MINNEAPOLIS--The Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference (MWLC) awards have been announced for the 2021 season. All awards are voted on by the league's head coaches.
Loras College's Kayla Tilkes was named Defensive Player of the Year, Wartburg College's Bri Greiskalns was tabbed the Midfielder of the Year, and Hamline University's Ashley Hessler was selected as the Attacker of the Year.
The University of Northwestern's Cara Smith was named the Rookie of the Year.
For the fourth consecutive season, Hamline's Karen Heggernes was voted Coach of the Year by her peers following the Pipers' (7-4, 5-0 MWLC) third-straight regular-season title.
The complete awards listing appears below.
2021 MWLC Season Awards
Defensive Player of the Year: Kayla Tilkes, Loras
Midfielder of the Year: Bri Greiskalns, Wartburg
Attacker of the Year: Ashley Hessler, Hamline
Rookie of the Year: Cara Smith, Northwestern
Coach of the Year: Karen Heggernes, Hamline
First-team
|
Alyssa Bryan-Jeffries |
Sr. |
G |
Hamline |
Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy |
|
Tara Westerlund @h |
Sr. |
D |
Hamline |
Andover, Minn./Andover |
|
Kayla Tilkes |
Sr. |
D |
Loras |
Evergreen Park, Ill./Mother McAuley |
|
Annabelle Arns |
Jr |
D |
Augsburg |
Monticello, Minn./Monticello |
|
Tara DeLeo |
Jr. |
D |
Hamline |
Madison, Wis./Middleton |
|
Maya Hernandez |
Sr. |
M |
Hamline |
New Brighton, Minn./Irondale |
|
Bri Greiskalns @ |
Jr. |
M |
Wartburg |
Oakdale, Minn./Tartan |
|
Talia Sherry *h |
Sr |
M |
Northwestern |
Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview |
|
Tehya Reinbold |
Sr |
M |
Augsburg |
St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville |
|
Maria Lewis |
Sr. |
M |
Hamline |
Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg |
|
Marianne Gleason |
Sr. |
M |
Loras |
Fresno, Calif./San Joaquin Memorial |
|
Ashley Hessler |
Sr. |
A |
Hamline |
Farmington, Minn. /Farmington |
|
Clare Brunn |
Jr. |
A |
Loras |
Rochester, Minn./Rochester Lourdes |
|
Allie Tuccitto |
Sr. |
A |
Augsburg |
Rosemount, Minn./Eastview |
|
Taryn Leonard |
So. |
A |
Hamline |
Cottage Grove, Minn./Park |
Second-team
| Maddie Seykora * | Sr. | G | Augsburg |
Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna |
| Mikayla Knudson *h | Sr. | D | Augsburg |
Zimmerman, Minn./Elk River |
| Kendra Haselow | Fy. | D | Hamline |
Franklin, Wis./Franklin |
| Grace Teal | So. | D | Northwestern |
Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie |
| Lesly Montoya | Sr. | D | Monmouth |
Villa Park, Ill./Willowbrook |
| Tripp Ryan | So. | M | Augsburg |
Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn |
| Cara Smith | Fy. | M | Northwestern |
Watertown, Wis./Watertown |
| Michaela Arnold | So. | M | Hamline |
Roseville, Minn./Gentry Academy |
| Aspen Chadderdon | Sr. | M | Monmouth |
Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown |
| Annika Hegrenes* @h | Sr. | M | Augsburg |
Maplewood, Minn./Concordia Academy |
| McKenna Ellena | Sr. | M | Augsburg |
Wales, Wis./Kettle Moraine |
| Samantha Wiebold | Jr. | A | Northwestern |
Farmington, Minn./Farmington |
| Katlynne Wolf | Sr. | A | Loras |
Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South |
| Megan Furlong | Sr. | A | Augsburg |
Forest Lake, Minn./Forest Lake |
| Ellie Johnson | Fy. | A | Wartburg |
Andover, Minn./Andover |
Honorable Mention
| Leah Hood | Sr. | D | Loras | Oak Lawn, Ill./Marist |
| Kirsten Mahoney | Jr. | M | Wartburg | Urbandale, Iowa/Waukee |
| Haydn DeLeeuw | Sr. | M | Monmouth | Kirksville, Mo./Kirksville |
All-Sportsmanship
Alexa Martin, Augsburg
Elizabeth Ott, Cornell
Melanie Hopkins, Hamline
Leah Hood, Loras
Lindsey Turnquist, Monmouth
Abby Carlisle, Northwestern
Olivia Christianson, Wartburg
Previous Honors
* 2019 All-Conference
*h 2019 Honorable Mention
@ 2018 All-Conference
@h 2018 Honorable Mention