OLYMPIA, WA – FC Olympia celebrates an action packed 2024 by looking back at the top photos as selected by Courtney Hickman, owner and operator of C-Sharp Images. Hickman has been the clubs official photographer for two full years overseeing matches, preseason shoots and local community hype events.
“Courtney continues to amaze us with his game action shots” said Artesians owner Ryan Perkins. “He’s built an amazing following too and can’t wait to see what’s next from C-Sharp Images in the coming years.”
C-Sharp Images covered arena soccer for FC Olympia January through March 2024 capturing emotional moments for the club as the Evergreen State College closed it’s doors to local indoor soccer to re-purpose the Pavilion (“The Icebox”) to student-athlete use only in 2024.
Post arena soccer was spent getting ready for USL soccer which saw a magical session with pro soccer player Mariah Lee where a ball was set on fire and served as the official release of new kits and Mariah’s signing to the USL W League.
Courtney Hickman was at every single 2024 USL Men’s and Women’s match at South Sound Stadium in Lacey, WA so relive the magic that the Artesians bring the community through path to pro soccer.
#7 – Artesian Arena Soccer Bids Farewell to Fans
- Kasey Sidor (far right), TR Jewett and various Artesians Sign Autographs for kiddo’s postgame in what would be one of the final Arena matches at the “IceBox“
#6 – Ameera Hussen (USL W) & Youth Player Listen to National Anthem Together
- USL W League Afterglow Night was a magical night in which FC Olympia clinched the National Playoff and wore an all electric pink promo kit for the final home match of 2024
#5 – New Zealand National Team Goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff Plays in front of a packed Lacey, WA Stadium
- The top players from around the country AND world arrived in 2024 to put on a show for Thurston County as professional players, national team players and Paris Olympic 2024 athletes played for FC Olympia in the USL W League in 2024.
#4 – USL League Two Pre-Game Huddle at South Sound Stadium
- The Artesians were 2-2-3 at home featuring a win against the USL National Playoff clinching United PDX 1-0. The men had several Seattle University, University of Washington and Santa Clara University athletes. Local homegrown player Farhan Moustafa (North Thurston High School) started almost every game and plays currently for division-one Gonzaga University.
#3 – Artesian Arena Keeper Isaiah Damschen
- Damschen would go on to win All-League honors for having the lowest goals against average during the regular season. Damschen would help FC Olympia get to the SemiFinals of the Western Indoor Soccer League. His “Goalkeeper of the Year” award was presented at the Showare Center in Kent, WA at halftime of a MASL (Major Arena Soccer League) match.
#2 – Preseason Shoot Featuring Arena Women’s Team Forward Whitney Self
- This was the Artesians re-emergence into the women’s indoor soccer since covid shutdown. The team featured a number of local Evergreen State College, Pacific Lutheran University athletes as well as post-graduates who continue to play at a high level of pro-am soccer.
#1 – USL W Head Coach Celebrates FC Olympia Clinching the National Playoff with his son
- Coach Raphael Cox joined the club midseason when Ben Willis signed a pro coaching contract with Lexington SC in Kentucky. Coach Raphael would lead the squad down to Oakland, CA to upset pro soccer owned Oakland Soul 2-1 in the West Coast SemiFinals of Nationals. He has since returned to his duties at UW Women’s Soccer but Assistant Coach Kellyn Green (Seattle Sounders Women’s Alum) takes over USL W for 2025.
Thank You for an Amazing 2024!
From C-Sharp Images & your FC Olympia “Artesians”
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