OKLAHOMA CITY - OklaNews -- Leadership shows up in different forms. For Avery Edgerton, it shows up in how she treats teammates, how she responds to coaching, and how she refuses to let drama derail the mission.

MUSTANG, Okla. -- January 3, 2026 -- Avery Edgerton doesn't need a captain's armband to lead Mustang United 2010 Girls. The 14-year-old midfielder and defender leads through her approach -- both on the field where she's ranked fourth in the state of Oklahoma, and in the locker room where teammates see someone who cares more about winning than personal stats.

"I'm a great teammate and I'm very coachable," Edgerton said. "I don't take things personally and I don't get caught up in drama. I'm kind and hardworking and I just love playing."

That attitude helped produce a spotless seven-game stretch in Oklahoma Premier League Fall 2025 play, where Mustang United scored 38 goals and allowed zero. Edgerton posted 10 goals and more than 15 assists while playing both offense and defense -- positions that require completely different skill sets and mindsets.

She plays on the same club team as her older sister, who's a high school freshman. Before every game, Edgerton goes through her rituals: prayer first, then special handshakes with her two best friends on the squad. The routine centers her competitive drive.

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"I HATE losing so the thought of it makes me cringe and want to do anything I can to succeed," Edgerton said.

The success keeps piling up. Mustang United won the 2025 Oklahoma President's Cup State Championship and reached the semifinals at President's Cup Regionals in Texas. Tournament titles came rapid-fire throughout the year: Wichita Open 2010 Champions, SouthLakes Cosmos Cup 2011 Champions, Bob Moore Cadillac Labor Day Cup 2010 Champions, Sporting Arkansas Fall Invitational 2011 Champions.

Edgerton carries more than 100 career goals into her high school years and maintains a 3.5 GPA at Mustang South Middle School. Her father Lee coaches Mustang United and trains her individually. (He played nine years of professional soccer after a college career at the University of South Florida.) Her mother Trinity graduated from OU and works in oil and gas.

"What do you want college coaches to know about you that stats don't show?" became the question that revealed Edgerton's true approach.

Her answer didn't mention goals or rankings or championships. It focused on character -- being coachable, avoiding drama, treating teammates right, working hard, loving the game.

Stats tell part of the story. How you carry yourself tells the rest.