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
