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Aikey, Lantz, Barnouw and Koger highlight 2025 Academic All-America® Women's Soccer teams
Four talented student-athletes lead 2025 Women's Soccer Academic All-America® teams; Lantz repeats as Team Member of the Year in Division II
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GREENWOOD, Indiana – College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced Wednesday the 2025 Academic All-America® women’s soccer teams for NCAA Division I-II-III and NAIA, headlined by Stanford University’s
Jasmine Aikey, Anna Lantz from Rockhurst University, MIT’s
Natalie Barnouw, and
Katie Koger of Marian University.
Aikey (Division I), Lantz (Division II), Barnouw (Division III) and Koger (NAIA) have each been named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year award winner for their respective divisions. Lantz is a two-time Division II women’s soccer winner.
NCAA Division I
Jasmine Aikey was named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for Division I, after being named to the first team in 2024 and the second team in 2023. A midfielder from Palo Alto, Calif., she recently helped lead Stanford to a national championship berth and made her third consecutive College Cup appearance. The senior carries a 3.97 GPA while pursuing a degree in computer science. She was named a finalist for the 2025 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy, the nation’s highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year. Aikey was named the 2025 TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Year and a United Soccer Coaches All-America first team selection. She was also named to the All-ACC First Team and was named the ACC Championship All-Tournament MVP. She led the Cardinal with 53 points, 21 goals, 11 assists, and seven game-winning goals. She also led Division I in points and ranked second nationally in game-winning goals and third in goals. Overall, she tallied at least one goal in 16 of her 25 matches to go along with five multi-goal games.
Fourteen of the 34 members of the Academic All-America® Division I women’s soccer teams boast a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The 11 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.90, with the entire Division I team holding a collective average GPA of 3.86.
Three other student-athletes join them as a repeat selection on the Academic All-America® Division I team,
Macy Blackburn (Texas Tech University),
Caroline Castans (University of Kansas), and
Faith Webber (Utah Valley University).
Annika Jost (U.S. Air Force Academy) becomes the first student-athlete from her women’s soccer program to earn Academic All-America® honors.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Sara Wojdelko |
Vanderbilt University |
Gr. |
3.54/4.00 |
Medicine Health & Society |
| D |
Macy Blackburn (2) |
Texas Tech University |
Gr. |
3.89/4.00 |
Media & Communications |
| D |
Elise Evans |
Stanford University |
Sr. |
3.77/3.50 |
Communication |
| D |
Caroline Castans (3) |
University of Kansas |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Marketing |
| D |
Ally Brown |
University of Tennessee |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Finance |
| M |
Kat Rader |
Duke University |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Psychology |
| M |
Drew Martin |
Western Michigan University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biomedical Sciences |
| M |
Erika Zschuppe |
FGCU |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Integrated Studies |
| F |
Jasmine Aikey (1)(5) |
Stanford University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Computer Science |
| F |
Seven Castain |
TCU |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Writing & Rhetoric |
| F |
Faith Webber (2) |
Utah Valley University |
Gr. |
3.95/4.00 |
Public Administration |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Faith Nguyen |
Texas Tech University |
Sr. |
4.00/3.50 |
Media & Communications Studies |
| D |
Heather Gilchrist |
Florida State University |
Sr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Business Administration (G) |
| D |
Lauren Eckerle |
South Dakota State |
Sr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Business Economics |
| D |
Ella Raimondi |
University of Dayton |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Civil Engineering |
| D |
Jordan Follenweider |
United States Military Academy |
Sr. |
3.53 |
Systems Engineering |
| M |
Mary Hardy |
Murray State University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Civil & Sustainability Engineering |
| M |
Lia Godfrey |
University of Virginia |
Gr. |
3.75/4.00 |
Biology (U) / Public Health (G) |
| M |
Shae Harvey |
Stanford University |
Jr. |
3.81 |
Creative Writing |
| F |
Caroline Penner |
Seattle University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biology |
| F |
Izzy Engle |
University of Notre Dame |
So. |
3.71 |
Strategic Management |
| F |
Andrea Kitahata |
Stanford University |
Gr. |
3.59/3.93 |
Sustainability Science & Practice (G) |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Molly Pritchard |
Ohio State University |
Sr. |
3.63 |
Sport Industry |
| D |
Maggie Illig |
Michigan State University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Kinesiology |
| D |
Leah Klenke |
University of Notre Dame |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Business Analytics |
