Christina Burkenroad is an American soccer player who played college soccer at Cal State Fullerton. In January 2016 she was drafted by the Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League. Burkenroad was born in La Jolla, San Diego to William Burkenroad and Elizabeth Noriega. She was only four years old when her mother died – her father suffered from depression and she became homeless for a time. Until Mission Bay High School she had only played soccer with boys clubs. She excelled in many sports and won a scholarship to California State University, Fullerton, Titans