played some collegiate and professional soccer. He was keen to pass this passion for the game on to his daughter and coached her for many years on her youth teams. Harvey believes this is why she has developed into such a talented midfield player.

     “He coached me when I was younger and I remember he would have me dribble in and out of cones so many times a day for so many days. I remember dribbling in and out of cones constantly because he wanted me to have good footwork and be a good dribbler,” Harvey said. “Being short, I’m not going to win a lot of headers or out-muscle everyone, so having a good skillset is really important.”

Harvey graduated from Hendrickson High School in Austin as a decorated and well-respected player, earning NSCAA Youth Girls All-American 

honors. Harvey’s consistent play and numerous accolades turned the heads of many college programs and the offers came rolling in.

Being a self-described home bird, Harvey knew early on that she wanted to play in college for a school in Texas, closer to her family. Texas A&M was one of the schools that came calling, after a visit to campus, Harvey knew it was the place for her.

     “I can’t ever explain it, but there was something about Texas A&M,” Harvey said. “Every time I came here on a visit I would always tell my parents that I had such a good feeling when I was here. I just knew this was where I ultimately belonged.”

     Once she decided on A&M, it did not take long for Harvey to feel the heat of college competition. Behind a group of talented seniors, A&M reached the 2014 College Cup. Despite being plagued by injures her freshman year, Harvey believes the early postseason experience taught her many valuable lessons.

     “We had nine seniors that year and they were all amazing players,” Harvey said. “Having that experience allowed me to see what Texas A&M has the potential to be and what I need to do in order to help the team get there. There wasn’t any question of if [the freshman class] could fill it, it was just like ‘these are our goals and these are our expectations’, and you either need to get on board with it or not.”

     Texas A&M head coach G Guerrieri believes it was a beneficial experience too.

“Miki and this [current] senior class were a very influential group when they were freshmen back in 2014,” he Guerrieri. “The four of them [Harvey, Pounds, Malherbe, and Paulson] all made significant on field contributions on a team that nearly won the national Championship.  I think being on a team with that senior class of 2014 gave these four players some terrific role models to emulate and try to build upon now that they’re seniors in Aggieland.”

     In 2015, Harvey was part of the U.S. U20 Women’s National Team that claimed the CONCACAF U20 Women’s Championship in Honduras. Back at home, she was named to the NSCAA All-American Second Team and the All-SEC First Team. Harvey’s first collegiate goal came early in her sophomore year in a game against Northwestern State, and then the monkey was off her back. It was only the start of her contributions to the team.

     “It was honestly just a relief because I remember trying to play my freshman year with a lot of injuries,” Harvey said. “I remember being really frustrated because I wasn’t able to do what I knew I could do, and I was always so close to scoring. It was frustrating to go a whole season and not score one goal. When I finally scored at the beginning of sophomore year it was just a relief because I got my confidence back. Then I knew I could do it, and it was so much easier after that.”

     Harvey is now a team captain for the Aggies and has played 67 games at midfield, scoring nine goals, including three game-winners and recorded 11 assists.

     “I’ve always played midfield and I personally really like it because I’m not really a goal scorer, I’m more of an assister,” Harvey said. “I really enjoy setting up people for goals. I think my strengths are playing through balls and being able to wiggle out of situations.

      “One of my biggest roles on the field is mentality because I am really big into being mentally tough and being able to push through when you are tired,” she added. “I think that one of my main roles is making sure that everyone is doing what they should be on the field, but also knowing that everyone is on that same page and we all have each other’s backs. Basically being the voice on the field and constantly outworking the other team to give my team confidence. I’m always going to work 110% percent for my team and that’s what I expect from everyone else.”

     Guerrieri believes that Harvey not only provides a spark on the field, but is also a leader in the locker room and in the classroom.

     “I agree that she has a big role on the field, but she also is someone that the players look to as an example off the field,” Guerrieri said. “She works hard on her academics, is a very faithful person, and that has a positive impact on all our players away from Ellis Field.

     “She is the player that everyone around the league and nation first thinks about when you mention Texas A&M Soccer.”

Harvey has set major standards for herself and the team heading into her final season at A&M, a team that returns nine starters.

     “I have really high expectations for my team this year because I think we have a really good team,” Harvey said. “The goal and expectation is at least Final Four if not all the way because I know how hard we’ve worked and the team’s mentality is just so different.”

     As far as what her future holds, Harvey is not quite sure. However, she has not written off taking her talents to the next level if she gets the opportunity.

     “It honestly changes every single day,” Harvey said. “It’ll just depend on when I graduate and what happens after this season. I do think it would be really cool to at least play [professionally] for a little bit, but my plans are really up in the air.”