Southeastern Conference women's soccer awards

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) presents several annual honors for the best soccer players of the season. The conference currently presents 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 (1993–2004)

Danielle Fotopoulos, Florida, 2× SEC Player of the Year
Abby Wambach, Florida, 2× SEC Player of the Year
Southeastern Conference Player of the Year
Season Player School Position Class Ref.
1993 Honey Marsh Arkansas Midfielder Junior [1]
1994 Christine Watson Vanderbilt Senior [2]
1995 Carrie Landrum Kentucky Midfielder Junior
1996 Danielle Fotopoulos Florida Forward Junior
1997 Erin Baxter Florida Midfielder Junior
1998 Danielle Fotopoulos (2) * Florida Forward Senior
1999 Sarah Yohe Florida Forward Senior
2000 Abby Wambach Florida Forward Junior
2001 Abby Wambach (2) Florida Forward Senior
2002 Sarah Steinmann Auburn Midfielder Sophomore
2003 Stephanie Freeman Florida Forward Junior
2004 Stephanie Freeman (2) Florida Forward Senior

Offensive Player of the Year (2005–2018)

Savannah McCaskill, South Carolina, 2× SEC Offensive Player of the Year
Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Year
Season Player School Position Class Ref.
2005 Ali Williams Georgia Forward Junior [2]
2006 Kylee Rossi Tennessee Forward Sophomore
2007 Kylee Rossi (2) Tennessee Forward Junior
2008 Malorie Rutledge LSU Midfielder Junior
2009 Malorie Rutledge (2) LSU Midfielder Senior
2010 Kayla Grimsley South Carolina Midfielder/forward Junior
2011 Kayla Grimsley (2) South Carolina Forward Senior
2012 Erika Tymrak Florida Midfielder Senior
2013 Savannah Jordan Florida Forward Freshman
2014 Shea Groom Texas A&M Forward Senior
2015 Savannah Jordan (2) Florida Forward Junior
2016 Savannah McCaskill South Carolina Forward Junior
2017 Savannah McCaskill (2) South Carolina Forward Senior
2018 Bunny Shaw Tennessee Forward Senior

Defensive Player of the Year (2003–2018)

Keeley Dowling, Tennessee, 2× SEC Defensive Player of the Year
Sabrina D'Angelo, South Carolina, 2× SEC Defensive Player of the Year
Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year
Season Player School Position Class Ref.
2003 Keeley Dowling Tennessee Defender Junior [2]
2004 Keeley Dowling (2) Tennessee Defender Senior
2005 Tyler Griffin Vanderbilt Goalkeeper Junior
2006 Ronda Brooks Auburn Defender Senior
2007 Blakely Mattern South Carolina Defender Sophomore
2008 Megan Tomlinson Georgia Defender Senior
2009 Lauren Hyde Florida Defender Senior
2010 Kat Williamson Florida Defender Sophomore
2011 Julie King Auburn Defender Senior
Allysha Chapman LSU Midfielder/defender Senior
Sabrina D'Angelo South Carolina Goalkeeper Freshman
2012 Holly King Florida Midfielder Senior
2013 Sabrina D'Angelo (2) South Carolina Goalkeeper Junior
2014 Arin Gilliland Kentucky Defender Senior
2015 Christen Westphal Florida Defender Senior
2016 Kaleigh Kurtz South Carolina Defender Senior
2017 Grace Fisk South Carolina Defender Sophomore
2018 Grace Fisk (2) South Carolina Defender Junior

Forward of the Year (2019–present)

Southeastern Conference Forward of the Year
Season Player School Class Ref.
2019 Ally Watt Texas A&M Senior [2]
2020 Anna Podojil Arkansas Sophomore
2021 Mollie Belisle Georgia Graduate
2022 Riley Mattingly Parker Alabama Senior
2023 Ava Tankersley Arkansas Senior [3]
2024 Ava Tankersley (2) Arkansas Graduate

Midfielder of the Year (2019–present)

Southeastern Conference Midfielder of the Year
Season Player School Class Ref.
2019 Jimena López Texas A&M Junior [2]
2020 Addie McCain Texas A&M Senior
2021 Parker Goins Arkansas Senior [4]
2022 Felicia Knox Alabama Junior [2]
2023 Bea Franklin Arkansas Graduate [5]
2024 Macey Hodge Mississippi State Graduate [6]

Defender of the Year (2019–present)

