Beth Bystrom
Sport: Women's Soccer
Year: Junior
Position: Forward
Height: 5-8
Hometown: Ames, Iowa
High School: Ames
Previous School: Missouri State
Sophomore Season (2008): Appeared in seven games for the Bulldogs after transferring following her freshman season at Missouri State … took seven shots, two of which were on goal … scored in the 89th minute of the 7-1 victory against Southwestern Oklahoma on September 7.
Freshman Season (Missouri State; 2007): Saw action in three games.
High School: Three-time all-state honorable mention selection and was a two-time first-team all-conference honoree ... club team (West Des Moines Fuerza) was a two-time state champion ... graduated Ames HS with school records in goals (56), assists (45) and points (157) ... scored 19 goals and tallied 55 points as a junior in 2006 ... also was part of regional championship squads in 2006 and 2007, as well as conference and regional championship basketball team in 2007 ... was a four-sport athlete, lettering four times in soccer, three times in basketball, and once apiece in both cross country and volleyball.
Personal: Born November 24, 1988 in Oklahoma City, Okla. ... daughter of Keith and Dianne Bystrom ... a Biology major.