SEC Soccer season awards and 2023 All-Conference teams selected
Birmingham, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference unveiled the soccer coaches’ 2023 season awards.
Arkansas‘ Colby Hale was named SEC Coach of the Year; Arkansas’ Bea Franklin and Auburn‘s Anna Haddock were voted Co-SEC Scholar-Athletes of the Year; Franklin was also named SEC Midfielder of the Year; Arkansas’ Ava Tankersly was selected as SEC Forward of the Year; South Carolina‘s Gracie Falla was voted SEC Defender of the Year; South Carolina‘s Heather Hinz was picked as the SEC Goalkeeper of the Year, and Florida‘s Megan Hinnenkamp and Georgia‘s Summer Denigan were awarded Co-SEC Freshmen 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.
2023 SEC Soccer Awards
First Team All-SEC
- Forward: Gianna Paul, Alabama
- Forward: Ava Tankersley, Arkansas
- Forward: Jordyn Rhodes, Kentucky
- Forward: Kylee Simmons, Missouri
- Midfielder: Cat Barry, South Carolina
- Midfielder: Felicia Knox, Alabama
- Midfielder: Bea Franklin, Arkansas
- Midfielder: Macey Hodge, Mississippi State
- Defender: Jordan Fusco, Tennessee
- Defender: Gessica Skorka, Alabama
- Defender: Daviana Vaka, Florida
- Defender: Gracie Falla, South Carolina
- Defender: Carolyn Calzada, Texas A&M
- Goalkeeper: Heather Hinz, South Carolina
Second Team All-SEC
- Forward: Anna Podojil, Arkansas
- Forward: Megan Hinnenkamp, Florida
- Forward: Ava Galligan, LSU
- Forward: Sizzy Lawton, Tennessee
- Midfielder: Anna Haddock, Auburn
- Midfielder: Croix Bethune, Georgia
- Midfielder: Summer Denigan, Georgia
- Midfielder: Mia Pante, Texas A&M
- Midfielder: Abi Brighton, Vanderbilt
- Defender: Ellie Podojil, Arkansas
- Defender: Grace Phillpotts, Kentucky
- Defender: Maya Antoine, Vanderbilt
- Defender: Hannah McLaughlin, Vanderbilt
- Goalkeeper: Shu Ohba, Ole Miss
- Goalkeeper: Maddy Anderson, Mississippi State
All-Freshman Team
- Nadia Ramadan, Alabama
- Avery Wren, Arkansas
- Megan Hinnenkamp, Florida
- Summer Denigan, Georgia
- Kiera Staude, Georgia
- Tanner Strickland, Kentucky
- Ava Galligan, LSU
- Avery Brown, Ole Miss
- Reagan Schubach, South Carolina
- Kate Runyon, Tennessee
- Adysen Armenta, Texas A&M
- Margo Matula, Texas A&M
- Courtney Jones, Vanderbilt
- Ella Eggleston, Vanderbilt
Coach of the Year
- Colby Hale, Arkansas
Forward of the Year
- Ava Tankersley, Arkansas
Midfielder of the Year
- Bea Franklin, Arkansas
Defender of the Year
- Gracie Falla, South Carolina
Goalkeeper of the Year
- Heather Hinz, South Carolina
Co-Freshman of the Year
- Megan Hinnenkamp, Florida
Co-Freshman of the Year
- Denigan, Georgia
Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Bea Franklin, Arkansas
Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Anna Haddock, Auburn
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