She was a member of the United States women's national soccer team from 2000 to 2010; during that time, she earned a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

[2] Whitehill was born in Richmond, Virginia, and grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, attending Briarwood Christian School.

As a sophomore, she played in 23 matches, scored three goals and served 10 assists helping the Tar Heels secure an undefeated regular season as well as to the NCAA championship game.

During her junior season, she played in just 17 of North Carolina's 27 games due to national team commitments, yet still scored six goals and had five assists.

Whitehill was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team and received her third NSCAA All-American selection and First-Team All-ACC honors.

[7] After the folding of the WPS in early 2012, Whitehill signed with the Boston Breakers in the WPSL, the top division of women's soccer in the United States at the time.

She was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in addition to earning bronze at two editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup: 2003 and 2007.

On June 10, 2008, Whitehill injured her knee during training for the Peace Queen Cup, and consequently missing the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

[13] She last played for the national team on March 31, 2010, at Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah, against Mexico in the first ever snow game for the USWNT.

She has also worked the sidelines for Fox Soccer Channel and for 2012 men's and women's NCAA College Cup matches on ESPNU.

On February 1, 2006, she testified at a committee hearing of the United States Senate in support of Title IX, the civil rights law that, among other things, provides women and girls the same opportunities to participate in school sports that boys and men are offered.