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