KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2021 NAIA Women’s Soccer All-America Team was announced on Wednesday by the national office. 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.
Six Cascade Collegiate Conference student-athletes were named to the All-America Teams, with Oregon Tech’s Alyx Burkhartzmeyer leading the charge with a first-team selection. Mehana Ortiz joined her teammate with Honorable Mention, along with College of Idaho’s Lilly Schlake, Corban University’s Maria-Frances Serrant and Juliana Pires, and Eastern Oregon University’s Sarah Mitchell.
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Hometown |
Year |
Position |
| Sandra Jakobsen |
Central Methodist |
Svendborg, Denmark |
So. |
Midfielder |
| Andrea Villar |
Central Methodist |
Madrid, Spain |
Sr. |
Forward |
| Maja Henriksson |
Keiser (Fla.) |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
So. |
Defender |
| Erin Oleksak |
Marian (Ind.) |
Palatine, Ill. |
Jr. |
Forward |
| Alyx Burkhartzmeyer |
Oregon Tech |
West Linn, Ore. |
Jr. |
Goalkeeper |
| Becca Mindling |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
Sr. |
Defender |
| Yuki Watari |
Tennessee Southern |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Jr. |
Midfielder |
| Adisa Amang |
Tennessee Southern |
Kumba, Cameroon |
Sr. |
Forward |
| Keito Ido |
Tennessee Southern |
Tokyo, Japan |
Fr. |
Forward |
| Veronica Herrera |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Caracas, Venezuela |
Sr. |
Defender |
| Ana Paula Santos |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Sr. |
Midfielder |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Hometown |
Year |
Position |
| Merin McDermott |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
Grandville, Mich. |
Sr. |
Defender |
| Hannah Crum |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
Waterford, Mich. |
Sr. |
Forward |
| Laura Riesenbeck |
Central Methodist |
Beverstedt, Germany |
Jr. |
Defender |
| Aubrey Mendez |
John Brown (Ark.) |
Chino, Calif. |
Jr. |
Defender |
| Kyoka Koshijima |
Keiser (Fla.) |
Kanazawa City, Japan |
Jr. |
Midfielder |
| Emily Ponstein |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
Hudsonville, Mich. |
Sr. |
Goalkeeper |
| Mackenzie Selvius |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
Sr. |
Midfielder |
| Madison Marshall |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
Belleville, Mich. |
Sr. |
Forward |
| Suzuho Yamasaki |
Tennessee Southern |
Kagawa, Japan |
Sr. |
Midfielder |
| Estelle Badoedana Ekada |
Tennessee Southern |
Ombessa, Cameroon |
Jr. |
Forward |
| Anni Rusanen |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Espoo, Finland |
Jr. |
Midfielder |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Hometown |
Year |
Position |
| Alicia Zamora |
Central Methodist |
Valladolid, Spain |
So. |
Defender |
| Marcella Helena |
Central Methodist |
Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Fr. |
Midfielder |
| Ryan Winingham |
John Brown (Ark.) |
Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
So. |
Midfielder |
| Yudaya Nakayenze |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Kampala, Uganda |
Sr. |
Midfielder |
| Sydney Genatempo |
Marian (Ind.) |
Westfield, Ind. |
Sr. |
Defender |
| Marjolen Nekesa |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Sr. |
Forward |
| Mackenzie Holub |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
Edmond, Okla. |
Jr. |
Forward |
| Hannah Logue |
Truett McConnell (Ga.) |
Fairfield, Pa. |
Sr. |
Forward |
| Taylie Scott |
Westmont (Calif.) |
Maple Grove, Minn. |
Jr. |
Defender |
| Jaina Eckert |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Newnan, Ga. |
Sr. |
Goalkeeper |
| Camila Pescatore |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Valencia, Venezuela |
Jr. |
Defender |
Honorable Mentions
| Name |
School |
Hometown |
Year |
Position |
| Ariana Garcia |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
Kentwood, Mich. |
Jr. |
Midfielder |
| Melissa Siegel |
Baker (Kan.) |
Endingen, Germany |
Jr. |
Forward |
| Emma Strecker |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
Columbus, Neb. |
Sr. |
Defender |
| Olivia Berry |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
Cedar Hill, Mo. |
Sr. |
Goalkeeper |
| Taylor Alkire |
Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
Poterville, Calif. |
Sr. |
Forward |
| Lily Schlake |
College of Idaho |
Meridian, Idaho |
Sr. |
Forward |
| Jewel Morelan |
Columbia (Mo.) |
Wentzville, Mo. |
Jr. |
Forward |
| Abigail Meyer |
Columbia (Mo.) |
St. Louis, Mo. |
Sr. |
Defender |
| Maria-Frances Serrant |
Corban |
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago |
Fr. |
Forward |
| Juliana Pires |
Corban |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Jr. |
Midfielder |
