KANSAS CITY, Mo. -The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2011 Women’s Soccer All-America teams on Monday. Three teams are selected and composed of 13 players, which were selected by the All-America committee.
Jamie Achten of Lee (Tenn.) was named Player of the Year for the second-consecutive season. The senior forward capped off her career by helping the Lady Flames become the first program to ever win four-straight national championships as they defeated Concordia (Ore.), 3-0, on Dec. 3. During her four years playing in the event, Achten has set a trio of individual championship records and been a part of two team records. She finished the season ranked among the nation’s top 30 in eight offensive statistical categories, including first in total assists (26) and assists per game (1.04). Achten was third in total points (70), seventh in points per game (2.80) and 10th in total goals (22).
Achten is the second player to earn the distinction in back-to-back seasons, matching Westmont’s (Calif.) Kristi Sullivan (2002, 03). She also becomes the first four-time All-American in Lee women’s soccer history, as she was a First-Team pick in 2008, 2010 and 2011, along with a Second-Team honor in 2009.
Also headlining the All-America selections are three-time honorees Ida Gregersen and Mia Persson of Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) and Concordia’s (Ore.) Brittany Orr. Eight other players earned their second All-America nod, while 27 others tallied their first All-America status.
The 2011 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coach of the Year will be announced at the National Soccer Coaches’ Association of America (NSCAA) National Convention held in Kansas City in mid-January.
| FIRST TEAM |
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| POS. | NAME |
SCHOOL | YR. | HOMETOWN |
| F | Jamie Achten$*^ | Lee (Tenn.) | Sr. | Franklin, Tenn. |
| F | Ida Gregersen$^ | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Sr. | Randers, Denmark |
| F | Helen Lynskey | Northwood (Fla.) | So. | Sheffield, England |
| F | Florence Dadson | Robert Morris (Ill.) | So. | Cape Coast, Ghana |
| MF | Mia Persson*^ | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Jr. | Sjobo, Sweden |
| MF | Janel Schmitt^ | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | Sr. | Geneva, Ill. |
| MF | Markie Gleason^ | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | Jr. | Lake Forest, Calif. |
| MF | Leah Fortune | Lee (Tenn.) | So. | West Chicago, Ill. |
| D | Brittany Orr*^ | Concordia (Ore.) | Sr. | Federal Way, Wash. |
| D | Amy Cochran | Lee (Tenn.) | Jr. | Yorba Linda, Calif. |
| D | Patricia Nielsen^ | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Jr. | Ribe, Denmark |
| D | Erica Wessels | Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) | Sr. | San Diego, Calif. |
| GK | Kaycee Gunion^ | Cal State San Marcos | Sr. | Santee, Calif. |
| SECOND TEAM |
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| POS. | NAME |
SCHOOL | YR. | HOMETOWN |
| F | Ode Fulutidulu | Lee (Tenn.) | So. | Capetown, South Africa |
| F | Katie Pedlowe | Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) | Sr. | San Ramon, Calif. |
| F | Mor Efraim | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | Jr. | Nevatim, Israel |
| F | Allison Doyle^ | Trinity Christian (Ill.) | Sr. | New Lennox, Ill. |
| MF | Brittany Flannigan^ | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | Sr. | El Dorado Hills, Calif. |
| MF | Jennifer Lerner | Hastings (Neb.) | So. | Elkhorn, Neb. |
| MF | Jackie Hendrickson | Concordia (Ore.) | Sr. | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| MF | Laura Thacker | Lee (Tenn.) | Fr. | Norwich, England |
| D | Keeler Topping | Houghton (N.Y.) | Sr. | Pittsford, N.Y. |
| D | Molly Lavin | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | Jr. | Redmond, Wash. |
| D | Tova Torstensen^ | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | So. | Stockholm, Sweden |
| D | Rebecca Glisan | Hastings (Neb.) | Sr. | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| GK | Tiffany Kracey* | Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) | Jr. | La Habra, Calif. |
| THIRD TEAM |
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| POS. | NAME |
