Lutheran All American Association www.lutheranallamerican.org CONTACT: B.J. Pheasant, Commissioner, Lutheran All American Association, bjpheasant@lutheranallamerican.org (765) 337-2772 Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2015-16 LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER AWARDS ANNOUNCED July 19, 2016 Twenty-two girls high school soccer players from among the nearly 200 Lutheran high schools in the USA and Canada will receive the Lutheran All-American Association's (LAAA) 1 st Team All-American Award. This honor will be awarded annually to recognize the best players at their respective positions from their high school season. In all, 83 players across North America were named to the 1 st Team, 2 nd Team, Honorable Mention or Freshman Team High School All-American teams. At the end of the high school season Coaches and Athletic Directors nominate student-athletes with high athletic, academic, and spiritual integrity. A complete list of recipients and level explanation follows with further information available at LutheranAllAmerican.org:
1 st Team All-Americans F Kiersten Anderson SR Lutheran High School Springfield, IL F Abi Aswege SR Kettle Moraine Lutheran HS Jackson, WI F Kristi Chinn SR Faith Lutheran HS Las Vegas, NV F Cassie Gliszinski SR Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac, WI F Samantha Large SO Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers, WI F Maddie Love SR Lutheran High School Norfolk, NE F Grace Mirly SR Saxony Lutheran High School Jackson, MO F Mackenzie Reuber SO Lutheran High School North Macomb, MI M Maddie Brune SR Saxony Lutheran High School Jackson, MO M Nichole Evans SR Concordia Jr/Sr High School Sylmar, CA M Mary Falck SR Kettle Moraine Lutheran HS Jackson, WI M Madyson Rowedder SR Lake Country Lutheran HS Hartland, WI M Haley Schroeder JR Lutheran HS of Kansas City Kansas City, MO D Katie Elmore JR Lutheran High School Springfield, IL D Rachel Garbe JR Lincoln Lutheran Lincoln, NE D Laura Hohnstadt SR Lutheran Northwest Rochester Hills, MI D Brenna Rohnkohl SR Faith Lutheran HS Las Vegas, NV D Samantha Sabol SR Lake Country Lutheran HS Hartland, WI D Payton Schneider SR Kettle Moraine Lutheran HS Jackson, WI D Logan Welker SR Saxony Lutheran High School Jackson, MO GK Mollie Fischer JR Shoreland Lutheran HS Somers, WI GK Raegan Wieser SR Saxony Lutheran High School Jackson, MO 2 nd Team All-American F Erin Brown JR Lutheran High School South St. Louis, MO F Haddie Carlson JR Lake Country Lutheran HS Hartland, WI F Megan Donnelly JR Faith Lutheran HS Las Vegas, NV
F Meredith Hardin SR Concordia Lutheran HS Ft. Wayne, IN F Rayonna Pollvogt SO Lutheran High School North St. Louis, MO F Samantha Powell SO Concordia Lutheran of Omaha Omaha, NE F Mary Kate Stanich JR Shoreland Lutheran HS Somers, WI M Anna Carrig SO Concordia Lutheran of Omaha Omaha, NE M Tess Cederholm SR Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac, WI M Tess Daniel SR Saxony Lutheran High School Jackson, MO M Abby Isham JR Lutheran High School Springfield, IL M Sarah Jackemeyer SO Michigan Lutheran HS St. Joseph, MI M Heather Klinger SR Concordia Lutheran HS Ft. Wayne, IN M Sara Kraenow SR Lutheran High School Norfolk, NE M Sarah Ragland JR Lutheran West High School Rocky River, OH M Shae Wolfe SR Lutheran High School Norfolk, NE D Tara Bahr JR Lake Country Lutheran HS Hartland, WI D Tori Hollinshead JR Lutheran High School Springfield, IL D Megan Miller JR Lutheran High School North Macomb, MI D Liz O'Connor JR Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac, WI D Kayla Schroeder