PUEBLO — A Colorado native, with ties in Pueblo, helped push the United States Women's National Team to secure Olympic Gold Saturday morning.
USA women's soccer bested Brazil 1-0 after the 90th minute. The only goal coming from Mallory Swanson of Colorado.
Mallory Swanson's uncle, Kennedy Pugh, lives in Pueblo.
"I want to be on the US soccer team and win a gold medal," read Pugh.
That was Swanson's goal in 6th grade and she is nearly there.
"Really thrilled and there's a bit of, like it's kind of surreal that she's on the world stage like that," said Pugh.
Pugh told me this will be Swanson's 100th 'cap' or soccer match with the U.S. Women's National Team.
"We're really just proud of her because she really maintained a humility and is really just grounded," said Pugh. "She's just the Mal that just likes to kick the ball around."
He showed me some of her awards, "in high school, she won Gatorade Player of the Year."
Pugh said Swanson was playing soccer at four years old. Then she competed in the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Now, the whole family is cheering her on at the 2024 games.
"We just love you and just support you and we know that you have it, that you got it so go get it," said Pugh.
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