title: Bradenton Athletics
text: # Bradenton Athletics
  
  Bradenton Athletics were a professional American women's soccer team based in Bradenton, Florida. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, then the premier women's soccer league in the United States and Canada, from 2004 to 2008, when they folded. They played in the Atlantic Division of the W-League's Eastern Conference.
  
  The team was associated with the IMG Soccer Academy, the United States Soccer Federation's full-time youth residency program, which itself is part of the larger IMG Academies organization initiated by tennis coach Nick Bollettieri in 1978. They played their home games at the IMG Soccer Academy's stadium in Bradenton. The team was a sister organization of the men's Bradenton Academics team, which plays in the USL Premier Development League. Their colors were blue, gold and black.
  
  ## 2008 roster
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 0 | GK | USA | Annamarie Ditommaso |
  | 1 | GK | USA | Shannon Aitken |
  | 3 | DF | USA | Catherine Liebbrandt |
  | 4 | FW | USA | Annie Stalzer |
  | 5 | MF | USA | Madison Solow |
  | 6 | MF | USA | Elizabeth Ruberry |
  | 7 | DF | USA | Michaela Hornstein |
  | 8 | MF | USA | Lauren Switzer |
  | 9 | FW | USA | Erin Adams |
  | 10 | FW | USA | Megan Manthey |
  | 11 | DF | USA | Whitney Colburn |
  | 12 | DF | USA | Jessica Bartol |
  | 14 | FW | USA | Martha Hall |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 15 | MF | USA | Marissa Kazbour |
  | 16 | DF | USA | Jessica Martinek |
  | 17 | DF | USA | Kayla Sisco |
  | 18 | MF | USA | Anna Kaye Logan |
  | 19 | DF | USA | Caitlin Howard |
  | 21 | MF | USA | Nicole DeJongh |
  | 23 | DF | USA | Sarah Wagenfuhr |
  | 24 | MF | USA | Erika Tymrak |
  | — | MF | USA | Morgan Fragapane |
  | — | GK | USA | Erica Lippitt |
  | — | MF | USA | Amanda Morris |
  | — | DF | USA | Brittany Putnam |
  | — | MF | USA | Jessica Wolfe |
  
  ## Year-by-year
  
  | Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2004 | 1 | USL W-League | 6th, Atlantic | |
  | 2005 | 1 | USL W-League | 6th, Atlantic | |
  | 2006 | 1 | USL W-League | 7th, Atlantic | |
  | 2007 | 1 | USL W-League | 6th, Atlantic | |
  | 2008 | 1 | USL W-League | 8th, Atlantic | Did not qualify |
  