Big 12 Conference women's soccer awards

The Big 12 Conference presents several annual honors for the best women's soccer players of the season. The conference currently presents individual awards for Forward of the Year, Midfielder of the Year, Defender of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, and Freshman of the Year. It also presents an award for Coach of the Year.

Key

* Awarded a national player of the year award:
Hermann Trophy (1988–present)
Honda Sports Award (1988–present)
TopDrawerSoccer National Player of the Year (2011–present)

Player of the Year (1994–2003)

Brittany Timko, Nebraska, 3× Big 12 Player of the Year
Big 12 Conference Player of the Year
Season Player School Position Class Ref.
1996 Bryn Blalack Texas A&M Forward Junior [1]
Kari Uppinghouse Nebraska Midfielder Junior
1997 Bryn Blalack (2) Texas A&M Midfielder Senior
1998 Kim Engesser Nebraska Forward Senior
1999 Sharolta Nonen Nebraska Defender Senior
2000 Christine Latham Nebraska Forward Sophomore
2001 Christine Latham (2) Nebraska Forward Junior
2002 Kelly Wilson Texas Forward Sophomore
2003 Fran Munnelly Colorado Midfielder Sophomore
2004 Brittany Timko Nebraska Forward Sophomore
2005 Brittany Timko (3) Nebraska Forward Junior
2006 Brittany Timko (3) Nebraska Forward Senior
Yolanda Odenyo Oklahoma State Midfielder Junior

Offensive Player of the Year (2007–2022)

Janine Beckie, Texas Tech, 2× Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year
Season Player School Position Class Ref.
2007 Ashlee Pistorius * Texas A&M Forward Senior [1]
2008 Yolanda Odenyo Oklahoma State Midfielder Senior
2009 Morgan Marlborough Nebraska Forward Freshman
2010 Morgan Marlborough (2) Nebraska Forward Sophomore
2011 Kelley Monogue Texas A&M Forward Freshman
2012 Renae Cuéllar Oklahoma Forward Senior
2013 Frances Silva West Virginia Forward Senior
2014 Janine Beckie Texas Tech Forward Junior
2015 Janine Beckie (2) Texas Tech Forward Senior
2016 Courtney Dike Oklahoma State Forward Senior
2016 Michaela Abam West Virginia Forward Junior
2017 Haley Woodard Oklahoma State Forward Junior
2018 Cyera Hintzen Texas Forward Junior
2019 Kirsten Davis Texas Tech Forward Junior
2020 Grace Collins TCU Forward Sophomore
2021 Kirsten Davis (2) Texas Tech Forward Graduate
2022 Trinity Byars Texas Forward Sophomore

Defensive Player of the Year (2007–2022)

Kadeisha Buchanan, West Virginia, 4× Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year
Season Player School Position Class Ref.
2007 Kasey Moore Texas Defender Senior [1]
2008 Kasey Moore (2) Texas Defender Senior
Michelle Wenino Colorado Defender Senior
2009 Crystal Wagner Missouri Defender Senior
2010 Melinda Mercado Oklahoma State Defender Junior
2011 Melinda Mercado (2) Oklahoma State Defender Senior
2012 Bry McCarthy West Virginia Defender Senior
2013 Kadeisha Buchanan (1) West Virginia Defender Freshman
2014 Kadeisha Buchanan (2) West Virginia Defender Sophomore
2015 Kadeisha Buchanan (3) West Virginia Defender Junior
2016 Kadeisha Buchanan (4) * West Virginia Defender Senior
2017 Kayla Morrison Kansas Defender Senior
Amandine Pierre-Louis West Virginia Defender Senior
2018 Bianca St-Georges West Virginia Defender Senior
2019 Addisyn Merrick Kansas Defender Senior
2020 Jordan Brewster West Virginia Defender Junior
2021 Brandi Peterson TCU Defender Senior
2022 EmJ Cox Texas Defender Sophomore

Forward of the Year (2023–present)

Big 12 Conference Forward of the Year
Season Player School Class Ref.
2023 Trinity Byars Texas Junior [2]
2024 Bella Diorio TCU Sophomore [3]

Midfielder of the Year (2023–present)

Lexi Missimo, Texas, 2023
Big 12 Conference Midfielder of the Year
Season Player School Class Ref.
2023 Lexi Missimo Texas Junior [2]
2024 Oli Pena TCU Senior [3]

Defender of the Year (2023–present)