SCHOOL | YR. | HOMETOWN |
| F | Ashley Correa | Westmont (Calif.) | Jr. | Lynwood, Wash. |
| F | Martine Olsen | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | So. | Hosle, Norway |
| F | Alix Schiraldi | Baker (Kan.) | Sr. | Lenexa, Kan. |
| F | Alex Thomas | Concordia (Ore.) | Jr. | Wilsonville, Ore. |
| MF | Jordan Dolbin | Baker (Kan.) | Jr. | La Mirada, Calif. |
| MF | Kallie Caldwell | Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) | Jr. | Coronado, Calif. |
| MF | Samira Suleman | Robert Morris (Ill.) | So. | Takoradi, Calif. |
| MF | Karly Linton | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | So. | Midland, Mich. |
| D | Jenna Schiller | Judson (Ill.) | Jr. | Hawthorn Woods, Ill. |
| D | Danielle Lea | Texas at Brownsville | Fr. | Manchester, England |
| D | Alison Hensley | Westmont (Calif.) | So. | Huntington Beach, Calif. |
| D | Stephanie Cummins | Northwest (Wash.) | Sr. | Renton, Wash. |
| GK | Lorna Brownlee | Mobile (Ala.) | Sr. | Glasgow, Scotland |
$ denotes 2008 All-American
* denotes 2009 All-American
^ denotes 2010 All-American
| HONORABLE MENTION |
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| NAME |
SCHOOL |
| Jamie Tomaszewski | Aquinas (Mich.) |
| Kelsey Duley | Aquinas (Mich.) |
| Rachel Harding | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
| Margaret Dupes | Baker (Kan.) |
| Meredith Shuman | Bellevue (Neb.) |
| Madison Wiles | Bethel (Kan.) |
| Erin Frushon | Biola (Calif.) |
| Jessica Austin | Biola (Calif.) |
| Lauren Johnson | Cal State San Marcos |
| Shelby Bush | Cal State San Marcos |
| Tori Talbutt | Concordia (Ore.) |
| Audrey McKay | Concordia (Calif.) |
| Audrey Sullivan | Corban (Ore.) |
| Lindsay Miller | Daemen (N.Y.) |
| Sam Engel | Daemen (N.Y.) |
| Bjorg Olafs | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
| Cecile Henriksen | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
| Valerie Obita | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
| Jessica Monarch | Faulkner (Ala.) |
| Jae Slocum | Fresno Pacific (Calif.) |
| Jocelyn Evans | Grace (Ind.) |
| Gisela Arrieta | Graceland (Iowa) |
| Karina Vega | Graceland (Iowa) |
| Jordyn Thompson | Grand View (Iowa) |
| Fernanda Miaci | Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) |
| Jessica Carlson | Hastings (Neb.) |
| Tenaya Howsden | Hastings (Neb.) |
| Jennifer Hudson | Houghton (N.Y.) |
| Kylie Dial | Indiana Wesleyan |
| Jenna Steffensen | Judson (Ill.) |
| Yadira Toraya | Kansas Wesleyan |
| Ashley Aragona | Lee (Tenn.) |
| Caroline Scales | Lee (Tenn.) |
| Elizabet Madjarac | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| Laerke Lillelund Michealsen | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| Nikki Schmidt | Marian (Ind.) |
| Sam Cook | Marian (Ind.) |
| Hannah Martin | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
| Yalu Borbolla | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
| Nicola Hermes | Midland (Neb.) |
| Christy Lachapelle | Mobile (Ala.) |
| Olivia Maddox | Mobile (Ala.) |
| Rebeka Counce | Mobile (Ala.) |
| Challyn Dobson | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
| Matilda Ojaniemi | Northwood (Fla.) |
| Natalie Carter | Northwood (Texas) |
| Meghan McMahon | Oklahoma City |
| Rachel Kilbry | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
| Wendy Espejel | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
| Dana Hemmingsen | Park (Mo.) |
| Katherine Amatulli | Reinhardt (Ga.) |
| Linda Eshun | Robert Morris (Ill.) |
| Lauren Brophy | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
| Katelyn LeRoux | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
| Callie Cooper | Science & Arts (Okla.) |
| Hannah Ulrich | Siena Heights (Mich.) |
| Jackie Acevedo | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
| Stephanie Carr | Southern Oregon |
| Maegan Smith | Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
| Grace Ripslinger | St. Ambrose (Iowa) |
| Jessica Watton | Texas Wesleyan |
| Laura Luis | Texas at Brownsville |
| Bobbie Roberts | The Master's (Calif.) |
| Diana Anderson | Trinity International (Ill.) |
| Hayle Swinson | Truett-McConnell (Ga.) |
| Sarah Swenson | Westminster (Utah) |
| Jacque Cassell | William Jessup (Calif.) |
