Cedar Valley trio puts Lancaster, Texas, on the soccer map

Led by two-time national championship Most Valuable Player Melissa Hornfeck (Odenton, Md.), Monroe Community College placed four players on the 2005 NSCAA/adidas Women’s Junior College All-America Team for Division I. In Division III, Cedar Valley College had three representatives, all on the first team.

Joining Hornfeck, the 2004 NSCAA/adidas National Player of the Year, were Alyssa Walbrect (Norwich, N.Y.), Megan Thayer (Wayne, N.Y.) and Kerrie Brown (Irondequoit, N.Y.). Darton College had three players selected to the first team: Melissa Gamble (Columbus, Ga.), Naomi Clark (Irvine, Scotland) and BreeAna Dove (Tallahassee, Fla.).

All three of Cedar Valley’s representatives hail from Lancaster, Texas: sophomore goalkeeper Rachel Francis, freshman defender Heather Palmer and freshman forward Felicia Pena.

Only four players were repeat selections from 2004: Hornfeck, Amanda Nance (Mesa Community College/Peoria, Ariz.), Nicole Saigh(Schoolcraft/Macomb, Mich.) and Nora Healy (Springfield Tech Community College/Chicopee, Mass.).

The 49 honorees will be invited to the NSCAA All-America Luncheon, which will be held on Saturday, Jan. 21, as part of the 2006 NSCAA Convention in Philadelphia, Pa.

2005 NSCAA/adidas Junior College Women Division I All-America Team

Pos., Name, Cl., School, Hometown

First Team
G, Melissa Gamble, Fr., Darton College, Columbus, Ga.
D, Rachel Tritz, So., Iowa Central Community College, Sioux City, Iowa
D, Alyssa Walbrecht, So., Monroe Community College, Norwich, N.Y.
M, Naomi Clark, So., Darton College, Irvine North Ayrshire, Scotland
M, Heather Delonga, So., Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville, Ill.
M, Jami Elliott, So., Community College of Rhode Island, Cumberland, R.I.
M, Melissa Hornfeck *, So., Monroe Community College, Odenton, Md.
M, Fivi Mihai, So., Johnson County Community College, Tecumseh, Ontario
M, Amanda Nance *, So., Mesa Community College, Peoria, Ariz.
F, Talita Camilo, So., Young Harris College, Young Harris, Ga.
F, BreeAna Dove, Fr., Darton College, Tallahassee, Fla.
F, Megan Kellett, Fr., Lewis and Clark Community College, O'Fallon, Mo.
F, Ashley Tatum, So., Butler Community College, Abilene, Texas

Second Team
G, Megan Thayer, So., Monroe Community College, Wayne, N.Y.
D, Sarah Davis, Fr., Schoolcraft, South Lyon, Mich.
D, Jennifer Witowksi, So., CBC-Catonsville, Baltimore, Md.
M, Anna Baugh, Fr., Dixie College, Providence, Utah
M, Megan Bruso, Fr., Young Harris College, Douglas, Mass.
M, Bethany Hettenhausen, Fr., Lewis and Clark Community College, Millstadt, Ill.
F, Kerrie Brown, Fr., Monroe Community College, Irondequoit, N.Y.
F, Maggie Chussler, So., Ocean County College, Brick, N.J.
F, Abby Jenkins, So., Laramie Community CollegeC, Casper, Wyo.
F, Lindsay Laurie, So., Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick, R.I.
F, Nicole Saigh *, So., Schoolcraft, Macomb, Mich.
F, Ashley Straub, So., Mesa Community College, Phoenix, Ariz.
F, Allison Sullivan, So., Oxford College of Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.

2005 NSCAA/adidas Junior College Women Division III All-America Team

Pos., Name, Cl., School, Hometown

First Team
G, Rachel Francis, Fr., Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, Texas
D, Brittany Hasbrouck, So., Fresno City College, Fresno, Calif.
D, Karly Huerta, So., American River College, Folsom, Calif.
D, Heather Palmer, So., Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, Texas
M, Megan Finney, So., De Anza College, Cupertino, Calif.
M, Heather Mathos, So., Fresno City College, Clovis, Calif.
M, Pamela Wilday, Fr., Mohawk Valley Community College, Broadalbin, N.Y.
M, Erin Wofford, So., Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, Calif.
F, Eileen Coyle, Fr., Herkimer County Community College, Oneonta, N.Y.
F, Felicia Pena, Fr., Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, Texas
F, Colleen Reitz, Fr., Mohawk Valley Community College, Ilion, N.Y.
F, Andrea Salvador, So., Solano College, Richmond, Calif.

Second Team
G, Heather Emswiler, Fr., De Anza College, Santa Cruz, Calif.
G, Janine Turcio, Fr., Herkimer County Community College, Lagrangeville, N.Y.
D, Jenna Coates, So., Modesto Junior College, Modesto, Calif.
M, Veronica Ayala, Fr., Richland College, Desoto, Texas
M, Sarah Curtis, So., Broome County College, Greene, N.Y.
M, Jan Hardrich, So., College of DuPage, Montgomery, Ill.
M, Mallory Olloque, So., Long Beach Community College, Long Beach, Calif.
F, Samantha Becker, So., Camden County College, Clementon, N.J.
F, Shaneka Gordon, Fr., Long Beach Community College, Bronx, N.Y.
F, Nora Healy *, So., Springfield Tech Community College, Chicopec, Mass.
F, Kim Horn, So., Santiago Canyon College, Mission Viejo, Calif.
F, Heather Kowalczyk, Fr., Tompkins Cortland Community College, Dryden, N.Y.

* indicates prior selection

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