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AWARDS: CENTRAL REGION BEST XI

Published Jul 30, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY ( JULY 30, 2025 ) - The Women's Premier Soccer League has released its Central Region BEST XI from the 2025 WPSL Season. Seventy-Seven players received the distinction from seven conferences and divisions - Lone Star, Midwest/Gateway, Midwest/Heartland, Mountain/Rockies, Mountain/Wasatch, North Lakes/Lake Michigan, North Lakes/Land of Lakes. An addiitonal 27 players earned Honorable Mention recognition.

The full BEST XI First Team and Honorable Mention recipients are listed below.

2025 All-Lone Star Team

GK	Alondra Iriarte	Austin Rise FC	Georgia State
D	Chloe Adams	SouthStar FC	Baylor
D	Mayo Kawashima	Corinthians FC of San Antonio	Indian Hills CC
D	Lauren Westwood	Austin Rise FC	Wyoming
MF	Sydney Becerra	FC Dallas Women	TCU
MF	Morgan Brown	FC Dallas Women	TCU
MF	Tori Lucksinger	Austin Rise FC	Tarleton State
MF	Wakana Ose	Futbolera Select	Navarro College
F	Emma Hoang	FC Dallas Women	Texas A&M
F	Lauren Omholt	SouthStar FC	Baylor
F	Maya Ramirez	Austin Rise FC	Lake Travis H.S.

	HONORABLE MENTION: Cecilia Cerone, GK, SouthStar FC; Eleanor Hays, D, FC Dallas Women; Lexi Gonzales, MF, SouthStar FC; Abigayle Rodriguez, F, Corinthians FC of San Antonio.

2025 All-Midwest Team

Gateway Division Selection

GK	Caroline Ritter	Lou Fusz Athletic	Lindenwood
D	Maggie Duggan	Lou Fusz Athletic	Southern Indiana
D	Emily Tobin	Peoria City	Kansas
D	Abby Wiedermann	Lou Fusz Athletic	Western Kentucky
MF	Meghan Belrose	Lou Fusz Athletic	Northern Kentucky
MF	Summer Fishel	FC Pride	Saint Louis	2nd
MF	AJ Mayock	Peoria City	East Carolina
MF	Georgia Pardalos	Missouri Reign	Lindenwood
F	Mia Devrouax	Lou Fusz Athletic	Missouri		Unanimous
F	Holland Hawkins	Missouri Reign	Drury
F	Caroline Kelley	FC Pride	Indiana - Indy	2nd

	HONORABLE MENTION: Peyton Hull, GK, FC Pride; Peyton Rhodes, GK, Peoria City; Kourtney Tucker, D, Missouri Reign.

Heartland Division Selection

GK	Callie Sullivan	Oklahoma City FC	Oklahoma	2nd
D	Elle Abbey	Oklahoma City FC	Oral Roberts
D	Nastassja Garrett	Union KC	Xavier
D	Lydia Viets	Oklahoma City FC	Kansas
MF	Sabrina Guzman	Oklahoma City FC	Grand Canyon	2nd
MF	Katie Jones	Oklahoma City FC	Oklahoma State
MF	Macy Malik	KC Courage	Pittsburg State
MF	Thayline Teixeira	Sunflower State FC	MidAmerica Nazarene	2nd
F	Grace Vest	Union KC	TCU
F	Rylee McLanahan	Oklahoma City FC	Edmond North H.S.
F	Allison Worley	FC Wichita	Fort Hays State

	HONORABLE MENTION: Kaylin Williams, GK, KC Courage; Tanya Aryeequaye, GK, Side FC; Presley Schmidt, MF, FC Wichita; Londynn Hagan, F, Oklahoma City FC; Cherry Yu, F, Union KC

