Former Madison soccer player Twitchell earns trip to England

REXBURG — Former Madison standout goalie Landyn Twitchell has played shot ever since she could remember, but this summertime whitethorn person been nan item erstwhile she earned a travel to play successful England.

“It was a really cool experience,” she said. “Meeting girls from crossed nan U.S., it was really unique.”

Twitchell was skipper of nan Madison High School squad for 2 years and earned All-Conference and All-Area honors past twelvemonth arsenic a senior.

She attended a shot recruiting campy successful Boise aft past play and yet was chosen to play pinch a squad comprised of U.S. and Canadian players that was visiting England.

“I honestly felt a small frustrated,” Twitchell said of nan first camp. But that sentiment changed erstwhile she was named to nan team.

The squad trained pinch English nine teams and played 2 games, including a co-ed matchup. They trained pinch clubs West Ham F.C., Tranmere Rovers F.C., and Fleetwood F.C.

Twitchell said she had immoderate liking to play successful assemblage but decided to be BYU-Idaho and play intramurally. She is besides coaching goalkeepers astatine Madison High.

Twitchell’s nine squad IFFC’06 is based retired of Idaho Falls and besides had a successful season, winning 5 of 7 tournaments and finishing 2nd successful another. They vanished nan play pinch a 27-6-3 record.