Macy Blackburn, Texas Tech, 2024
Big 12 Conference Defender of the Year
Season Player School Class Ref.
2023 Hannah Anderson Texas Tech Graduate [2]
2024 Macy Blackburn Texas Tech Junior [4]

Goalkeeper of the Year (2020–present)

Big 12 Conference Goalkeeper of the Year
Season Player School Class Ref.
2020 Emily Alvarado TCU Senior [1]
2021 Lauren Kellett TCU Sophomore
2022 Jordan Nytes Oklahoma State Freshman
2022 Kayza Massey West Virginia Senior
2023 Madison White Texas Tech Graduate [2]
2024 Jordan Nytes Colorado Junior [5]

Newcomer/Freshman of the Year (1996–present)

Big 12 Conference Newcomer/Freshman of the Year
Season Player School Position Ref.
1996 Melanie Wilson Texas A&M Goalkeeper [1]
1997 Claire Elliott Texas A&M Defender
1998 Erica Florez Iowa State Forward
1999 Katie Antongiovanni Iowa State Midfielder
2000 Kati McBain Texas Midfielder
2001 Kelly Wilson Texas Forward
2002 Fran Munnelly Colorado Midfielder
2003 Katie Griffin Colorado Forward
2004 Ashlee Pistorius Texas A&M Forward
2005 Kasey Moore Texas Defender
2006 Nikki Marshall Colorado Forward
2007 Alysha Bonnick Missouri Forward
2008 Emily Cressy Kansas Forward
2009 Morgan Marlborough Nebraska Forward
2010 Jessica Fuston Texas Tech Forward
2011 Kelley Monogue Texas A&M Forward
2012 Janine Beckie Texas Tech Forward
2013 Kadeisha Buchanan West Virginia Defender
2014 Michaela Abam West Virginia Forward
2015 Lauren Piercy Baylor Forward
Bianca St-Georges West Virginia Defender
2016 Cyera Hintzen Texas Forward
2017 Haley Berg Texas Midfielder
2018 Messiah Bright TCU Forward
2018 Julia Grosso Texas Midfielder
2019 Madison White Texas Tech Goalkeeper
2020 Marz Akins TCU Defender
2021 Lexi Missimo Texas Midfielder
2022 Grace Coppinger TCU Defender
2023 Sam Courtwright Texas Tech Midfielder [2]
2024 Kierra Blundell Arizona State Forward [5]

Coach of the Year (1996–present)

Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year
Season Coach School Ref.
1996 John Walker Nebraska [1]
1997 Cathy Klein Iowa State
G Guerrieri Texas A&M
1998 Randy Waldrum Baylor
1999 John Walker (2) Nebraska
2000 Randy Evans Oklahoma
2001 Chris Petrucelli Texas
2002 Karen Hancock Oklahoma State
G Guerrieri (2) Texas A&M
2003 Bill Hempen Colorado
2004 Mark Francis Kansas
2005 Rebecca Hornbacher Iowa State
2006 Karen Hancock (2) Oklahoma State
Colin Carmichael Oklahoma State
2007 Bryan Blitz Missouri
2008 Colin Carmichael (2) Oklahoma State
2009 Bryan Blitz (2) Missouri
2010 Nicole Nelson Oklahoma
Colin Carmichael (3) Oklahoma State
2011 Colin Carmichael (4) Oklahoma State
2012 Nikki Izzo-Brown West Virginia
2013 Nikki Izzo-Brown (2) West Virginia
2014 Nikki Izzo-Brown (3) West Virginia
2015 Nikki Izzo-Brown (4) West Virginia
2016 Nikki Izzo-Brown (5) West Virginia
2017 Colin Carmichael (5) Oklahoma State
2018 Paul Jobson Baylor
2019 Colin Carmichael (6) Oklahoma State
2020 Eric Bell TCU
2021 Eric Bell (2) TCU
2022 Angela Kelly Texas
2023 Tom Stone Texas Tech [2]
2024 Eric Bell (3) TCU [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Big 12 Record Book – Annual Awards" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 201. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Giese, Nathan (October 26, 2023). "Conference champ Texas Tech leads all-Big 12 soccer awards". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Hodges, Russell (October 30, 2024). "Soccer: TCU Horned Frogs take home Big 12 Conference honors". Frogs O' War. SB Nation. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  4. ^ Giese, Nathan (October 29, 2024). "Macy Blackburn headlines Texas Tech soccer all-Big 12 honors, softball learns conference slate". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Big 12 Reveals 2024 Soccer All-Big 12 Awards". Big 12 Conference. October 24, 2024. Retrieved December 25, 2024.