2025 All-Mountain Team

Rockies Division Selection

GK	Lucy Krumwiede	PSD Academy	Northeastern
D	Maddie Burr	Northern Colorado Rain FC	Wyoming
D	Sam Corrie	Northern Colorado Rain FC	New Mexico
D	Teagan Downs	Indios Denver FC	Belmont
D	Clara Geuzaine	PSD Academy	San Diego
MF	Ava Amsden	Colorado Pride	LSU	2nd
MF	Kiley Ballek	Northern Colorado Rain FC	Wyoming
MF	Taylor Held	Indios Denver FC	California Baptist
F	Alysiah Lockette	Colorado Pride	Baylor
F	Cate Sheahan	PSD Academy	Hawaii	2nd
F	Amy Smith	Northern Colorado Rain FC	LSU

	HONORABLE MENTION: Paige Fry, GK, Northern Colorado Rain FC; Abby Ballek, F, Northern Colorado Rain FC.

Wasatch Division Selection

GK	Kate Borgmeier	Utah Surf	Saint Mary's (Calif.)
D	Megan Astle	Utah Surf	Utah Valley
D	Kya Parke	Utah Avalanche	Idaho
D	Michelle Rodriguez	La Roca FC	Utah Tech
MF	Alysia Butters	La Roca FC	Utah State
MF	Chelsey Campbell	Utah Surf	Utah Valley
MF	Erin Dahl	Utah Avalanche	Wyoming
F	Oakley Anderson	Utah Avalanche	Weber State
F	Kenzie Bell	MetaSport FC	Southern Utah
F	McKenzie Evans	Utah Surf	BYU Hawaii
F	Colette Smith	City SC Utah	BYU	3rd

	HONORABLE MENTION: Kate Ockene, GK, La Roca FC; Eliza Collings, GK, Utah Avalanche; Lataya Brost, MF, Utah Surf; Ella Rusisk, F, Utah Surf;

All-North Lakes Team

Lake Michigan Division Selection

GK	Kate Hopma	FC Milwaukee Torrent	Drake	2nd
D	Anna Champine	FC Milwaukee Torrent	Milwaukee
D	Abby Lom	Green Bay Glory	Wisconsin Green Bay
D	Schuyler Riese	Chicago House AC	DePaul
MF	Lucia Englund	Bavarian United SC	Butler
MF	Lauren Hernandez	FC Milwaukee Torrent	Iowa State
MF	Lainey Higgins	FC Milwaukee Torrent	Milwaukee	3rd
MF	Mallory McGuire	Bavarian United SC	Milwaukee
F	Jenna Baumann	Green Bay Glory	Wisconsin
F	Addison Stanciak	FC Milwaukee Torrent	Saint Louis	2nd
F	Alexis Suptela	Chicago House AC	Valparaiso

	HONORABLE MENTION: Ali Torhorst, GK, Green Bay Glory; Mary Fornelli, D, Chicago House AC; Greta Hanson, D, FC Milwaukee A.F.C.; Layla Kelbel, F, FC Milwaukee Torrent.

Land of Lakes Division Selection

GK	Reese Elzen	Minnesota Thunder	Stillwater Area H.S.
D	Lauren Eckerle	Salvo SC	South Dakota State	2nd
D	Addy Judson	Minnesota Thunder	Academy of Holy Angels HS
D	Abby O'Brien	Minnesota Thunder	Northern Iowa
D	Savanna Stockness	St. Croix Legacy	Mankato State
MF	Maddie Ishaug	Salvo SC	Wisconsin
MF	Paige Kalal	Minnesota Thunder	Minnesota	4th
MF	Avery Petty	Salvo SC	Minnesota
F	Amara Smith	St. Croix Legacy	Mankato State
F	Tatum Trettel	St. Croix Legacy	St. Thomas
F	Ella O'Keefe	MN Bliss FC	Wayzata H.S.

	HONORABLE MENTION: Hadley Johnson, GK, St. Croix Legacy; Ashley Thurk, D, Salvo SC; Elle Wildman, F, Salvo SC; Davy Mokelke, F, Salvo SC; Kendall Stadden, F, Minnesota Thunder..