Four CCC Women’s Soccer Players Earn NAIA All-American Honors
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2019 NAIA Women’s Soccer All-America Team was announced on Wednesday as Uchenna Kanu of Southeastern (Fla.) was named the 2019 NAIA Player of the Year. The NAIA All-America Committee, which consists of the NAIA-Women’s Soccer Coaches Association officers and seven additional women’s soccer coaches, select the three 11-member teams and the honorable mention teams.
The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw four student-athletes earn All-America honors, with Eastern Oregon University’s Josee Bassett grabbing second team honors. Nan Kiebert joined her teammate on the list with Honorable Mention, while Northwest University’s Callie Wright and Rocky Mountain College’s Lauryn Gamache also earned Honorable Mention recognition.
Three teams are named below, plus honorable mention. The four CCC student-athletes are highlighted in
bold.
2019 NAIA Women’s Soccer All-America First Team Selections
| Name |
School |
Hometown |
Class |
Pos. |
| Aisha Solorzano |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Jr. |
MF |
| Ana Paula Santos |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Jr. |
MF |
| Erin Oleksak |
Marian (Ind.) |
Palatine, Ill. |
Fr. |
F |
| Filippa Millqvist |
Keiser (Fla.) |
Malmo, Sweden |
Sr. |
MF |
| Kate Agyemang |
Northwestern Ohio |
Kumasi Ghana |
Sr. |
D |
| Maja Henriksson |
Keiser (Fla.) |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
Fr. |
D |
| Matilda Ovenberger |
Keiser (Fla.) |
Sodra Sanby, Sweden |
So. |
F |
| Nina Haeberlin |
Keiser (Fla.) |
Krefeld, Germany |
Jr. |
GK |
| Silvia Leonessi |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Esbjerg, Denmark |
Sr. |
F |
| Uchenna Kanu |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
Abia, Nigeria |
Sr. |
F |
| Valeria Miranda |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Sr. |
D |
2019 NAIA Women’s Soccer All-America Second Team Selections
| Name |
School |
Hometown |
Class |
Pos. |
| Anika Kallash |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
Troy, Mo. |
Jr. |
F |
| Bri Johnson |
Westmont (Calif.) |
Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
Jr. |
F |
| Emma Rice |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
Norman, Okla. |
So. |
F |
| Josee Bassett |
Eastern Oregon |
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho |
Sr. |
D |
| Julie Cazanave |
Northwestern Ohio |
Lucq de Bearn France |
Sr. |
MF |
| Kira Nemeth |
Westmont (Calif.) |
San Clemente, Calif. |
Sr. |
D |
| Marjolen Nekesa |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Jr. |
MF |
| Natsuna Sugishita |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
Tokyo, Japan |
So. |
MF |
| Rachel Thigpen |
Midland (Neb.) |
San Diego, Calif. |
Jr. |
GK |
| Sina Cavelti |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Wollerau, Switzerland |
So. |
F |
| Sydney Genatempo |
Marian (Ind.) |
Westfield, Ind. |
So. |
D |
2019 NAIA Women’s Soccer All-America Third Team Selections
| Name |
School |
Hometown |
Class |
Pos. |
| Adisa Amang |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
Kumba, Cameroon |
Jr. |
F |
| Bania Duran |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
Homestead, Fla. |
Sr. |
MF |
| Isamar Duran |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
Homestead, Fla. |
Grad. |
D |
| Jeweleen Reuille |
Northwestern Ohio |
Ft. Wayne, Ind. |
Fr. |
F |
| Joy Mertzig |
Georgia Gwinnett |
Stockholm, Sweden |
So. |
D |
| Lexis Garcia |
Indiana Wesleyan |
Placentia, Calif. |
Sr. |
MF |
| Maddy Mak |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
Renton, Wash. |
Sr. |
D |
| Myranda Baca |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
Anaheim, Calif. |
Sr. |
D |
| Sabrina Lang |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Chelsea, Ala. |
Jr. |
GK |
| Siera Stuart |
Marian (Ind.) |
Westfield, Ind. |
Jr. |
MF |
| Yuki Watari |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Fr. |
F |
2019 NAIA Women’s Soccer All-America Honorable Mention Selections
| Name |
School |
Hometown |
Class |
Pos. |
| Kristen Osuna |
Antelope Valley (Calif.) |
Lancaster, Calif. |
Jr. |
F |
| Megan Farrell |
Antelope Valley (Calif.) |
Palmdale, Calif. |
Sr. |
D |
| Breanna Probst |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
Ada, Mich. |
So. |
D |
| Emily Ambuul |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
Colorado Springs, Colo. |
Sr. |
F |
| Logan Heacock |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
Florissant, Mo. |
Sr. |
D |
| Nicole Kelly |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
Prior Lake, Minn. |
Sr. |
F |
| Naia Landaluce |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Orozko, Spain |
Fr. |
D |
