OTTAWA, KS - Ottawa University's Elizabeth Wilkens earned the school's first NSCAA NAIA All-American honor with her third team selection. Wilkens, a junior from Davenport, Iowa, started 20 games for the Lady Braves. She is a three-time All-KCAC selection earning first team All-KCAC as a junior and sophomore.
Wilkens was also named KCAC Defensive Player of the Year. She was named NAIA Honorable Mention All-American. Wilkens had a career high two goals and spearheaded a defense that finishes seventh in the NAIA in total shutouts (12) and 10th in shutouts per game (.5).
The NSCAA/Performance Subaru All-America selections will be recognized at the annual All-America Luncheon, held in Philadelphia, Pa., on Jan. 16 as part of the 2010 NSCAA Convention.
2009 NSCAA/Performance Subaru NAIA Women's All-America Team
First Team
Position, Name, Class, School, Hometown
K, Tiffany Kracy, Fr., Point Loma Nazarene, Whittier, Calif.
D, Linn Christensen*, Sr., Lee, Oslo, Norway
D, Lindsey Mancini, Jr., Siena Heights, Berkley, Mich.
D, Jenna Oltmanns*, Sr., California Baptist, Yorba Linda, Calif.
M, Fabiola Zanella da Silva, So., California Baptist, Curitibia, Brazil
M, Marina Lima, Sr., Lee University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
M, Beatriz Silvia, So., Southern Nazarene, Sao Paolo, Brazil
F, Jaime Achten*, So., Lee, Franklin, Tenn.
F, Christiane Christensen*, Sr., Lee, Oslo, Norway
F, Yolanda Hamilton, Sr., Lindsey Wilson, St. Thomas, Jamaica
F, Megan Marshall, Jr., Indiana Wesleyan, Elgin, Ill.
Second Team
K, Carrie Revlett, Sr., Lindsey Wilson, Shelbyville, Ky.
K, Leah Wilson, Fr., Lee, Chattanooga, Tenn.
D, Christine DeVito, Jr., Auburn-Montgomery, Kennesaw, Ga.
D, Katie Martin, Sr., Carroll, Boise, Idaho
D, Anne Meshes, Sr., Robert Morris , Rockford, Ill.
M, Jenna Achten*, Sr., Lee, Franklin, Tenn.
M, Lauren Lachlan, Jr., Simon Fraser, Port Moody, B.C.
M, Mia Persson, Fr., Lindsey Wilson, Sjobo, Sweden
F, Gifty Appiah, Sr., Robert Morris , Takoradi, Ghana
F, Amber Elam, Jr., Auburn-Montgomery, Valdosta, Ga.
F, Elina Johansson*, Jr., Embry-Riddle , Strangnas, Sweden
Third Team
K, Kaycee Gunion, So., Cal State-San Marcos, Santee, Calif.
D, Allison Kotschwar, Sr., Hastings, Omaha, Neb.
D, Keeler Topping, So., Houghton, Pittsford, N.Y.
D, Elizabeth Wilkens, Jr., Ottawa, Davenport, Iowa
M, Aime Beresford*, Sr., William Carey, Normanton, England
M, Lauren Haggerty, Jr., Houghton, Warren, N.J.
M, Kitra Walters, Fr., California Baptist, Boise, Idaho
F, Callie Cooper, Fr., Science and Arts of Okla., Norman, Okla.
F, Jeana Erickson, Sr., William Carey, Biloxi, Miss.
F, Marcela Salum Custodio, So., Union College, Guatemala City, Guatemala
F, Becky Williams, So., Ohio Dominican, Parma Heights, Ohio
*indicates prior selection