2024 NAIA Women’s Soccer All-Americans and Player of the Year Announced

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2024 NAIA Women’s Soccer All-Americans and Player of the Year Announced

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2024 NAIA Women’s Soccer All-America Team was announced on Monday as Jayden Boelter from Cumberlands (Ky.) was named the 2024 NAIA Player of the Year. The NAIA All-America Committee consists of the NAIA-Women’s Soccer Coaches Association officers and seven additional women’s soccer coaches.

Boelter took the field in 19 games for the Patriots this season, starting in 16 of those scoring 30 goals on 78 shots. She tallied 66 total points for seventh in the nation but ranked first in game-winning goals with ten. The Mid-South Conference Player of the Year scored 30 goals for UC with 50 shots on goal during the season.

Overall, Tennessee Southern led all teams with six All-Americans; followed by Cumberlands (Ky.) with five, and College of Idaho, Keiser (Fla.), SCAD Savannah (Ga.), Columbia (Mo.), John Brown (Ark.), and William Carey (Miss.) with four honorees.

The 2024 Select Sport America-NAIA Women’s Soccer National Coach of the Year will be announced in January.

 

FIRST TEAM

NAME INSTITUTION POSITION CLASS HOMETOWN
Natalie Allison Columbia (Mo.) GK So. Jefferson City, Mo.
Marely Fonseca John Brown (Ark.) GK Fr. San José, Costa Rica
Hikaru Uchida Tennessee Southern DEF So. Yokohama, Japan
Rita Aguye Cumberlands (Ky.) DEF Sr. Barcelona, Spain
Georgia Little Keiser (Fla.) DEF Jr. Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Lauren Jones William Carey (Miss.) DEF Sr. Hattiesburg, Miss.
Delfina Zolesio Columbia (Mo.) MID Sr. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nao Katamoto Tennessee Southern MID So. Osaka, Japan
Maeva Lichtensteiger Aquinas (Mich.) MID Sr. Monkton, Ontario, Canada
Ida Akesson SCAD Savannah (Ga.) MID Jr. Lund, Sweden
Christina Salmon William Carey (Miss.) FWD Sr. Kingston, Jamaica
Keito Ido Tennessee Southern FWD Jr. Tokyo, Japan
Sydney Chura SCAD Savannah (Ga.) FWD Sr. Milford, Mich.
Jayden Boelter Cumberlands (Ky.) FWD Sr. Hebron, Ky.
Lauren Riley Keiser (Fla.) FWD Jr. Staffordshire, England

SECOND TEAM

NAME INSTITUTION POSITION CLASS HOMETOWN
Kayla Shuk Aquinas (Mich.) GK Jr. Monkton, Ontario, Canada
Georgia Martell Cumberlands (KY) GK Sr. Brisbane, Australia
Kamilia Tayebi Tennessee Southern DEF So. Casablanca, Morocco
Marta Carrasco Mesa Missouri Valley DEF Jr. Sevilla, Spain
Ola Orelesi Georgia Gwinnett DEF Sr. Grayson, Ga.
Renny Buchanan John Brown (Ark.) DEF Sr. Brentwood, Calif.
Karen Vilau William Carey (Miss.) MID Jr. Caracas, Venezuela
Esalenna Galekhutle William Carey (Miss.) MID Sr. Gaborone, Botswana
Thayline Teixeira MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) MID Jr. Porto Alegre, Brazil
Carola Fontan Cumberlands (Ky.) MID Jr. Les Franqueses del Valles, Spain
Rae Yoshioka Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) MID Sr. Pearl City, Hawaii
Layla Brown Marian (Ind.) FWD Sr. Fishers, Ind.
Lauren Walter John Brown (Ark.) FWD Sr. Centennial, Colo.
Marina Nawa Tennessee Southern FWD Sr. Shizuoka, Japan
Eden Makaafi College of Idaho FWD Jr. Boise, Idaho

THIRD TEAM

NAME INSTITUTION POSITION CLASS HOMETOWN
Annabelle Ruckle Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) GK Sr. Phoenix, Ariz.
Ayano Kurosawa Georgia Gwinnett GK Jr. Sagamihara, Japan
Julia Forslund Keiser (Fla.) DEF Sr. Skelleftea, Sweden
Grace Winegar Columbia (Mo.) DEF Sr. Jefferson City, Mo.
Isabel DeVille College of Idaho DEF Sr. Fontana, Calif.
Elise Lofnertz Oklahoma Wesleyan DEF So. Landvetter, Sweden
Olaya Blanco Cumberlands (Ky.) DEF Sr. Ponferrada, Leon
Ilse de Jong Science and Arts (Okla.) DEF So. Grootebroek, The Netherlands
Jysabella Tolentino Westcliff (Calif.) DEF Jr. Reseda, Calif.
Luci Schroeder Xavier (La.) MID Sr. Samtens, Germany
Julia Lambert John Brown (Ark.) MID So. Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Ines Sommer SCAD Savannah (Ga.) MID Sr. Lisbon, Portugal
Kyndra Lyons College of Idaho MID Jr. Meridian, Idaho
Ellen Maund Keiser (Fla.) MID Sr. Skelleftea, Sweden
Larissa Wegner College of Idaho MID Sr. Meridian, Idaho
Christiane Sundstrom Hope International (Calif.) MID Gr. Placentia, Calif.
Eliska Dvorakova Truett-McConnell (Ga.) MID Sr. Lethorad, Czech Republic
Kaitlyn Brunson St. Ambrose (Iowa) FWD Sr. Marion, Iowa
Tania Mocholi Oklahoma Wesleyan FWD Sr. Valencia, Spain
Riley Porter Columbia (Mo.) FWD Sr. Kansas City, Kan.
Abigail Siddall SCAD Savannah (Ga.) FWD Sr. Grosse Pointe, Mich.
Maclani Michael Tennessee Southern FWD Jr. South Canterbury, New Zealand
Macey Woolcock Oakland City (Ind.) FWD Jr. Essex, England
Karinna Tel Dordt (Iowa) FWD Jr. Puyallup, Wash.

 

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