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Altoona’s Ava Frye and Penn Cambria’s Meghan Andersen were recently identified as two of the top 16 Olympic Development Program soccer players in the northeast for the 2008 birth year.

Both made it through the ODP state, regional and northeastern regional ID tournaments and ID camps.

Frye and Andersen have played at the national level Great Lake Conference for the last four years for FC 814’s Team Energy in the Premiere 1 Division.

The two will now head to Orlando, Fla., Jan. 22-26 to compete for a roster spot on the 2008 ODP national team.

“I couldn’t be more proud of Ava and Meghan,” Team Energy coach Marc Frye said. “Both of these girls have played for me for nine years and are extremely hard working players. This honor is well deserved, and has been earned through many hours of training throughout the years.”