Prior to ASU...
Ballard, a four-year First Team All-District honoree, decided to stay in the valley and pursue her collegiate playing career at Arizona State ... A standout player at Arcadia High School, Ballard earned Defensive Player of the Year honors and helped lead her team to multiple postseason appearances during her time at Arcadia ... She was a standout two sport-athlete who earned All-City honors on the track where she was successful in almost every event she has competed ... The center back found a home in ASU, as she was looking to attend a university with an innovative school of medicine as well as a competitive D-1 soccer program ... Upon enrolling at ASU, Ballard will look to pursue a degree in medicine and eventually become an orthopedic surgeon.
Ballard, a four-year First Team All-District honoree, decided to stay in the valley and pursue her collegiate playing career at Arizona State ... A standout player at Arcadia High School, Ballard earned Defensive Player of the Year honors and helped lead her team to multiple postseason appearances during her time at Arcadia ... She was a standout two sport-athlete who earned All-City honors on the track where she was successful in almost every event she has competed ... The center back found a home in ASU, as she was looking to attend a university with an innovative school of medicine as well as a competitive D-1 soccer program ... Upon enrolling at ASU, Ballard will look to pursue a degree in medicine and eventually become an orthopedic surgeon.