| Marie Bathe |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
Freiburg, Germany |
So. |
Midfielder |
| Jayden Boelter |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Hebron, Ky. |
Fr. |
Forward |
| Sarah Mitchell |
Eastern Oregon |
Palmdale, Calif. |
Sr. |
Defender |
| Mackenzie Osther |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
San Diego, Calif. |
Sr. |
Goalkeeper |
| Haley Harris |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
Tucson, Ariz. |
So. |
Midfielder |
| Sierra Vicente |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
Sr. |
Forward |
| Addie Adame |
Georgia Gwinnett |
Lilburn, Ga. |
Jr. |
Midfielder |
| Joy Mertzig |
Georgia Gwinnett |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Jr. |
Defender |
| Alexis Larimore |
Grace (Ind.) |
Bunkie, La. |
Sr. |
Midfielder |
| Madison Tuma |
Grace (Ind.) |
Rochester, Minn. |
Jr. |
Forward |
| Ofelia Sosa Cruz |
Hope Int’l (Calif.) |
Huntington Beach, Calif. |
Sr. |
Forward |
| Luli Bethencourt |
Hope Int’l (Calif.) |
Brea, Calif. |
Sr. |
Midfielder |
| Clois Jones |
Indiana Wesleyan |
Bakersfield, Calif. |
Sr. |
Defender |
| Sydney Brown |
Indiana Wesleyan |
Hilliard, Ohio |
Jr. |
Forward |
| Hope Stacker |
Indiana Wesleyan |
Goshen, Ind. |
So. |
Goalkeeper |
| Kamryn Fiscus |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
Yakima, Wash. |
Jr. |
Midfielder |
| Caitlyn Logan |
John Brown (Ark.) |
Charlotte, N.C. |
Sr. |
Goalkeeper |
| Marissa Fetters |
Judson (Ill.) |
Crystal Lake, Ill. |
Sr. |
Goalkeeper |
| Alondra Blanco |
Judson (Ill.) |
Streamwood, Ill. |
Sr. |
Forward |
| Grace McClellan |
Keiser (Fla.) |
Southside, Ala. |
Fr. |
Goalkeeper |
| Maya Caon |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Loria, Italy |
Fr. |
Goalkeeper |
| Martina Terra |
Louisiana Christian |
San Jacinto, Uruguay |
Fr. |
Forward |
| Allie Schlom |
Marian (Ind.) |
Missouri City, Texas |
Jr. |
Midfielder |
| Marissa Marquez |
Marymount California |
La Mirada, Calif. |
Fr. |
Defender |
| Miagh Downey |
Middle Georgia State |
Colchester, England |
Sr. |
Forward |
| Morgan Dierks |
Missouri Valley |
Kansas City, Kan. |
Jr. |
Midfielder |
| Natalia Ruiz |
Missouri Valley |
Bogota, Colombia |
Jr. |
Defender |
| Sarah Finn |
Morningside (Iowa) |
Tampa, Fla. |
Sr. |
Goalkeeper |
| Ariana Mondiri |
Northwestern Ohio |
Evry, France |
So. |
Forward |
| Laura Maria |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
Tubarao, Brazil |
Sr. |
Forward |
| Ruth Khasoha |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Sr. |
Defender |
| Abbey Cash |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
Gardner, Ill. |
Jr. |
Defender |
| Mehana Ortiz |
Oregon Tech |
Mililani, Hawai'i |
So. |
Forward |
| Cassidi Calzaretta |
Ottawa (Ariz.) |
Redlands, Calif. |
Jr. |
Forward |
| Lauren Akemon |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
Rome, Ga. |
Fr. |
Forward |
| Chase Davis |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
Huntington, W.Va. |
Sr. |
Forward |
| Berglind Baldursdottir |
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
Kopavogur, Iceland |
So. |
Midfielder |
| Sydney Chura |
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
Milford, Mich. |
Fr. |
Forward |
| Emma Rice |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
Norman, Okla. |
Jr. |
Forward |
| Shara Randez |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
Afaro, Spain |
Sr. |
Midfielder |
| Aisha Solorzano |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Sr. |
Forward |
| Priscilla Garcia |
Southwest (N.M.) |
El Paso, Texas |
Sr. |
Forward |
| Ariana Stoltzfus |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
Goshen, Ind. |
Jr. |
Defender |
| Morgan Wahlen |
St. Ambrose (Iowa) |
Batavia, Ill. |
Sr. |
Midfielder |
| Leonie Weide |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
Goosefeld, Germany |
Sr. |
Defender |
| Gabby Kennedy |
Tennessee Southern |
Homer, Ga. |
Sr. |
Goalkeeper |
| Lexi Baker |
The Master's (Calif.) |
Chino Hills, Calif. |
Sr. |
Defender |
| Brianna Uhl |
Trinity Christian (Ill.) |
Upland, Calif. |
Sr. |
Forward |
| Eliska Dvorakova |
Truett McConnell (Ga.) |
Lethorad, Czech Republic |
So. |
Midfielder |
| Jenn Salinger |
UC Merced (Calif.) |
Elk Grove, Calif. |
Sr. |
Forward |
| Isabella Spiva |
UC Merced (Calif.) |
Merced, Calif. |
Jr. |
Defender |
| Shayna Stock |
Westmont (Calif.) |
Redondo Beach, Calif. |
Fr. |
Defender |
| Teagan Matye |
Westmont (Calif.) |
Roseville, Calif. |
Sr. |
Midfielder |
| Laurie Potvin |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Quebec City, Canada |
Sr. |
Defender |
| Maria Corral Pinon |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Galicia, Spain |
So. |
Midfielder |
| Mariangela Jimenez |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Puerto Cabello, Venezuela |
Fr. |
Forward |