SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara women's soccer freshman Mana Hayashi will be part of Japan's squad at the upcoming U20 World Cup in Colombia.
 
Hayashi isn't new to the U20 World Cup as she was part of the Japanese team that was runner-up in Costa Rica. She was also the captain of the Japanese U19 National Team in France in the summer of 2023.
 
 She has won five All Japan Women's Soccer Tournaments. In 2018 and 2019 she won a tournament with the U15 team and from 2020-22 she won a tournament with the U18 squad.
 
Hayashi was also on the U16 team that won the AFC U16 Women's Championship in Thailand and played with the U13 and U14 Japan National select.
 
She joined the program after the fall quarter last season. This will be her first year playing for the Broncos.