Grace Fisk, South Carolina, 2× SEC Defensive Player of the Year and 1× SEC Defender of the Year
Southeastern Conference Defender of the Year
Season Player School Class Ref.
2019 Haley VanFossen Arkansas Junior [2]
Grace Fisk South Carolina Senior
2020 Jimena López Texas A&M Senior
Karlina Sample Texas A&M Junior
2021 Alyssa Malonson Auburn Fifth-year
2022 Reyna Reyes Alabama Senior
2023 Gracie Falla South Carolina Sophomore
2024 Rylie Combs Mississippi State Senior [6]

Goalkeeper of the Year (2019–present)

Southeastern Conference Goalkeeper of the Year
Season Player School Class Ref.
2019 Mikayla Krzeczowski South Carolina Senior [2]
2020 Ashley Orkus Ole Miss Junior
2021 Ashley Orkus (2) Ole Miss Senior
2022 Ashley Orkus (3) Ole Miss Fifth-year
2023 Heather Hinz South Carolina Fifth-year
2024 Maddy Anderson Mississippi State Graduate [6]

Freshman of the Year (1997–present)

Taylor Huff, Tennessee, 2021
Amalia Villarreal, Texas, 2024
Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year
Season Player School Class Ref.
1997 Andi Sellers Florida Midfielder [2]
1999 Keri Boyce Kentucky Forward
2000 Rhian Wilkinson Tennessee Forward
2001 Megan Rivera Auburn Goalkeeper
2002 Kelly Renie Ole Miss Forward
2003 Luisa Marzotto Mississippi State Goalkeeper
2004 Ashley Kirk South Carolina Midfielder
Genna Gorman Tennessee Midfielder/forward
2005 Jennifer Hance Ole Miss Midfielder
2006 Carrie Patterson Georgia Forward
2007 Kelli Corless Georgia Defender
2008 Katy Frierson Auburn Midfielder
2009 Laura Eddy Georgia Defender
2010 Taylor Travis Florida Forward
2011 Sabrina D'Angelo South Carolina Goalkeeper
2012 Merel van Dongen Alabama Midfielder
2013 Savannah Jordan Florida Forward
2014 Savannah McCaskill South Carolina Forward
2015 Cece Kizer Ole Miss Midfielder
2016 Sarah Luebbert Missouri Forward
2017 Deanne Rose Florida Forward
2018 Haley Hopkins Vanderbilt Forward
2019 Anna Podojil Arkansas Forward
2020 Bárbara Olivieri Texas A&M Forward
2021 Taylor Huff Tennessee Midfielder
2022 Gianna Paul Alabama Forward
2023 Megan Hinnenkamp Florida Forward
Summer Denigan Georgia Midfielder
2024 Amalia Villarreal Texas Forward [7]

Coach of the Year (1993–present)

Angela Kelly, Texas, 3× SEC Coach of the Year
Brian Pensky, Tennessee, 2021
Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year
Season Player School Ref.
1993 Ken McDonald Vanderbilt [2]
1994 Don Staley Arkansas
1995 Warren Lipka Kentucky
1996 Becky Burleigh Florida
1997 Ken McDonald Vanderbilt
1998 Don Staley (2) Arkansas
1999 Warren Lipka (2) Kentucky
2000 Becky Burleigh (2) Florida
2001 Neil McGuire Mississippi State
2002 Karen Hoppa Auburn
2003 Angela Kelly Tennessee
2004 Angela Kelly (2) Tennessee
2005 Angela Kelly (3) Tennessee
Ronnie Coveleskie Vanderbilt
2006 Warren Lipka (3) Kentucky
2007 Patrick Baker Georgia
2008 Becky Burleigh (3) Florida
2009 Shelley Smith South Carolina
2010 Becky Burleigh (4) Florida
2011 Shelley Smith (2) South Carolina
2012 Becky Burleigh (5) Florida
2013 G Guerrieri Texas A&M
2014 G Guerrieri (2) Texas A&M
2015 Bryan Blitz Missouri
2016 Shelley Smith (3) South Carolina
2017 Shelley Smith (4) South Carolina
2018 Darren Ambrose Vanderbilt
2019 Colby Hale Arkansas
2020 Colby Hale (2) Arkansas
G Guerrieri (3) Texas A&M
2021 Brian Pensky Tennessee
2022 Wes Hart Alabama
2023 Colby Hale (3) Arkansas
2024 James Armstrong Mississippi State [6]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "SEC Soccer Record Book – SEC Honors". p. 36. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Kristensen, Anthony (November 3, 2024). "Arkansas soccer's Ava Tankersley wins consecutive forward of the year honors, seven Razorbacks named All-SEC". Whole Hog Sports. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  4. ^ Boyd, Paul (November 1, 2021). "Arkansas soccer hauls in SEC postseason honors". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Kristensen, Anthony (April 30, 2024). "Former Arkansas soccer star Bea Franklin named SEC Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year". Whole Hog Sports. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
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