2020 SEC Soccer Awards Announced
Birmingham, Ala. - The Southeastern Conference unveiled soccer coaches' postseason awards Thursday.
Arkansas' Colby Hale and Texas A&M's G Guerrieri shared SEC co-Coach of the Year honors; Ole Miss' Chanel Thomas and South Carolina's Lauren Chang were voted SEC co-Scholar Athlete of the Year; Arkansas' Anna Podojil was named SEC Forward of the Year; Texas A&M's Addie McCain was selected as SEC Midfielder of the Year; Texas A&M's Jimena Lopez and Karlina Sample were voted SEC co-Defender of the Year; Ole Miss's Ashley Orkus was picked as the SEC Goalkeeper of the Year; and Texas A&M's Barbara Olivieri was awarded SEC Freshman 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.
2020 SEC Soccer Awards
First Team All-SEC
Forward: Parker Goins, Arkansas
Forward: Anna Podojil, Arkansas
Forward: Jordyn Rhodes, Kentucky
Forward: Barbara Olivieri, Texas A&M
Midfielder: Abby Boyan, Georgia
Midfielder: Channing Foster, Ole Miss
Midfielder: Jyllissa Harris, South Carolina
Midfielder: Addie McCain, Texas A&M
Defender: Haley VanFossen, Arkansas
Defender: Anna Patten, South Carolina
Defender: Jimena Lopez, Texas A&M
Defender: Karlina Sample, Texas A&M
Goalkeeper: Ashley Orkus, Ole Miss
At Large: Haley Hopkins, Vanderbilt
Second Team All-SEC
Forward: Riley Mattingly, Alabama
Forward: Rammie Noel, LSU
Forward: Julissa Cisneros, Missouri
Forward: Mackenzie George, Tennessee
Midfielder: Kayla McKeon, Arkansas
Midfielder: Alyssa Malonson, Auburn
Midfielder: Lauren Chang, South Carolina
Midfielder: Maddie Elwell, Vanderbilt
Defender: Sarah Houchin, Auburn
Defender: Cecily Stoute, Georgia
Defender: Maya Gordon, LSU
Defender: Ella Shamburger, Vanderbilt
Goalkeeper: Emory Wegener, Georgia
At Large: Parker Roberts, Florida
At Large: Kayla Bruster, Georgia
All-Freshman Team
Felicia Knox, Alabama
Ellie Podojil, Arkansas
Ava Tankersley, Arkansas
Anna Haddock, Auburn
Maddie Prohaska, Auburn
Maria Olsen, Kentucky
Maddy Anderson, Mississippi State
Catherine Barry, South Carolina
Jaida Thomas, Tennessee
Laney Carroll, Texas A&M
Barbara Olivieri, Texas A&M
Abi Brighton, Vanderbilt
Co-Coach of the Year
Colby Hale, Arkansas
G Guerrieri, Texas A&M
Forward of the Year
Anna Podojil, Arkansas
Midfielder of the Year
Addie McCain, Texas A&M
Co-Defender of the Year
Jimena Lopez, Texas A&M
Karlina Sample, Texas A&M
Goalkeeper of the Year
Ashley Orkus, Ole Miss
Freshman of the Year
Barbara Olivieri, Texas A&M
Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Chanel Thomas, Ole Miss
Lauren Chang, South Carolina