University of Toledo Athletics

NIL Connection


2024
Academic All-MAC… Played in 16 games and started 11… Logged 918:57 of game action for the season… Scored goals against Miami (Oct. 13) and Ohio (Oct. 17)… The goal against Ohio was the game-winning tally… Finished with four points on the season… Took 19 shots, with a season-high five in the season finale against Ball State (Oct. 31)… Had eight shots on goal; a season-high two each against Oakland (Sept. 8) and Ball State.

2023
Appeared in all 18 games making five starts...Scored three goals, two game-winning goals...Scored her first collegiate goal vs. Chicago State (Sept. 17)...Had 22 shots with 12 on goal (.545)...Took a season-high four shots vs. Northwood (Sept. 7) and Kent State (Oct. 22)...Logged a season-high 735:51 minutes on the field...Academic All-MAC...Dean's List

2022
Appeared in 10 games making one start at Illinois (Aug. 21)…Recorded two shots with on being on goal, and logged 230 minutes of play on the field...Dean's List.

High School
Three-time Academic All-Conference, two-time National Honors society member, and A/B Honor roll for the past six years... SWAC 4A first-team all-conference, first-team all-region, and offensive MVP (2020)... Scored 15 goals and six assists in 15 games during her junior year... Nominated for North Carolina Athlete of the week and placed third in the state... Named captain as a senior for the Holly Springs Golden Hawks... Four-time State Cup Final 4 appearances, 2019 & 2020 North Carolina State Cup Champion, NCYSA and ECNL Regionals appearances, and NCYSA Nationals appearance... Three-year captain for NCFC club, and ECNL Elite ODP Regional team invite (2016-2019).

Personal
Full name is Brooklyn Sophia Whitehead... Parents are Shelly and Jason Whitehead... Has two brothers, Levi and Landon... Plans to major in nursing.

Why Toledo?
“I knew the University of Toledo was the school for me from the first moment I stepped on campus. The campus is beautiful, and the facilities are top notch. When I met the coaches and girls on the team, I was ready to put my cleats on and get to work. I am so excited to be a Rocket!”