DALLAS, Texas - College of Idaho defender,
Kaya Evans, was named today to the CoSIDA NAIA Academic All-District® 4 Women's Soccer Team, announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Evans, a recent graduate of the College, was a 4-year member of the women's soccer program. She was a two-time All-Cascade Conference selection, earning East Division Player of the Year honors as a senior, becoming just the fifth player in Coyote history to earn All-America honors.
The political economy major from Pocatello, was one of 15 student-athletes named to the team - comprising athletes from the Cascade, California Pacific, Golden State Athletic, Frontier and Sooner Athletic Conferences. Athletes had to be a starter or key contributor to their team, be at least a sophomore in academic standing and maintain a minimum 3.30 grade point average to be considered for the team.
Evans, who also earned the award in 2018, is one of nine C of I players in program history to be selected to the All-District team – joining Kelly Hardegree-Ullman (2010, 2011), Sydney Woods (2014, 2015) and Camas Curran (2015, 2016) as the only 2-time selections by a Coyote.
The 2020-21 Academic All-District® Women's Soccer Team, selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes soccer honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in early July.
The CoSIDA Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes listed on the following pages and are divided into geographic districts across the United States and Canada. The Division II and III CoSIDA Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2020-21 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CoSIDA Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA national office.
For more information about CoSIDA's Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit
AcademicAllAmerica.com on CoSIDA.com.
2020-21 NAIA Academic All-District® 4 Women's Soccer Team
GK Abigail Banks Oklahoma City University Sr. 3.45 Political Science / Philosophy / Economics
GK Mikaela Gilbert Our Lady of the Lake University Gr. 4.00/4.00 Kinesiology
GK Mackenzie Osther Embry-Riddle University (Ariz.) Sr. 3.96 Global Securities & Intelligence
D Maddie Door University of California, Merced Jr. 4.00 Human Biology
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Kaya Evans College of Idaho Sr. 3.98 Political Economy
D Madison Lamer Oklahoma City University Sr. 3.69 Exercise Science
D Madison Morrow Northwest University (Wash.) Sr. 3.74 Nursing
D Bianca Roman Wayland Baptist University Sr. 3.82 Exercise Sports Science
M Katy Hyde Embry-Riddle University (Ariz.) So. 3.85 Aeronautical Science
M Aracely Marks Bushnell University Sr. 3.95 Exercise Science
M Bailey Webb Oklahoma City University Sr. 3.79 Psychology
F Dawson Brinkley Our Lady of the Lake University Jr. 3.82 Biology
F Madison Leonhardt William Jessup University Sr. 4.00 Criminal Justice
F Callie Wright Northwest University (Wash.) So. 3.85 Business Administration
