Wichita native Sydney Andrews wins fourth world championship with US deaf soccer team
Wichita native Sydney Andrews is a world champion once again after the United States Deaf Women’s Soccer National Team won the gold medal at the 2022 Deaflympics in Brazil on Monday.
Andrews was a starting center back and team captain when Team USA won a penalty kick shootout, 4-2, over Poland in the finals following a 1-1 draw in regulation. The 2012 Wichita Northwest graduate has been a full-time member of the national team since 2011 and has become a mainstay on the back line.
The list of accomplishments continues to grow for Andrews, who has become of the world’s most decorated deaf soccer players. She has now helped the U.S. national team win the Deaf World Championships in 2012 (Turkey) and 2016 (Italy), as well as claim the goal at the 2013 Deaflympics in Bulgaria.
But even more importantly, Andrews has become an advocate for deaf players all over the country. She continues to make an impact on the disability soccer community as a member of the USA Deaf Soccer Board as the Youth Representative and as an active member of the US Soccer’s Adapt and Thrive Committee.
After being a standout player on the Wichita Northwest back line in high school, Andrews continued her success at Missouri Western, where she played from 2012-15 and graduated as a full-time starter and all-conference performer in the midfield.
This story was originally published May 16, 2022 at 3:50 PM.
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