Seven Warriors Earn KCAC Women's Soccer Scholar-Athlete
WICHITA, Kan. – The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) and Barnes & Noble College are pleased to announce that 141 women's soccer student-athletes have been named 2023 KCAC Scholar-Athletes. Barnes & Noble College is the official sponsor of KCAC Scholar-Athlete and Scholar Team awards, and is the official campus bookstore and course material provider of the KCAC.
Southwestern College leads the conference with 19 athletes earning the scholar-athlete distinction. Evangel University has 15 honorees, followed by Kansas Wesleyan University with 14. Friends University and Tabor College each have 13 scholar-athletes. Ottawa University has ten honorees, and McPherson College and the University of Saint Mary each have nine. Avila University, Bethel College, Sterling College, and York University each have seven scholar-athletes. Oklahoma Wesleyan University has six honorees, and Bethany College has five.
The All-KCAC Scholar-Athlete Academic Award recognizes excellence in the classroom by KCAC member student-athletes who:
- are sophomores or above in academic standing at the beginning of the semester in which they compete.
- carry a minimum 3.250 cumulative GPA at the beginning of the semester in which they compete.
- student-athletes must appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended one full year at the KCAC institution to be eligible.
The 2023 KCAC Women's Soccer Scholar-Athletes are:
|
NAME |
INSTITUTION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
|
Annika Holtorf |
Avila University |
So. |
Oak Grove, Mo. |
|
Allyssa Marti |
Avila University |
So. |
Branson, Mo. |
|
Ava Marti |
Avila University |
So. |
Branson, Mo. |
|
Kenan Ebel |
Avila University |
Jr. |
Kansas City, Mo. |
|
Suzie Lopez |
Avila University |
Sr. |
Kansas City, Kan. |
|
Emily Nachbar |
Avila University |
Jr. |
Leavenworth, Kan. |
|
Megan Nugent |
Avila University |
So. |
Shawnee, Kan. |
|
Jysell Sampedro |
Bethany College |
So. |
Houston, Texas |
|
Leonela Flores |
Bethany College |
Jr. |
Irving, Texas |
|
Ariana Hurley |
Bethany College |
So. |
Richmond, Texas |
|
Lainey Brown |
Bethany College |
So. |
Salina, Kan. |
|
Mackenzie Nutter |
Bethany College |
So. |
Salina, Kan. |
|
Madison Bliss |
Bethel College |
Jr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
|
Gabriella Fields |
Bethel College |
Jr. |
Tulsa, Okla. |
|
Katherine Friesen Birky |
Bethel College |
Jr. |
Denver, Colo. |
|
Taylor Dashney |
Bethel College |
Sr. |
Edmond, Okla. |
|
Claire Hedlund |
Bethel College |
Sr. |
McPherson, Kan. |
|
Kelsie Kreutzer |
Bethel College |
Sr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
|
Sydney Brown |
Bethel College |
Sr. |
Keller, Texas |
|
Alexa-Marie Campbell |
Evangel University |
Sr. |
Kansas City, Mo. |
|
Sophia Weeks |
Evangel University |
Jr. |
Sherwood, Ark. |
|
Rylee Clapp |
Evangel University |
So. |
Fairfax, Okla. |
|
Sarah Wilkins |
Evangel University |
So. |
Skiatook, Okla. |
|
Athena DeMera |
Evangel University |
Jr. |
Ash Grove, Mo. |
|
Kylee McKay |
Evangel University |
So. |
St. Louis, Mo. |
|
Chloe Hancock |
Evangel University |
Sr. |
Hesperia, Calif. |
|
Anna Krueger |
Evangel University |
Sr. |
Granite City, Ill. |
|
Reese Hertel |
Evangel University |
So. |
Springfield, Mo. |
|
Dajah Boykin |
Evangel University |
Sr. |
Allen, Texas |
|
Lori-Ann McClellan |
Evangel University |
So. |
Rogersville, Mo. |
|
Macy Riek |
Evangel University |
Sr. |
St. Louis, Mo. |
|
Haven Stanley |
Evangel University |
Jr. |
Webb City, Mo. |
|
Brooke Turner |
Evangel University |
So. |
Springfield, Mo. |
|
Maddy Wanner |
Evangel University |
Jr. |
Springfield, Mo. |
|
Natalie Amaya |
Friends University |
Jr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
|
Bayli Waters |
