Florida’s Vera Blom Named to SEC All-Freshman Team

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida’s Vera Blom (Spånga, Sweden) earned Southeastern Conference All-Freshman honors, the league office announced this morning.

All-SEC Freshman Team:

Vera Blom – Forward

· Led Florida with three goals and seven points

· Scored first collegiate goal opened Gator scoring versus UCF<https://x.com/GatorsSoccer/status/1827856194809278565>

· 25-yard strike at Georgia State landed on SportsCenter Top 10<https://x.com/GatorsSoccer/status/1829534333956501805>

· Closed Florida scoring in 3-0<https://x.com/GatorsSoccer/status/1834389160230273402> win versus Kennesaw State

· First assist as a Gator came serving up corner kick headed in by Lauren Donovan in 2-1 win versus No. 22 Texas<https://x.com/GatorsSoccer/status/1842343991096037861>

· Started every match

In other awards announced Sunday, SEC champion Mississippi State took four individual honors – Macey Hodge (Midfielder of Year), Rylie Combs (Defender of Year), Maddy Anderson (Goalkeeper of Year) and James Armstrong (Coach of the Year). Arkansas’ Ava Tankersley repeated as SEC Forward of Year. Texas’ Amalia Villarreal is the Freshman of the Year and Kentucky’s Makala Woods is Newcomer of the Year. Auburn’s Anna Haddock repeated as SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

2024 Southeastern Conference Soccer Awards

Forward of the Year:

Ava Tankersley, Arkansas

Midfielder of the Year:

Macey Hodge, Mississippi State

Defender of the Year:

Rylie Combs, Mississippi State

Goalkeeper of the Year:

Maddy Anderson, Mississippi State

Freshman of the Year:

Amalia Villarreal, Texas

Newcomer of the Year:

Makala Woods, Kentucky

Scholar-Athlete of the Year:

Anna Haddock, Auburn

Coach of the Year:

James Armstrong, Mississippi State

All-SEC First Team

Position

Name

School

Forward

Gianna Paul

Alabama

Forward

Ava Tankersly

Arkansas

Forward

Makala Woods

Kentucky

Forward

Cat Barry

South Carolina

Midfielder

Anna Haddock

Auburn

Midfielder

Macey Hodge

Mississippi State

Midfielder

Ally Perry

Mississippi State

Midfielder

Lexi Missimo

Texas

Defender

Gessica Skorka

Alabama

Defender

Grace Phillpotts

Kentucky

Defender

Rylie Combs

Mississippi State

Defender

Gracie Falla

South Carolina

Defender

Hannah McLaughlin

Vanderbilt

Goalkeeper

Maddy Anderson

Mississippi State

All-SEC Second Team

Forward

Olivia Woodson

Auburn

Forward

Katie Shae Collins

South Carolina

Forward

Amalia Villarreal

Texas

Forward

Mia Pante

Texas A&M

Forward

Zoe Main

Mississippi State

Midfielder

Nicole Vernis

Georgia

Midfielder

Ilana Izquierdo

Mississippi State

Midfielder

Sydney Becerra

Texas A&M

Midfielder

Abi Brighton

Vanderbilt

Defender

Kiley Dulaney

Arkansas

Defender

LJ Knox

Auburn

Defender

Alexis Gutierrez

Mississippi State

Defender

Carolyn Calzada

Texas A&M

Goalkeeper

Jordan Brown

Georgia

All-SEC Third Team

Forward

Kate Doyle

Arkansas

Forward

Anaiyah Robinson

Arkansas

Forward

Aitana Martinez Montoya

Mississippi State

Forward

Sydney Watts

Vanderbilt

Midfielder

Jailyn Brownlee

Arkansas

Midfielder

Maddie Kemp

Kentucky

Midfielder

Ida Hermannsdottir

LSU

Midfielder

Milena Fischer

Missouri

Midfielder

Macaira Midgley

Tennessee

Defender

Kelsey Oyler

Arkansas

Defender

Sydney Cheesman

LSU

Defender

Hallie Meadows

South Carolina

Defender

Ally Brown

Tennessee

Goalkeeper

Mia Justus

Texas

SEC All-Freshman Team

Kiley Kukan

Alabama

Forward

Jailyn Brownlee

Arkansas

Defender

Anaiyah Robinson

Arkansas

Forward

Keegan Smith

Arkansas

Goalkeeper

Vera Blom

Florida

Forward

Alexis Tylenda

Kentucky

Forward

Kennedy Husbands

Mississippi State

Midfield

Katie Shea Collins

South Carolina

Forward

Reese Mattern

Tennessee

Forward

Amalia Villarreal

Texas

Forward

Mary Beth McLaughlin

Vanderbilt

Defender