| D |
Mia Owens |
Utah Valley University |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Marketing |
| D |
Hanna Arvay |
Green Bay |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Mathematics |
| M |
Annika Jost |
U.S. Air Force Academy |
So. |
3.98 |
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| M |
Sam Courtwright |
Texas Tech University |
So. |
4.00 |
General Studies |
| M |
Ruby Hladek |
Utah Valley University |
Sr. |
3.76 |
Digital Marketing |
| M |
Charlotte Kohler |
Stanford University |
So. |
3.56 |
Undeclared |
| F |
Sydney Watts |
Vanderbilt University |
Jr. |
3.50 |
Human & Organizational Development |
| F |
Samantha Erbach |
Xavier University |
So. |
3.90 |
Sports Management |
| F |
Mia Minestrella |
Duke University |
Jr. |
3.61 |
Sociology |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2024
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2024
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2024
(5) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023
NCAA Division II
Anna Lantz was named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for Division II for the second straight season. A senior forward from Parker, Colo., she carries a 4.0 GPA while pursuing her bachelor’s degree in molecular biology. She was also named to the Academic All-America® third team in 2023. Lantz was named the GLVC Offensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row and to the All-GLVC first team four the fourth time in her career. She finished her career as the all-time leader at Rockhurst with 50 goals and tied the single-season record this season with 17. She finished the season fourth in Division II in goals and fifth with 39 points. She earned United Soccer Coaches All-Region First Team honors. She was also named to the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Second Team All-America and D2CCA All-Region First Team.
Fifteen of the 33 members of the Academic All-America® Division II women’s soccer teams sustain an unblemished 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.94, with the entire Division II team maintaining a collective average GPA of 3.93.
There are six repeat selections joining Lantz on the Academic All-America® Division II team.
Ella Fadale (Gannon University),
Sophia Haase (Concordia- St. Paul),
Dani Hicks (Ashland University),
Kylie Morin (Catawba College),
Natalie Rouse (Colorado School of Mines), and
Keely Wieczorek (Colorado Mesa University). Three student-athletes earned the first Academic All-America® honor for their women’s soccer programs
Brookelyn Buttolph (Missouri Western State University),
Montserrat Diaz (Fairmont State University), and
Elle Smith (Indiana University of Pennsylvania).
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Division II Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| D |
Parker Coe |
Dallas Baptist University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Education |
| D |
Natalie Rouse (5) |
Colorado School of Mines |
Gr. |
3.98 |
Mathematics & Statistics (U) / Nuclear Engr. (G) |
| D |
Anna Van Wyngarden |
Minnesota State |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Marketing |
| D |
Alana Hunt |
Francis Marion University |
So. |
4.00 |
Psychology |
| F |
Bree Ehmer |
Catawba College |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Sports Medicine |
| F |
Anna Lantz (1)(6) |
Rockhurst University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Molecular Biology |
| F |
Morgan Manalili |
Western Washington University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Math & Computer Science |
| GK |
Keely Wieczorek (2) |
Colorado Mesa University |
Jr. |
3.91 |
Exercise Science |
| M |
Anne Louthan |
Dallas Baptist University |
Sr. |
3.90 |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
| M |
Kylie Morin (1) |
Catawba College |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Business Administration (G) |
| M |
Ella Fadale (6) |
Gannon University |
Sr. |
3.62 |
Nursing |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Sonia Alfieri |
Bemidji State University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Environmental Studies |
| D |
Taylor Martin |
University of Missouri - St. Louis |
Jr. |
3.87 |
Business Administration |
| D |
Kacy Lauer |
Grand Valley State |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Allied Health Sciences |
| D |
Sara Batchadji |
Florida Tech |
Jr. |
3.91 |
Premedical Physics |
| D |
Carly Yeager |
Jefferson |
Sr. |
3.73 |
Nursing |
| M |
Sophia Haase (3) |
Concordia- St. Paul |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Biology |
| M |
Madi Vana |
Ouachita Baptist University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Psychology |
| M |
Kyra Lesko |
Jefferson |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Pre-Medical Studies |
| F |
Elle Smith |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Natural Sciences |
| F |
Dani Hicks (2) |
Ashland University |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Exercise Science |
| F |
Katrina Barthelt |
Bemidji State University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Exercise Science |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Allie Lundgren |
Colorado School of Mines |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering |
| D |
Maura Day |
Kutztown University |
Jr. |
3.89 |
Finance & Marketing |
| D |
Alex Clark |
University of North Georgia |
Sr. |
