SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The 2019 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Women's Soccer All-Conference team has been selected and three College of Saint Mary student-athletes have been recognized.

Elli McMeekin (SR/Columbus, Neb.) was named All-Conference Second Team, while teammates Madaline Angel (JR/Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Courtney Kosch (FR/Columbus, Neb.) were selected as honorable mention.

For the second-consecutive year, Nayeli Rodriguez from Midland University has been tabbed as the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Offensive Player of the Year, while Rachel Thigpen, also of Midland University was named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Defensive Player of the Year, also for the second-straight year. Greg Jarosik of Midland has been selected as the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Coach of the Year.

GPAC Women's Soccer First Team 2019

Position Name School Class Hometown

Forward Nayeli Rodriguez Midland Sr. San Diego, Calif.

Forward Courtney Doeschot Hastings Jr. Omaha, Neb.

Forward Nikky Farnsworth Northwestern Sr. Pierre, S.D.

Forward Jacqueline Gilbert Hastings So. Chandler, Ariz.

Midfielder Elena (PT) Perez Midland Sr. San Diego, Calif.

Midfielder Abby Morillon Hastings Sr. Cheyenne, Wyo.

Midfielder Alaina Van Zalen Dordt Jr. Jenison, Mich.

Midfielder Gisselle Jimenez Briar Cliff Jr. Long Beach, Calif.

Defender Alaina Melanson Midland Sr. San Diego, Calif.

Defender Marley Farrell Midland Sr. Long Beach, Calif.

Defender Laurie Potvin Hastings Jr. Quebec City, Canada

Defender Victoria Cera Concordia Jr. Las Vegas, Nev.

Keeper Rachel Thigpen Midland Jr. San Diego, Calif.

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Women's Soccer Players-of-the-Year:

Offense – Nayeli Rodriguez, Midland (Forward)

Defense – Rachel Thigpen, Midland (Keeper)

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Women's Soccer Coach-of-the-Year:
Greg Jarosik, Midland

GPAC Women's Soccer Second Team 2019

Position Name School Class Hometown

Forward Flor Suarez Briar Cliff Jr. Hawthorne, Calif.

Forward Gabby Diarte Jamestown Sr. North Ogden, Utah

Forward Jozy Bardsley Dakota Wesleyan So. Tea, S.D.

Forward Sonja Rao Briar Cliff So. Scottsdale, Ariz.

Midfielder Kamryn Fiscus Jamestown Fr. Yakima, Wash.

Midfielder Brittany Llanes Midland So. Long Beach, Calif.

Midfielder Michaela Twito Concordia Jr. Ames, Iowa

Midfielder Elli McMeekin College of Saint Mary Sr. Columbus, Neb.

Defender Brianna Yepez Briar Cliff Jr. South Gate, Calif.

Defender Haley Dyer Jamestown Fr. Honolulu, Hawaii

Defender Kaylie Agostine Hastings So. Lincoln, Neb.

Defender Harlee Zancanelli Midland Sr. Denver, Colo.

Keeper Lindsey Carley Concordia Sr. Urbandale, Iowa

Honorable Mention

Briar Cliff – Ryane Cash (D)

College of Saint Mary – Madaline Angel (D), Courtney Kosch (F)

Concordia – Grace Soenksen (D), Morgan Raska (M)

Dakota Wesleyan – Jocelyn Behm (D)

Doane – Liz Torok (D), Maddy Meredith (K)

Dordt – Sarah Krysl (D), Kristen Inge (D), Katherine Kooiman (M), Mikaela Patterson (M)

Hastings – Josie Knapp (D), Emmy Henely (M)

Midland – Hannah Stewart (M)

Morningside – Bailey Powers (D), Courtney Woodcock (D), Payton Harmon (F)

Mount Marty – Consuelo Michel (K)

Northwestern – Julie Dunlap (M), Liz Foster (K)

Presentation – Shayna Redpath (D), Kristina Nelson (K)

Jamestown – Brianna Kulla (D), Penelope Hoppe (D), Karlie Hintze (M), Ryley Bedard (M), Nicole Morrison (F)

Key: K = Keeper, D = Defender, M = Midfielder, F = Forward