| Judith Sainz |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
Pamplona, Spain |
Sr. |
F |
| Mireia Lopez |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
Barcelona, Spain |
Sr. |
D |
| Kelsey Mirts |
Columbia (Mo.) |
Columbia, Mo. |
Sr. |
F |
| Molly Klein |
Columbia (Mo.) |
Columbia, Mo. |
Sr. |
MF |
| Marie Bathe |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
Freiburg, Germany |
Fr. |
F |
| Nicole Panis |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Opmeer, Netherlands |
Fr. |
GK |
| Shara Randez |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Alfraro, Spain |
Jr. |
MF |
| Nan Kiebert |
Eastern Oregon |
Sandpoint, Idaho |
Sr. |
MF |
| Caitlyn Aaron |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
Flower Mound, Texas |
Sr. |
GK |
| Sierra Vicente |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
So. |
F |
| Jenny Stadin |
Georgia Gwinnett |
Jarbo, Sweden |
Fr. |
MF |
| Hannah Tkacz |
Grace (Ind.) |
Leo, Ind. |
Jr. |
D |
| JJ Aalbue |
Grace (Ind.) |
Wheaton, Ill. |
Fr. |
F |
| Courtney Doeschot |
Hastings (Neb.) |
Omaha, Neb. |
Jr. |
F |
| Laurie Potvin |
Hastings (Neb.) |
Quebec City, Canada |
Jr. |
D |
| Dejhanna O'Bryant |
Indiana East |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Jr. |
F |
| Anna Stevens |
Indiana Wesleyan |
Uniontown, Ohio |
Fr. |
D |
| Lauren Turner |
Indiana Wesleyan |
Shelby Township, Mich. |
So. |
F |
| Sydney Brown |
Indiana Wesleyan |
Hilliard, Ohio |
Fr. |
F |
| Anne Metz |
John Brown (Ark.) |
Kilgore, Texas |
Sr. |
MF |
| Caitlyn Logan |
John Brown (Ark.) |
Charlotte, N.C. |
Jr. |
GK |
| Savannah Jackson |
Johnson & Wales (Fla.) |
Winter Haven, Fla. |
Jr. |
F |
| Emma Holmskov |
Keiser (Fla.) |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Jr. |
MF |
| Kyoka Koshijma |
Keiser (Fla.) |
Kanazawa City, Japan |
So. |
MF |
| Ronja Henriksson |
Keiser (Fla.) |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
Fr. |
D |
| Cindy Parenteau |
LSU Alexandria (La.) |
Saint-Jerome, Quebec |
Sr. |
D |
| Ashlyn Wiggins |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
Trussville, Ala. |
Jr. |
D |
| Suzuho Yamasaki |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
Kagawa, Japan |
So. |
MF |
| Savannah Moxley |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
Olathe, Kan. |
Jr. |
F |
| Alaina Melanson |
Midland (Neb.) |
San Diego, Calif. |
Sr. |
D |
| Elena (PT) Perez |
Midland (Neb.) |
San Diego, Calif. |
Sr. |
MF |
| Marley Farrell |
Midland (Neb.) |
Long Beach, Clif. |
Sr. |
D |
| Nayeli Rodriguez |
Midland (Neb.) |
San Diego, Calif. |
Sr. |
F |
| Cheyne Bush |
Mobile (Ala.) |
Edwards, Miss. |
Sr. |
F |
| Heidi Giles |
Mobile (Ala.) |
Clive, AB, Canada |
Sr. |
D |
| Callie Wright |
Northwest (Wash.) |
Woodway, Wash. |
Fr. |
MF |
| Rayssa Neres Souza |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
So. |
F |
| Kelly Sylvester |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
Naperville, Ill. |
Jr. |
D |
| Sarah Buffum |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
Byron Center, Mich. |
Sr. |
MF |
| Saipress Jones |
Ottawa (Ariz.) |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
Fr. |
F |
| Adrian Merrilles |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
Austell, Ga. |
Sr. |
F |
| Lauryn Gamache |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
St. Louis, Mo. |
Sr. |
F |
| Mackenzie Holub |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
Edmond, Okla. |
Fr. |
F |
| Sara Vijfhuizen |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
Bilthoven, Utrecht, Netherlands |
Fr. |
D |
| Holly Eddins |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
Seffner, Fla. |
So. |
GK |
| Priscilla Garcia |
Southwest (N.M.) |
El Paso, Texas |
Jr. |
F |
| Becca Mindling |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
So. |
D |
| Mackenzie Selvius |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
So. |
MF |
| Morgan Marshall |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
Belleville, Mich. |
Sr. |
F |
| Tameir Grosvenor |
Texas Wesleyan |
DeSoto, Texas |
Jr. |
F |
| Kayla Peterson |
The Master's (Calif.) |
Federal Way, Wash. |
Sr. |
D |
| Kyndel Borman |
The Master's (Calif.) |
Clovis, Calif. |
So. |
F |
| Kaleigh Van Elst |
Trinity Christian (Ill.) |
Grandville, Mich. |
Jr. |
D |
| Selah Hopkins |
Trinity Christian (Ill.) |
Bowmanville, Ontario |
So. |
F |
| Anna Gignilliat |
USC Beaufort (S.C.) |
Mt. Pleasant, S.C. |
Sr. |
F |
| Haley Magana |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
Los Alamitos, Calif. |
Jr. |
GK |
| Gabi Haw |
Westmont (Calif.) |
Costa Mesa, Calif. |
Jr. |
GK |
| Anni Rusanen |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Espoo, Finland |
So. |
MF |
| Veronica Herrera |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Caracas, Venezuela |
Jr. |
D |