- "I made VWC my top choice because the atmosphere felt like home. It's a feeling you get when you know something is right. Also, meeting the women's soccer team and understanding their saying "Y.N.W.A.” (You'll Never Walk Alone) was something that meant a lot to me because I'm a big team player and believe in always helping someone"
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over St. Mary's College, Villanova University, Shippensburg University, and the University of New Hampshire
Career Highs
Goals: NA
Assists: NA
Points: NA
First-Year (2014): Appeared along the Marlin back line in four matches as a first-year… Ripped two shots, one on goal.
Academic Accomplishments: VWC Scholar Award recipient
Before VWC: Helped guide Archbishop Spalding to a 14-3-1 record in 2013… Defensive standout, but contributed to the offense with a pair of goals and five assists… Recipient of the Coach's Award for leadership, selflessness, dedication, and loyalty… Member of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) program.
Personal: Daughter of Loren and Rick Savaeau… Dad attended the University of Southern Maine, mom attended the University of New Hampshire… Born in Landstuhl, Germany… Has a sister, Jillian, and three brothers, Matthew, Jacob, and Michael, the latter a 2009 graduate of West Point.
Get to Know Caleigh
- Enjoys listening to country and the latest hits
- Memorable vacation; Sinclair, Maine
- A fan of U.S. Olympic soccer team member Megan Rapinoe, football's New England Patriots, baseball's Boston Red Sox, and actress Jennifer Lawrence
- Favorites include the book "A Thousand Splendid Suns," the movie "Remember the Titans," and the TV series "Pretty Little Liars"
- Career goal: "to positively affect the field I am working in"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "determined, humble, loyal, bubbly, driven, motivated"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "the drive and the determination I have in myself. Being an athlete means you push yourself past your limit and giving more than 100%. Also, the selflessness in pushing not only yourself, but also your teammates"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "my touches, as well as touches out of the air. However, I play many positions in soccer and I've improved on my speed from outside mid, on my defending skills, and on winning balls out of the air in center mid"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to push myself harder on the field and to excel in classes"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "outgoing, adventurous, friendly, hard worker"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Megan Rapinoe. She is my idol. She's strong mentally and physically, which is a huge role for any athlete. She started off the bench in soccer and I relate to that. I look up to her hard work and dedication to her fans and team"
- People might be surprised to know: "I am part of a military family and was born in Germany. I have moved from many states (ex. Washington to Maryland)"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I see myself happy with my job, possible marriage and family"
- The most important advice I've received is: "just breathe. My parents have always given me the best advice, especially through high school. My sophomore year I lost a very close friend in a car accident and when I was lost and beaten down my parents were there for me and told me to just breathe. It may be simple, but in some of my hardest times that's what I think. Also, when I broke my leg at the end of my junior year it was tough and I told myself to just breathe. I recovered in 3.5 months from what should have been a six-month recovery"
