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NCAA Oct 30, 2023

SEC Soccer season awards and 2023 All-Conference teams selected

Birmingham, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference unveiled the soccer coaches’ 2023 season awards.

ArkansasColby Hale was named SEC Coach of the Year; Arkansas’ Bea Franklin and Auburn‘s Anna Haddock were voted Co-SEC Scholar-Athletes of the Year; Franklin was also named SEC Midfielder of the Year; Arkansas’ Ava Tankersly was selected as SEC Forward of the Year; South Carolina‘s Gracie Falla was voted SEC Defender of the Year; South Carolina‘s Heather Hinz was picked as the SEC Goalkeeper of the Year, and Florida‘s Megan Hinnenkamp and Georgia‘s Summer Denigan were awarded Co-SEC Freshmen of the Year

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.

2023 SEC Soccer Awards

First Team All-SEC

  • Forward: Gianna Paul, Alabama
  • Forward: Ava Tankersley, Arkansas
  • Forward: Jordyn Rhodes, Kentucky
  • Forward: Kylee Simmons, Missouri
  • Midfielder: Cat Barry, South Carolina
  • Midfielder: Felicia Knox, Alabama
  • Midfielder: Bea Franklin, Arkansas
  • Midfielder: Macey Hodge, Mississippi State
  • Defender: Jordan Fusco, Tennessee
  • Defender: Gessica Skorka, Alabama
  • Defender: Daviana Vaka, Florida
  • Defender: Gracie Falla, South Carolina
  • Defender: Carolyn Calzada, Texas A&M
  • Goalkeeper: Heather Hinz, South Carolina

Second Team All-SEC

  • Forward: Anna Podojil, Arkansas
  • Forward: Megan Hinnenkamp, Florida
  • Forward: Ava Galligan, LSU
  • Forward: Sizzy Lawton, Tennessee
  • Midfielder: Anna Haddock, Auburn
  • Midfielder: Croix Bethune, Georgia
  • Midfielder: Summer Denigan, Georgia
  • Midfielder: Mia Pante, Texas A&M
  • Midfielder: Abi Brighton, Vanderbilt
  • Defender: Ellie Podojil, Arkansas
  • Defender: Grace Phillpotts, Kentucky
  • Defender: Maya Antoine, Vanderbilt
  • Defender: Hannah McLaughlin, Vanderbilt
  • Goalkeeper: Shu Ohba, Ole Miss
  • Goalkeeper: Maddy Anderson, Mississippi State

All-Freshman Team

  • Nadia Ramadan, Alabama
  • Avery Wren, Arkansas
  • Megan Hinnenkamp, Florida
  • Summer Denigan, Georgia
  • Kiera Staude, Georgia
  • Tanner Strickland, Kentucky
  • Ava Galligan, LSU
  • Avery Brown, Ole Miss
  • Reagan Schubach, South Carolina
  • Kate Runyon, Tennessee
  • Adysen Armenta, Texas A&M
  • Margo Matula, Texas A&M
  • Courtney Jones, Vanderbilt
  • Ella Eggleston, Vanderbilt

Coach of the Year

  • Colby Hale, Arkansas

Forward of the Year

  • Ava Tankersley, Arkansas

Midfielder of the Year

  • Bea Franklin, Arkansas

Defender of the Year

  • Gracie Falla, South Carolina

Goalkeeper of the Year

  • Heather Hinz, South Carolina

Co-Freshman of the Year

  • Megan Hinnenkamp, Florida

Co-Freshman of the Year

  • Denigan, Georgia

Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year

  • Bea Franklin, Arkansas

Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year

  • Anna Haddock, Auburn