Penn State senior forward Christie Welsh closed out her run of the table by earning NSCAA/adidas Women's NCAA Division I All-America honors for the fourth consecutive year. The team was announced at a news conference in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday, Dec. 12.

In addition to Welsh, three other players earned their third inclusion on the NSCAA's All-America squad: Aly Wagner, a senior forward from Santa Clara who is Welsh's successor as recipient of the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy; Lauren Orlandos, a senior defender from the newly-crowned national champions of the University of Portland; and senior forward Christine Latham of the University of Nebraska.

Two players made a return to the All-America roster after missing last year: Aleisha Cramer-Rose, a junior at BYU, and Kate Gordon, a senior at Marquette.

The NSCAA/adidas All-America teams are determined through voting by NSCAA member coaches from across the nation. The teams, from youth to NCAA Division I, will be honored at the NSCAA/adidas All-America Luncheon, to be held Saturday, Jan. 18, as part of the 2003 NSCAA Convention in Kansas City, Mo.

The complete list of this year's honorees follows.

2002 National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas NCAA Division I Women's All-America Team

Position, Name, Year, College, Hometown

First Team
G, Nicole Barnhardt, So., Stanford, Gilbertville, Pa.
D, Lauren Orlandos**, Sr., Portland, Lake Forest, Calif.
D, Catherine Reddick*, Jr., North Carolina, Birmingham, Ala.
D, Nandi Pryce, Jr., UCLA, Casselberry, Fla.
M, Callie Withers, Sr., Stanford, Los Altos Hills, Calif.
M, Johanna Lohman*, Jr., Penn State, Silver Spring, Md.
M, Sarah Popper, Sr., Connecticut, Penn Yann, N.Y.
M, Aly Wagner**, Sr., Santa Clara, San Jose, Calif.
F, Chrissie Abbott, Jr., West Virginia, Avon, Ohio
F, Marcia Wallis, Sr., Stanford, Los Gatos, Calif.
F, Courtney Crandell, Fr., UNC-Charlotte, Des Moines, Iowa
F, Christine Sinclair#, So., Portland, Burnaby, British Columbia

Second Team
G, Meghann Burke, Sr., Saint Louis, St. Louis, Mo.
D, Candace Chapman, So., Notre Dame, Ajax, Ontario
D, Amy Sullivant, Sr., Michigan, Utica, Mich.
D, Keeley Dowling, So., Tennessee, Carmel, Ind.
M, Mary McVeigh, Sr., Dartmouth, Northampton, Mass.
M, Melanie Kasparek, Fr., Rhode Island, Trumbull, Conn.
M, Aleisha Cramer-Rose*, Jr., BYU, Lakewood, Colo.
M, Lisa Stoia, Jr., West Virginia, Shirley, N.Y.
F, Abby Crumpton, Sr., Michigan, Rochester Hills, Mich.
F, Kate Gordon*, Sr., Marquette, Sioux City, Iowa
F, Christie Welsh***, Sr., Penn State, Massapequa, N.Y.
F, Deliah Arrington, Sr., Clemson, Pawleys Island, S.C.

Third Team
G, Megan Rivera, So., Auburn, Miami, Fla.
D, Leslie Gaston, Sr., North Carolina, Montgomery, Ala.
D, Brooke Flamson, Sr., Cal Poly, Newport Beach, Calif.
D, Michelle Biehl, So., Villanova, Southampton, Pa.
D, Devon Hawkins, Sr., Santa Clara, Olympia, Wash.
M, Kati McBain, Jr., Texas, Los Altos Hills, Calif.
M, Lindsey Huie, Fr., Portland, Mission Viejo, Calif.
M, Edda Gardarsdottir, Jr., Richmond, Reykjavik, Iceland
F, Kelly Wilson*, So., Texas, Odessa, Texas
F, Christine Latham**, Sr., Nebraska, Calgary, Alberta
F, Danielle Berkemeier, Sr., Miami (Ohio), Fairfield, Ohio
F, Linsey Woodard, So., Texas A&M, Midland, Texas

* indicates previous selection