Longo is taking the fall quarter off at Washington to focus on her health. Her goal is to return to the soccer field for the Huskies. “It’s definitely easier said than done, but I’m going to do what it takes to get back out there."
Claudia Longo was a few months from graduating from Issaquah High School, eagerly awaiting her next step as a University of Washington soccer player. She was a high-school All-American and had two state titles to her credit, as well a Husky scholarship she had locked up as a sophomore.
And then, in her words, “My world turned upside down.