Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: 2-year returning starter.....PBC All-Academic Team 2017, 2018....Started 8 matches before suffering season-ending injury in 2017....2017 Team Captain....1 goal scored (at Mount Olive on Sept. 14, 2017)....Started 14 contests as a freshman....Second on the team with 23 shots (11 on target)....Scored once (match-winner at Georgia Southwestern on Oct. 22, 2016)....Fearless....Brings tenacity to the game....Good technically....Very strong on the ball....Has skills in the air that lends to being successful on set pieces....Part of a 10-member recruiting class for 2016....Should bring a high level of competitiveness to FMU training and games....Has been brought in to form a new foundation for our program....Has agreed to be a part of something she can’t yet see, but knows will happen in the future....Will be a vital part of our future successes....Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) national leadership honor society....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2017, 2018....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2016 (fall), 2017 (spring, fall), 2018 (spring, fall), 2019 (spring).

PERSONAL:

• Born Carli Polo Gauthier in Tampa, Fla.
• A product of Carrollwood Day School, where she played for coach Donna Holyman
• Six-year varsity letterwinner (and three-year team captain)
• Over last three seasons, tallied 65 goals and 18 assists en route to becoming her school’s all-time goals scored leader
• Two-time Bay Area Conference All-Star
• Top-10 scorer in Florida for District 1A in 2015-16 with 27 goals and 12 assists
• Named a Top Performer by the Tampa Tribune for 2014-15
• Leading scorer in Hillsborough County for 2014-15 with 30 goals and 5 assists
• Also played volleyball and football and ran track
• During her two seasons as a placekicker on the gridiron, she hit 26 of 30 extra points
• In the classroom, a member of the Key Club, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta math honor society
• Vice president of the Student Athletic Board
• Member of CDS Ambassadors
• Both brother-in-laws played professional soccer (Joshua Keller and Tony Kuhn)

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Professional soccer player
• Favorite Superhero: Spider-Man
• Favorite Athlete: Lionel Messi
• Favorite Sports Team: US Women’s National Team
• Favorite TV Show: Shameless
• Favorite Food: Pizza
• Favorite Vacation Spot: France
• Twitter Handle: Carligauthier
• Instagram Account: Carligauthier
• Your Motivation Music: Rap
• Favorite Thing About FMU: All my friends
• Favorite Off-Field Activity: Hanging out with friends
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Make it to the conference tournament
• Any Brush With Greatness?: Sister dated Tom Brady