Friends University |
Grad. |
Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
|
Emma Reeves |
Friends University |
So. |
Choctaw, Okla. |
|
Shi'Amber Boyer |
Friends University |
Sr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
|
Gianna Honda |
Friends University |
So. |
Irvine, Calif. |
|
Eliya Deckinger |
Friends University |
Sr. |
Andover, Kan. |
|
Lauryn Erickson |
Friends University |
Jr. |
Collinsville, Okla. |
|
Pilar Flores |
Friends University |
So. |
Hickory Creek, Texas |
|
Kylie Lewis |
Friends University |
Jr. |
McKinney, Texas |
|
Hanon Nakagami |
Friends University |
So. |
Urayasu City, Japan |
|
Yairee Perez |
Friends University |
Jr. |
Arlington, Texas |
|
Faith Smith |
Friends University |
Jr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
|
Hailey Stiverson |
Friends University |
Sr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
|
Allison Blumenthal |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
Temecula, Calif. |
|
Isabella Galvan |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
So. |
La Crescenta, Calif. |
|
Isabella Anderson |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
So. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
|
Maleia Jackson |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
Belton, Mo. |
|
Sara Wall |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
So. |
Amarillo, Texas |
|
Zitlally Huerta |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
Wilmington, Calif. |
|
Alexandra Muro |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
So. |
Arcadia, Calif. |
|
Caitlyn Carlos |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
Yucaipa, Calif. |
|
Avery Smith |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
Leawood, Kan. |
|
Briannah Carrillo |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
Maywood, Calif. |
|
Hanna Castro |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
So. |
McKinney, Texas |
|
Leoni Enzlmuller |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
Linz, Austria |
|
Taryn Taylor |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
Lawton, Okla. |
|
Valeria Lara |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
So. |
Salina, Kan. |
|
Lauren Kunda |
McPherson College |
Sr. |
Claremont, Calif. |
|
Lauren Machado |
McPherson College |
Jr. |
Elizabeth, Colo. |
|
Alih Magana |
McPherson College |
Sr. |
Hutchinson, Kan. |
|
Gabrielle Martin |
McPherson College |
So. |
Norman, Okla. |
|
Meghan Morris |
McPherson College |
Jr. |
Burleson, Texas |
|
Olivia Rodriguez |
McPherson College |
Jr. |
McPherson, Kan. |
|
Emily Segura |
McPherson College |
Sr. |
North Las Vegas, Nev. |
|
Kelcie Turner |
McPherson College |
Sr. |
Park City, Kan. |
|
Courtney Ward |
McPherson College |
Sr. |
Venus, Texas |
|
Liliana Perryman |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
Tulsa, Okla. |
|
Sunny Rasmussen |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
Temecula, Calif. |
|
Tania Mocholi |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
Valencia, Spain |
|
Ara Prieto |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
So. |
New Braunfels, Texas |
|
Jenna Vick |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
So. |
Frisco, Texas |
|
Aida Sanchez |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
Barcelona, Spain |
|
Kaymyn Brane |
Ottawa University |
Sr. |
Lee's Summit, Mo. |
|
Katla Gardarsdottir |
Ottawa University |
Jr. |
Reykjavik, Iceland |
|
Shaylee Miacolo |
Ottawa University |
Sr. |
Moses Lake, Wash. |
|
Ashby Owen |
Ottawa University |
Jr. |
Fountain Hills, Ariz. |
|
Samantha Pruett |
Ottawa University |
So. |
Lee's Summitc Mo. |
|
Alyssa Rutherford |
Ottawa University |
So. |
Gardner, Kan. |
|
Riley Smith |
Ottawa University |
So. |
Baldwin City, Kan. |
|
Jaycie Campbell |
Ottawa University |