3.69 |
Kinesiology, Health & Fitness |
| D |
Brookelyn Buttolph |
Missouri Western State University |
Sr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Psychology (U) / Business Administration (G) |
| D |
Mackenzie Ford |
Grand Valley State |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Allied Health Sciences |
| M |
Rebekah George |
University of Central Oklahoma |
Gr. |
3.91/4.00 |
Nursing |
| M |
Montserrat Diaz |
Fairmont State University |
Sr. |
3.74 |
Graphic Design |
| M |
Sofia Suarez |
Nova Southeastern |
Sr. |
3.90 |
Exercise & Sport Science |
| F |
Maddix Archer |
Minnesota State |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Communications Sciences & Disorders |
| F |
Adriana Benassi |
Missouri S&T |
So. |
4.00 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| F |
Nikki Dedes |
Jefferson |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Pre-Medical Studies |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2024
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2024
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2024
(5) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(6) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023
NCAA Division III
Natalie Barnouw earns the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for Division III after also being named to the first team in 2023 and the second team in 2024. The graduate student from Los Angeles holds a 3.80 GPA as the midfielder pursues her master’s degree in computational biology. She was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-American First Team after setting single-season program records in goals and points and set a new career points mark. Barnouw was also named the NEWMAC Athlete of the Year. She led Division III with 59 points on the year, was second with 23 goals, and fifth with 13 assists. She also ranked second in the nation with 10 game-winning goals. She netted at least one goal in 17 of her 26 matches and tallied six multi-goal games.
Ten of the 33 members of the Academic All-America® Division III women’s soccer teams claim a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The 12 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.94, with the entire Division III team retaining a collective average GPA of 3.91.
Joining
Barnouw as three-time selection on the Academic All-America® Division III team is
Hanna Heaton (Christopher Newport University) who earned first team honors in 2024 and third team in 2023. Other repeat selections include
Annebel Balogh de Galantha (Emmanuel College),
Gabriella Baltes (Illinois Tech),
Ella Macko (Johns Hopkins University), and
Sarah Zimmerman (Washington and Lee University). Four student-athletes earned the first Academic All-America® honor for their program
Lila Brown (Dickinson College),
Katie Diem (Cortland),
Abby Nunez (Brevard College), and
Diana Pon (Penn State Harrisburg).
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Division III Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Abby Winkler |
Pacific Lutheran University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biology |
| GK |
Abby Nunez |
Brevard College |
Jr. |
3.89 |
Exercise Science |
| D |
Katie Diem |
Cortland |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biology |
| D |
Annebel Balogh de Galantha (3) |
Emmanuel College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Psychology |
| D |
Lila Brown |
Dickinson College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Environmental Science |
| D |
Gabriella Baltes (1) |
Illinois Tech |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Biochemistry |
| M |
Natalie Barnouw (2)(4) |
MIT |
Gr. |
3.80/3.80 |
Computational Biology |
| M |
Sarah Zimmerman (1) |
Washington and Lee University |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Business Administration & Mathematics |
| M |
Anna Hoffman |
Lake Forest College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Economics & Data Science |
| F |
Emma Livingston |
Spalding University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
| F |
Jayla Ponce |
Augsburg University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Business Administration (G) |
| F |
Aubree Caya |
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
Jr. |
3.83 |
Biomedical Science |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| D |
Vivian Rojas Collins |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Neuroscience |
| D |
Tahlia Lloyd |
Messiah University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Business Administration |
| D |
Madeline Seebeck |
MIT |
Jr. |
3.90 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| D |
Michelle Davidson |
Emory University |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Business Administration |
| M |
Kelly Hitchcock |
Illinois Tech |
Gr. |
3.81/3.81 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| M |
Hanna Heaton (1) (6) |
Christopher Newport University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Cybersecurity |
| M |
Leena Mehendale |
MIT |
Sr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Biological Engineering |
| F |
Elsi Aires |
Tufts University |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Biology |
| F |
Olivia Clemons |
Washington University in St. Louis |
So. |
3.87 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| F |
Alyssa Tranchita |
