National champion Messiah draws two slots

Led by three-time recipient Colleen Wirtz (Denison/Westerville, Ohio), 10 players earned repeat honors with their selection to the 2005 NSCAA/adidas Women’s Division III All-America Team.

Messiah College, which posted an undefeated season to claim the NCAA title, placed two players on the squad: senior midfielder Hannah Levesque (Bowdoin, Maine) on the first team and defender Sarah Hibshman (Lebanon, Pa.) on the second team.

Wirtz and Levesque were joined as multiple selections by Jennifer Binger (Wheaton [Ill.]/Belvidere, Ill.), Annie Borton (Macalester/Berkeley, Calif.), Jacqui DeLeon (Chicago/Mission Viejo, Calif.), Liz Gillette (Denison/Mentor, Ohio), Seraphine Hamilton (William Smith/Trenton, N.J.), Courtney Kjar (Puget Sound/Sandy, Utah), Kim Vaughan (Lynchburg/Baltimore, Md.) and Mary Velans (Oneonta State/Stamford, N.Y.).

The 33 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 Women's NCAA Division III All-America Team

Pos., Name, Cl., School, Hometown

First Team
G, Erin Williams, Sr., Puget Sound, Vancouver, Wash.
D, Seraphine Hamilton *, Sr., William Smith, Trenton, N.J.
D, Laura Johnston, Sr., Sewanee, Atlanta, Ga.
D, Ashley Van Vechten, So., Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.
M, Jacqui DeLeon *, Sr., Chicago, Mission Viejo, Calif.
M, Dana DiBruno, So., College of New Jersey, Cherry Hill, N.J.
M, Hannah Levesque *, Sr., Messiah, Bowdoin, Maine
F, Jennifer Binger *, Sr., Wheaton (Ill.), Belvidere, Ill.
F, Annie Borton *, Jr., Macalester, Berkeley, Calif.
F, Courtney Kjar *, Sr., Puget Sound, Sandy, Utah
F, Ariel Samuelson, Sr., Tufts, Newton, Mass.

Second Team
G, Alissa Kacar, Sr., College of New Jersey, East Brunswick, N.J.
D, Meg Coffin, Jr., Bates, Westford, Mass.
D, Diana Connett, Sr., Chicago, Noblesville, Ind.
D, Sarah Hibshman, Sr., Messiah, Lebanon, Pa.
M, Jenna Brader, Jr., Otterbein, Westerville, Ohio
M, Patricia Jaeger, Sr., Oneonta State, Baldwin, N.Y.
M, Kim Vaughan *, Jr., Lynchburg, Baltimore, Md.
F, Karen Beers, Jr., Otterbein, Bellbrook, Ohio
F, Megan Collins, Sr., Moravian, Rehoboth Beach, Del.
F, Sharon Hay Stokes, Sr., Virginia Wesleyan, Virginia Beach, Va.
F, Colleen Wirtz **, Sr., Denison, Westerville, Ohio

Third Team
G, Liz Gillette *, So., Denison, Mentor, Ohio
D, Davis Federspiel, So., DePauw, Lexington, Ky.
D, Kim Gerhardt, So., Redlands, Longmont, Colo.
D, Teresa LeBel, Sr., Wheaton (Mass.), Middleton, Mass.
M, Kelly Donnelly, Jr., Virginia Wesleyan, Cranford, N.J.
M, Laura Koontz, Jr., Wheaton (Ill.), Kernersville, N.C.
M, Emily Renkin, So., Christopher Newport, Midlothian, Va.
M, Mary Velan *, So., Oneonta State, Stamford, N.Y.
F, Nicole Corbin, Sr., Western Connecticut, Clinton, Conn.
F, Erika Eisenhut, Sr., Union, Mohawk, N.Y.
F, Ann Zeigler, So., Bowdoin, Washington, D.C.

* indicates prior selection

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