Sr. |
Olathe, Kan. |
|
Nathalie Merts |
Ottawa University |
Sr. |
Zwaag, Noord-Holland, Netherlands |
|
Jessenia Velez |
Ottawa University |
Sr. |
Sussex, N.J. |
|
Sarah Akin |
Southwestern College |
So. |
Durant, Okla. |
|
Justyne Johnson |
Southwestern College |
Sr. |
Reno, Nev. |
|
Natalia Bak |
Southwestern College |
So. |
Bristol, England |
|
Bryanna Kuhn |
Southwestern College |
Sr. |
Black Hawk, S.D. |
|
Natalie Belanger |
Southwestern College |
So. |
Killeen, Texas |
|
Elisa Llamas |
Southwestern College |
Jr. |
New Braunfels, Texas |
|
Caitlyn Clark |
Southwestern College |
So. |
McAlester, Okla. |
|
Ana Llanos |
Southwestern College |
Sr. |
Flower Mound, Texas |
|
Cameryn Decker |
Southwestern College |
Jr. |
Alva, Okla. |
|
Jaidan Perez |
Southwestern College |
Sr. |
Little Elm, Texas |
|
Caitlin Estrin |
Southwestern College |
Sr. |
Palm Springs, Calif. |
|
Kate Stanton |
Southwestern College |
Jr. |
Winfield, Kan. |
|
Faith Fondoble |
Southwestern College |
So. |
Ellis, Kan. |
|
Lydia Travis |
Southwestern College |
Sr. |
Bellbrook, Ohio |
|
Lillian Grisso |
Southwestern College |
Sr. |
Murrieta, Calif. |
|
Kaitlyn Walker |
Southwestern College |
So. |
Wichita, Kan. |
|
Isabela Harrold |
Southwestern College |
Jr. |
Augusta, Kan. |
|
Ella Wiechman |
Southwestern College |
So. |
Valley Center, Kan. |
|
Courtney Heerwald |
Southwestern College |
So. |
Clinton, Okla. |
|
Sterling College |
Jr. |
Colorado Springs, Colo. |
|
|
Sterling College |
So. |
Floresville, Texas |
|
|
Sterling College |
Sr. |
Amarillo, Texas |
|
|
Sterling College |
So. |
Fort Myers, Fla. |
|
|
Sterling College |
So. |
Fountain, Colo. |
|
|
Sterling College |
Sr. |
Amarillo, Texas |
|
|
Sterling College |
Jr. |
Porac, Philippines |
|
|
Jami Dooley |
Tabor College |
Jr. |
Rowlett, Texas |
|
Kylee Bush |
Tabor College |
Jr. |
Liberty Hill, Texas |
|
Kyler Dunham |
Tabor College |
Sr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
|
Alia Hirschi |
Tabor College |
So. |
Sandy, Utah |
|
Payton Eskridge |
Tabor College |
Sr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
|
Raegan King |
Tabor College |
So. |
Wichita Falls, Kan. |
|
Natalie Goodman |
Tabor College |
Jr. |
Andover, Kan. |
|
Josie Simpson |
Tabor College |
Jr. |
Castle Rock, Colo. |
|
Sydney Takash |
Tabor College |
Sr. |
Galt, Calif. |
|
Riley Collins |
Tabor College |
Jr. |
Henderson, Nev. |
|
Mallorie Pearson |
Tabor College |
Jr. |
Salina, Kan. |
|
Ashly Johnson |
Tabor College |
Sr. |
Lee's Summit, Mo. |
|
Ardenn Myrie |
Tabor College |
Sr. |
Prosper, Texas |
|
Adriana Carnoali |
University of Saint Mary |
Sr. |
Leavenworth, Kan. |
|
McKenna Crady |
University of Saint Mary |
Sr. |
Topeka, Kan. |
|
Nanako Hallier |
University of Saint Mary |
Jr. |
Lenexa, Kan. |
|
Alexandra Maeda |
University of Saint Mary |
So. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
|
Jadyn McBurney |
University of Saint Mary |
Sr. |
Independence, Mo. |
|
Madison Sharp |
University of Saint Mary |
So. |
Kansas City, Mo. |
|
Kaylee Shaw |
University of Saint Mary |
Sr. |
Leavenworth, Kan. |
|
Katy St. Martin |
University of Saint Mary |
Sr. |
Clinton, Okla. |
|
Erin Walden |
University of Saint Mary |
Sr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
|
Giovanna Hespanha |
York University |
Sr. |
Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
|
Esperanza Villatoro |
York University |
Jr. |
Grand Island, Neb. |
|
McKenzie Stricker |
York University |
Jr. |
Broomfield, Colo. |
|
Gracie Reynolds |
York University |
So. |
Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
|
Nora Martin-Mora |
York University |
So. |
Barcelona, Spain |
|
Marilyn Silos |
York University |
Jr. |
Grand Island, Neb. |
|
Lia Krohe |
York University |
Sr. |
New Lenox, Ill. |
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