University of Dubuque |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Elementary Education |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Sophia Garcia |
Emory University |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Business Administration |
| D |
Lena Sugrue |
Tufts University |
Sr. |
3.76 |
Civil Engineering |
| D |
Ella Macko (2) |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| D |
Annie Isphording |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Public Health & Natural Sciences |
| D |
Sarah Sollinger |
Denison University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Journalism |
| M |
Ruth Hotaling |
William Smith College |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Mathematics & Music |
| M |
Sydney Myers |
Plattsburgh State |
Jr. |
3.99 |
Elementary Education |
| M |
Diana Pon |
Penn State Harrisburg |
Sr. |
3.57 |
Finance |
| F |
Hannah Hong |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Molecular Biology |
| F |
Hannah Adair |
Messiah University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Education Certificate Grades PreK-4 |
| F |
Grace Ehlert |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Sr. |
3.75 |
Finance |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2024
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2024
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2024
(4) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023
(6) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023
NAIA
A senior from Zionsville, Indiana,
Katie Koger earns the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for NAIA. A midfielder, she is majoring in psychology and sociology and holds a 3.97 GPA. Most recently, Koger was named an NAIA All-American by the United Soccer Coaches. She was named the Crossroads League Player of the Year for the second time in her career. She led the Knights to a 20-1-2 record and advanced to the NAIA quarterfinals. For the season, Koger tallied 14 goals and seven assists for 35 points. Among NAIA players nationally, she ranked 37th in goals scored and 42nd in points.
Five of the 22 members of the Academic All-America® NAIA women’s soccer teams maintain an impeccable 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The 11 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.86, with the entire NAIA team carrying a collective average GPA of 3.88.
Carola Fontan (University of the Cumberlands) was the lone repeat selection on the Academic All-America® NAIA team, earning second team honors for the second consecutive season.
Miller Bertani (Southern Oregon University) and
Lohrane Boaventura (Columbia International University) earned the first Academic All-America® honor for their women’s soccer programs.
The NAIA Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 NAIA Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Ivy Cline |
Grace College |
So. |
3.90 |
Elementary Education |
| D |
Zoe Mueller |
Grace College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Sport Management |
| D |
Samantha Sokolove |
University of the Cumberlands |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Elementary Education |
| D |
Lilja Olafsdottir |
Life University |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Biopsychology |
| D |
Miller Bertani |
Southern Oregon University |
Sr. |
3.82 |
Health & Exercise Science |
| M |
Cassidy Felger |
Grace College |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
| M |
Kayleigh Haygood |
Oklahoma City University |
Jr. |
3.97 |
English Education |
| M |
Kyndra Lyons |
The College of Idaho |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Anthropology/Sociology |
| F |
Katie Koger |
Marian University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Psychology and Sociology |
| F |
Mariana Barreto |
Central Methodist University |
Jr. |
3.58/3.58 |
Exercise Science |
| F |
Kierstynn Garner |
Concordia University, Nebraska |
Sr. |
3.61 |
Psychology |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Rirei Sasaki |
Georgia Gwinnett College |
Jr. |
3.87 |
Business Management |
| D |
Campbell Massey |
Taylor University |
Jr. |
3.85 |
Psychology |
| D |
Lois Beer |
SCAD Savannah |
Gr. |
3.92/4.00 |
Creative Business Leadership |
| D |
McKenna Rathbun |
Doane University |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Elementary & Special Education |
| D |
Grace Banker |
Southeastern University |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Kinesiology: Pre-Physical Therapy |
| M |
Carola Fontan (2) |
University of the Cumberlands |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Exercise and Sport Science |
| M |
Lohrane Boaventura |
Columbia International University |
Jr. |
3.93 |
Business Administration |
| M |
Georgia Pardalos |
Columbia College |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Business |
| F |
Eliza Luttrell |
Taylor University |
Jr. |
3.91 |
Elementary Education |
| F |
Sarah Foulk |
Indiana Wesleyan University |
Gr. |
3.83 |
Exercise Science & Pre-Health Care Science |
| F |
Rylee Burns |
Grace College |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Visual Photographer |
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2024
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, Retired, North Dakota State University | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
Schwartzy2@yahoo.com | (701) 793-0538
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aldenb@mailbox.sc.edu | (803) 777-1516