SEC announces regular season awards for 2025 women’s soccer campaign

Birmingham, AL – The Southeastern Conference unveiled the soccer coaches’ postseason awards following the conclusion of the 2025 regular season.

Arkansas’ Colby Hale was named SEC Coach of the Year, Tennessee’s Ally Brown was voted SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Vanderbilt’s Sydney Watts was selected as SEC Forward of the Year, Mississippi State’s Ally Perry was named SEC Midfielder of the Year, South Carolina’s Gracie Falla was voted SEC Defender of the Year, Vanderbilt’s Sara Wojdelko was picked as the SEC Goalkeeper of the Year, Texas’ Ava McDonald was awarded SEC Freshman of the Year, and Alabama’s Larkin Thomason was tabbed SEC Newcomer of the Year.

All voting was conducted by the league’s 16 coaches.

2025 SEC Soccer Awards

• Coach of the Year: Colby Hale, Arkansas
• Forward of the Year: Sydney Watts, Vanderbilt
• Midfielder of the Year: Ally Perry, Mississippi State
• Defender of the Year: Gracie Falla, South Carolina
• Goalkeeper of the Year: Sara Wojdelko, Vanderbilt
• Freshman of the Year: Ava McDonald, Texas
• Newcomer of the Year: Larkin Thomason, Alabama
• Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Ally Brown, Tennessee

First Team All-SEC

• Forward: Katie Shea Collins, South Carolina
• Forward: Ava Galligan, LSU
• Forward: Gianna Paul, Alabama
• Forward: Sydney Watts, Vanderbilt
• Midfielder: Kennedy Ball, Arkansas
• Midfielder: Summer Denigan, Georgia
• Midfielder: Courtney Jones, Vanderbilt
• Midfielder: Ally Perry, Mississippi State
• Defender: Ally Brown, Tennessee
• Defender: Hayden Colson, Auburn
• Defender: Gracie Falla, South Carolina
• Defender: Hannah McLaughlin, Vanderbilt
• Goalkeeper: Sara Wojdelko, Vanderbilt

Second Team All-SEC

• Forward: Bella Field, Arkansas
• Forward: Ida Hermannsdottir, LSU
• Forward: Ava McDonald, Texas
• Forward: Vailana Tu’ua, Arkansas
• Midfielder: Mac Midgley, Tennessee
• Midfielder: Nadia Ramadan, Alabama
• Midfielder: Kiera Staude, Georgia
• Midfielder: Amalia Villarreal, Texas
• Defender: Sydney Cheesman, LSU
• Defender: Cate Hardin, Georgia
• Defender: Grace Hoytink, Kentucky
• Defender: Makenzie Malham, Arkansas
• Goalkeeper: Cayden Norris, Tennessee

Third Team All-SEC

• Forward: Sariyah Bailey, LSU
• Forward: Zoe Main, Mississippi State
• Forward: Jenna Stayart, Tennessee
• Forward: Tanner Strickland, Kentucky
• Midfielder: Erin Flurey, Auburn
• Midfielder: Melina Rebimbas, Alabama
• Midfielder: Kai Tsakiris, Florida
• Midfielder: Cuyler Zulauf, South Carolina
• Defender: Taylor Bloom, South Carolina
• Defender: Riley Brown, Oklahoma
• Defender: Jazmin Ferguson, LSU
• Defender: Hannah Jibril, Mississippi State
• Defender: Avery Wren, Arkansas
• Goalkeeper: Caroline Duffy, Oklahoma

All-Freshman Team

• Sariyah Bailey, LSU
• Riley Crooks, Texas A&M
• Lily Devereaux, Auburn
• Hannah Folliard, Georgia
• Mackenzie Johnson, South Carolina
• Ally Laccinole, Oklahoma
• Ava McDonald, Texas
• Reagan Pentz, Vanderbilt
• Gabi Poretto, Kentucky
• Olivia Stafford, Vanderbilt
• Adia Symmonds, Mississippi State
• Mya Townes, Georgia
• Kai Tsakiris, Florida
• Vailana Tu’ua, Arkansas