SR Lutheran HS of Kansas City Kansas City, MO D Kayla Schwartz SR Shoreland Lutheran HS Somers, WI D Lizzie Szabo JR Lutheran West High School Rocky River, OH D Kim Zimmel SR Kettle Moraine Lutheran HS Jackson, WI GK Beka Lescenski JR Faith Lutheran HS Las Vegas, NV GK Christina Reid JR Lake Country Lutheran HS Hartland, WI Freshman Team All-American F Elaina Monroe FR Lutheran High School North Macomb, MI F Abriana Rondin FR Lutheran West High School Rocky River, OH M Alex Bryant FR Concordia Lutheran HS Ft. Wayne, IN M Kaylee Freihaut FR Lutheran High School South St. Louis, MO
M Erinn Hayward FR Lake Country Lutheran HS Hartland, WI M Anna Hebel FR Lutheran High School North Macomb, MI M Maggie Shuirman FR Faith Lutheran HS Las Vegas, NV M Maddy Sonerholm FR Faith Lutheran HS Las Vegas, NV M Abby Washburn FR Kettle Moraine Lutheran HS Jackson, WI D Cara Anderson FR Lutheran High School Springfield, IL D Gabriella DeCicco FR Lutheran West High School Rocky River, OH D Mary Martinez FR Faith Lutheran HS Las Vegas, NV D Cassidee Wunderlich FR Saxony Lutheran High School Jackson, MO Honorable Mention All-American F Victoria Hellebusch JR Lutheran St. Charles St. Peters, MO F Emily Schomaker JR Lutheran High School North Macomb, MI F Julia Splittgerber SR Sheboygan Lutheran High Sheboygan, WI F Rachel Widenho JR Concordia Lutheran HS Ft. Wayne, IN F Emily Witkowski JR Michigan Lutheran High School St. Joseph, MI M Lisa Beine JR Sheboygan Lutheran High Sheboygan, WI M Casey DeBusk SR Lincoln Lutheran Lincoln, NE M Ally Gall JR Shoreland Lutheran HS Somers, WI M Joelle Hick JR Lutheran HS of Kansas City Kansas City, MO M Maddy Jeninga SO Milwaukee Lutheran HS Milwaukee, WI M Sydney Martens JR Lutheran High School North Macomb, MI M Courtney Ritter JR Michigan Lutheran High School St. Joseph, MI M Erika Rosenbaum JR Michigan Lutheran High School St. Joseph, MI M Mackenzie Zabel SO Michigan Lutheran High School St. Joseph, MI D Amy Daley JR Michigan Lutheran High School St Joseph, MI D Katie Jones SO Lutheran High School Norfolk, NE D Brynne Sandfort SO Lutheran St. Charles St. Peters, MO D Olivia Sievert SO Michigan Lutheran HS St. Joseph, MI
GK Abby Dubak JR Lutheran High School North Macomb, MI GK Addison Gepfert SR Concordia Lutheran HS Ft. Wayne, IN GK Kasey Hartmann SO Lutheran High School South St. Louis, MO GK Klaire Nuttlemman SR Lincoln Lutheran Lincoln, NE About the Lutheran All American Association The LAAA is a unified Lutheran Association that brings together the student-athletes from all Lutheran denominations in the USA and Canada (LCMS, WELS, ELCA, and NALC) in an attempt to foster sisterhood forged through the fires of competition. The program promotes physical strength and health as well as an active pursuit of Christian ideals in high school student s personal lives and education. The LAAA High School Girl s Soccer All-American Program and the Lutheran High School Girl s Soccer Team Ethics & Sportsmanship Award are selected from all 191 Lutheran high schools in the USA and Canada. The high schools are contacted annually to submit nominees for the All American and Ethics & Sportsmanship Awards. The LAAA All-American honor will be awarded annually to recognize the best players at their respective positions from their high school season. Head Coaches nominate student athletes with high athletic, academic, and spiritual integrity. The LAAA Team Ethics & Sportsmanship honor is based on the accumulation of red and yellow cards throughout the season on a team basis. To learn more and see past teams visit LutheranAllAmerican.org ###