Isabella Cook grew up in Elmhurst, Illinois but played soccer on the biggest stage.
Cook played for the U-18, U-19 and U-20 U.S. Women’s Soccer Youth National team.
“It brought some of the better players in the country together,” Cook said. “That was a high-intensity experience for me and it made me a better person.”
Cook said it was through an Olympic Development Program camp in Illinois, while she was still in middle school, that she was discovered by scouts from the U.S. National Team.
The Olympic Development Program identifies and develops the best youth soccer players in the country.