for good. Bridget is currently working as a medical sales representative along with being a women's soccer soccer analyst for the Big 12 Network and ESPN+. Bridget still enjoys playing pickup soccer on the side for fun!

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