Crossroads League Announces Women’s Soccer Award Winners
AVON, Ohio – The Crossroads League announced its 2017 Women’s Soccer All-League Team on Tuesday, just three days after Spring Arbor added the CL Tournament Championship to its regular season title.
SAU was well represented on the list, taking four of the six major awards and securing six of the 25 spots on the 2017 First-Team All-Crossroads League list. Jason Crist was named the CL Coach of the Year, with Bethany Balcer being voted the CL Player of the Year, Aubrey Schierbeek the CL Offensive Player of the Year and Sarah Klunder the CL Defensive Player of the Year.
Maria Farmer and Catherine Schmidt of Marian claimed the remaining two top honors, with Farmer receiving the CL Midfield Player-of-the-Year award and Schmidt earning CL Newcomer-of-the-Year honors.
2017 Crossroads League Player of the Year
Bethany Balcer, Spring Arbor
2017 Crossroads League Offensive Player of the Year
Aubrey Schierbeek, Spring Arbor
2017 Crossroads League Defensive Player of the Year
Sarah Klunder, Spring Arbor
2017 Crossroads League Midfield Player of the Year
Maria Famer, Marian
2017 Crossroads League Newcomer of the Year
Catherine Schmidt, Marian
2017 Crossroads League Coach of the Year
Jason Crist, Spring Arbor
2017 First-Team All-Crossroads League
Amanda Annee, Marian
Bethany Balcer, Spring Arbor
Casandra Besteman, Spring Arbor
Kellie Cavanaugh, Marian
Courtney Denney, Marian
Maria Farmer, Marian
Lexis Garcia, Indiana Wesleyan
Megan Kammer, Taylor
Sarah Klunder, Spring Arbor
MaTea Knispel, Huntington
Amberly Knox, Mount Vernon Nazarene
Jacquelyn Martin, Spring Arbor
Madison Miller, Indiana Wesleyan
Savannah Porter, Taylor
Regina Rudder, Mount Vernon Nazarene
Tia Sanford, Indiana Wesleyan
Aubrey Schierbeek, Spring Arbor
Catherine Schmidt, Marian
Abby Schue, Grace
Alex Seabeck, Indiana Wesleyan
Brandi Spear, Huntington
Ashley Timmons, Spring Arbor
Hannah Tkacz, Grace
Allison Vroon, Grace
Bailey Zehr, Taylor
2017 Honorable Mention All-Crossroads League
Madison Abbott, Indiana Wesleyan
Katie Baer, Goshen
Brey Baltazar, Saint Francis
Paige Coolman, Huntington
Rachel Graver, Mount Vernon Nazarene
Kama Hardy, Bethel
Rebecca Kanpol, Bethel
Hannah Mummert, Marian
Olivia Schmidt, Indiana Wesleyan
Alexa Siegel, Saint Francis
Alexa Skal, Mount Vernon Nazarene
Carolina Villalobos Palacios, Goshen