2023 SEC Soccer Awards Announced
Birmingham, Ala. (October 29, 2023) - The Southeastern Conference unveiled the soccer coaches' postseason awards Sunday morning.
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 Carry, South Carolina
Midfielder: Felicia Knox, Alabama
Midfielder: Bea Franklin, Arkansas
Midfielder: Macy Hodge, Mississippi State
Defender: Jordan Fusco, Tennessee
Defender: Gessica Skorta, Alabama
Defender: Daviana Vaka, Florida
Defender: Gracie Fala, South Carolina
Defender: Carolyn Calzada, Texas A&M
Goalkeeper: Heather Hinz, South Carolina
Second Team All-SEC:
Forward: Ana 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