Mountain West Conference Announces Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams

Hendershot named MWC Player of the Year.

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Nov. 3, 1999

Chula Vista, Calif. – The Mountain West Conference announced its all-conference teams today at the women’s soccer championship which is being held at the ARCO Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. BYU’s senior forward Maren Hendershot was named the MWC Player of the Year, while Air Force forward Kari James garnered freshman of the year honors and Utah’s Amy Winslow was named coach of the year.

BYU led the way with five all-conference selections, including three first-team honorees. Utah also placed three players on the first team and one on the second team. The Cougars and Utes, along with San Diego State, tied for the regular season title with identical 5-1 league records. Air Force, who placed fourth in the conference, had two representatives on the first-team and another on the second-team.

BYU senior forward Maren Hendershot was selected by the coaches as the MWC Player of the Year honors. This was the second such honor for Hendershot after being named conference Pacific Division Player of the Year and NSCAA third team All-American in 1998. The four-time all-conference first-team selection from Colorado Springs, Colo., leads the league in total points with 34 and ranks tied for second in goals with 13.

Air Force forward Kari James was selected as the MWC Freshman of the Year. She was named the MWC Player of the Week on Oct. 18 after recording two goals and one assist in a weekend sweep of conference foes Wyoming and New Mexico. James, from Naperville, Ill. (Naperville High School), leads the Falcons with five goals and 12 points.

Utah’s Amy Winslow was named MWC Coach of the Year after leading the Utes to their first-ever conference co-championship. Utah compiled a 12-6 overall regular season record and a 5-1 conference mark this season. The 12 victories tied the school record for most wins in a single season, while the five league victories set a new conference win mark for the Utes.

First Team
Staci Burt , UTAH, F, 5-3, Sr., Salt Lake City, Utah/Waukee
Jayme Dieringer, UNM, D, 5-8, Jr., Arvada, Colo./Arvada West
Maren Hendershot, BYU, F, 5-8, Sr., Colorado Springs, Colo./Doherty
Kari James, AFA, F, 5-8, Fr., Naperville, Ill./Naperville
Amy Kofoed, UTAH, M, 5-6, So., Layton, Utah/Northridge
Lori LaCoursiere, SDSU, F, 5-9, Sr., San Jose, Calif./Leland
Anita Pedford, UNLV, F, 5-4, So., Ontario, Calif./Ontario
Staci Reynolds, BYU, D, 5-5, Jr., Salt Lake City, Utah/Granite
Sara Reading, BYU, MF, 5-8, Jr., Plano, Texas/Plano
Jennie Schoeck, AFA, MF, 5-9, Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo./Air Academy

Goal Keeper
Courtney Hills, UTAH, G, 5-7, Fr., Orem, Utah/Mountain View

Second Team
Beth Boyer, AFA, MF, 5-3, So., Waukee, Iowa/Waukee
Fay deLeon, SDSU, D, 5-3, So., Diamond Bar, Calif./Horizon
Jennifer Fitzpatrick, UNM, F, 5-6, Sr., Vestal, N.Y./Colgate
Kim Lowe, BYU, MF, 5-5, Jr., Orem, Utah/Orem
Megan Mattes, SDSU, MF, 5-9, Sr., Redding, Conn./Vermont
Kaycee McElree, SDSU, MF, 5-7, So., Davis, Calif./Davis
Danielle Small, SDSU, MF, 5-4, Jr., New Castle, Australia/Univ. of Mobile
Nan Sommer, WYO, M, 5-2, Sr., Salt Lake City, Utah/Taylorsville
Lesa Zollinger, UTAH, F, 5-5, So., Millville, Utah/Mountain Crest

Goal Keeper
Jennifer Waldron, BYU, G, 5-8, So., Salt Lake City, Utah/Woods Cross

Player of the Year – Maren Hendershot, BYU
Freshman of the Year – Kari James, Air Force
Coach of the Year – Amy Winslow, Utah