# UK freshman Godfrey called up to U.S. U-18 national team camp **Published:** 2026-06-25T18:50:31.000Z **Source:** [UK Athletics](https://ukathletics.com/news/2026/06/25/mckenzie-godfrey-called-up-to-united-states-u-18-youth-national-team/) **AI-generated:** yes (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) **Canonical:** https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/uk-freshman-godfrey-called-up-to-u-s-u-18-national-team-camp LEXINGTON, Ky. — McKenzie Godfrey, an incoming University of Kentucky women's soccer freshman from Atlanta, has been selected for the United States U-18 Youth National Team Training Camp, which runs through July 3 at the [Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center](https://www.ussoccer.com/) in Fayetteville, Georgia. The camp brings together 24 players born in 2008 for training that will help determine the roster for the [2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Poland](https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/womens/u20womensworldcup/poland-2026). All 48 players participating in concurrent U-18 and U-19 camps are age-eligible for the tournament, which runs from September 5-27. Godfrey recently graduated from Midtown High School in Atlanta, where she earned GHSA All-Star MVP and GHSA 4A Region Player of the Year honors. Playing for Tophat SC, she helped the club claim back-to-back Girls Academy National Championships in 2023 and 2026, winning the latter earlier this month. [According to UK Athletics](https://ukathletics.com/news/2026/06/25/mckenzie-godfrey-called-up-to-united-states-u-18-youth-national-team/), the U-18 training camp roster features 11 college players and 13 youth club players. Tophat SC is the only club placing two players on the roster, indicating the strength of the Atlanta-area program. Godfrey is one of several incoming Kentucky freshmen joining the Wildcats' women's soccer program this fall. Her selection to the national team camp underscores her development as a prospect and positions her among the top young talent in the country. ## Sources - [UK Athletics](https://ukathletics.com/news/2026/06/25/mckenzie-godfrey-called-up-to-united-states-u-18-youth-national-team/) - [U.S. Soccer official information on concurrent U-18 and U-19 Women's National Team training camps](https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2026/06/ynt/us-under-19-18-womens-national-teams-hold-concurrent-training-camps-fayetteville-ga) - [FIFA official page for 2026 U-20 Women's World Cup in Poland](https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/womens/u20womensworldcup/poland-2026) --- This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from UK Athletics, enriched with 3 web searches. The original source is available at https://ukathletics.com/news/2026/06/25/mckenzie-godfrey-called-up-to-united-states-u-18-youth-national-team/.