2019 SEC Soccer Awards announced



Photo: Jimmy Mitchell

Birmingham, Ala. - The Southeastern Conference unveiled its soccer coaches' postseason awards Sunday to cap off another exciting season of SEC soccer.

Arkansas' Colby Hale earned SEC Coach of the Year honors after leading the Razorbacks to their first-ever SEC Championship with an 8-1-1 record. The Razorbacks are currently ranked No. 6 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll - the highest ranking in school history.

Alabama's Nealy Martin, Mississippi State's Makayla Waldner and Missouri's Sarah Luebbert were voted SEC co-Scholar Athletes of the Year. Martin, a senior defender who has started every game this year, owns a 4.0 grade point average in chemical engineering. Waldner, a senior forward who owns MSU's career record for game-winning goals, has a 3.60 grade point average in mechanical engineering. A four-time All-SEC forward, Luebbert has a 3.72 grade point average in mathematics.

Texas A&M's Ally Watt was named SEC Forward of the Year after leading the league with 10 goals and 22 points in conference games.

Texas A&M's Jimena Lopez, who ranks second in the nation with 13 total assists, was selected as SEC Midfielder of the Year.

Arkansas' Haley VanFossen and South Carolina's Grace Fisk were voted SEC co-Defenders of the Year. VanFossen and Fisk each anchor the two stingiest defenses in the league as the Gamecocks allowed only four goals in league play while the Razorbacks only gave up five goals.

A three-time first team All-SEC selection, South Carolina's Mikayla Krzeczowski was picked as the SEC Goalkeeper of the Year. Krzeczowski's 44 career shutouts are the 14th most in NCAA Division I history.

Arkansas' Anna Podojil was awarded SEC Freshman of the Year after ranking second in goals scored (7) and points (17) against conference opponents.

First-team and second-team All-SEC honorees, All-Freshman team in addition to the individual awards were chosen by the league's 14 coaches. Ties were not broken.

2019 SEC Soccer Awards

First Team All-SEC

Forward: Parker Goins, Arkansas

Forward: Anna Podojil, Arkansas

Forward: Channing Foster, Ole Miss

Forward: Sarah Luebbert, Missouri

Forward: Ally Watt, Texas A&M

Midfielder: Reyna Reyes, Alabama

Midfielder: Taylor Malham, Arkansas

Midfielder: Parker Roberts, Florida

Midfielder: Makayla Waldner, Mississippi State

Midfielder: Jimena Lopez, Texas A&M

Defender: Haley VanFossen, Arkansas

Defender: Julia Lester, Florida

Defender: Grace Fisk, South Carolina

Defender: Maya Neal, Tennessee

Goalkeeper: Mikayla Krzeczowski, South Carolina

At-Large: Kayla Bruster, Georgia

At-Large: MA Vignola, Tennessee

Second Team All-SEC

Forward: Casey Wertz, Alabama

Forward: Vanessa Kara, Florida

Forward: Kit Loferski, Florida

Forward: Haley Hopkins, Vanderbilt

Midfielder: Bri Folds, Auburn

Midfielder: Lauren Chang, South Carolina

Midfielder: Jyllissa Harris, South Carolina

Midfielder: Katie Cousins, Tennessee

Midfielder: Maddie Elwell, Vanderbilt

Midfielder: Grace Jackson, Vanderbilt

Defender: Brynn Martin, Alabama

Defender: Bryana Hunter, Arkansas

Defender: Anna Patten, South Carolina

Defender: Briana Alston, Texas A&M

Defender: Nia Dorsey, Vanderbilt

Defender: Ella Shamburger, Vanderbilt

Goalkeeper: Katie Lund, Arkansas

At-Large: Maddie Moreau, LSU

All-Freshman Team

Carlee Giammona, Alabama

Reyna Reyes, Alabama

Anna Podojil, Arkansas

Sydney Richards, Auburn

Kouri Peace, Florida

Chloe Chapman, Georgia

Hannah Richardson, Kentucky

Maddie Moreau, LSU

Mo O'Connor, Ole Miss

Samantha Chang, South Carolina

Lindsey Romig, Tennessee

Katie Smith, Texas A&M

Coach of the Year

Colby Hale, Arkansas

Forward of the Year

Ally Watt, Texas A&M

Midfielder of the Year

Jimena Lopez, Texas A&M

Co-Defenders of the Year

Haley VanFossen, Arkansas

Grace Fisk, South Carolina

Goalkeeper of the Year

Mikayla Krzeczowski, South Carolina

Freshman of the Year

Anna Podojil, Arkansas

Co-Scholar-Athletes of the Year

Nealy Martin, Alabama

MaKayla Waldner, Mississippi State

Sarah Luebbert, Missouri