University of Tennessee Athletics
2016 Countdown to Soccer Season: 15 Days
August 04, 2016 | Soccer
It’s almost Soccer Time in Tennessee! To count down to the start of the season, each day we’ll profile a player on the Vols’ 2016 squad. The countdown will run all the way up to the season opener on August 19 vs. Southeast Missouri State. Make sure to follow Tennessee Soccer on Twitter (@Vol_Soccer), Instagram (Vol_Soccer) and Facebook (facebook.com/TennesseeSoccer) for news, stats and more!
#15 Cali Hutson
Basic Info
- Position:
Midfielder - Year:
Senior - Hometown:
Fairfax, Va. - Previous School:
Paul VI Catholic HS - Major:
Therapeutic Recreation - Follow Cali:
Twitter – N/A Instagram – calihutson - Career Stats:
GP/GS: 43/8 | Goals: 3 |Assists: 3 | Points: 9 | Shots: 22 | SOG: 7 | GWG: 1
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- It’s time to get to know another senior on this year’s team, midfielder Cali Hutson.
Need to Know
Hutson enters her final season on Rocky Top as one of the Volunteers’ most experience players, ranking second on the team with 43 career games played, trailing only Hannah Wilkinson. Hutson gained valuable experience early in her career, playing in 18 games as a true freshman in 2013. The Fairfax, Va., native appeared in all 18 games last season, making a career-high seven starts. Hutson also set career highs in goals (two), assists (two) and points (six). Her best game came in a win over Belmont, when she scored goal and had an assist. She also scored a goal against Navy and had an assist in a win over Murray State.
A three-sport star in high school (soccer, track & swimming), Hutson was a highly-regarded recruit. She was ranked the 16th best player in the Mid-Atlantic Region by Top Drawer Soccer and tallied 60 goals and 60 assists in her prep career. Hutson also earned Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) first-team honors all four years at Paul VI Catholic High School. She chose Tennessee over James Madison, George Mason and Miami. Check out her entire bio HERE.
Get to Know Cali!
Fun Fact: Cali is a very talented singer. (See video above)
Favorite Food: Macaroni and Tomato Sauce
Favorite Movie: The Notebook
Favorite Musical Artist: Carrie Underwood
Celebrity Crush: Theo James
Favorite Soccer Memory: My favorite memory of soccer was my junior year in high school. My club team was in the national championship tournament playing our first game. We were tied with about 30 seconds left in the game, and I had a breakaway on the left flank. I had absolutely no angle but I shot the ball anyway and it went passed the keeper and into the net. The whistle blew immediately after I scored and we won the game. The very next game we went to penalty kicks and I scored the winning PK. My team and I went on to win the tournament.
Hobbies: I really enjoy volunteering. I volunteer at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital and the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley. I spend as much of my free time as I can at these two places.
If not soccer, what sport? It would be gymnastics. I was a gymnast for about eight years, and it’s a sport I really enjoy and miss.
Dream job outside of soccer: Being an Occupational Therapist
Favorite Thing About Tennessee: I love the culture. Everyone is nice and I like how it’s much slower pace than my hometown around Washington D.C.
Next On the Countdown
Tomorrow during our countdown we’ll get to know more about freshman forward Mady Hairston.
