The Minnesota State High School Soccer Coaches Association has announced the five finalists in each class for the 2023 Mr. and Ms. Soccer Awards.
Finalists for high school Mr. and Ms. Soccer — a set for each class — are named
Thirty of the state's top senior players are in line for awards presented by the coaches association.
October 17, 2023 at 5:52PM
The winner will be announced Oct. 22 at the All-State Celebration at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul.
The finalists:
Class 1A girls
Becca Cook, midfielder, Rochester Lourdes; Maggie Dowling, midfielder, Holy Family Catholic; Makadyn Gust, goalkeeper, St. Charles; Gwendolyn Lilly, midfielder, Esko; Berit Parten, attacker, Minnehaha Academy.
Class 1A boys
Jake Bettin, midfielder, Southwest Christian; Cooper Olson, goalkeeper, St. Paul Academy; Cole Pitzner, defender, Heritage Christian Academy; Jacob Plante, defender, St. Cloud Cathedral; Christopher Tree, midfielder, Pine Island (PIZM).
Class 2A girls
Audrey Garton, attacker, Holy Angels; Kiya Gilliand, attacker, Benilde-St. Margaret's; Annie Mulcahy, midfielder, Cretin-Derham Hall; Faith Quinn, midfielder, Winona; Savanna Stockness, defender, Mahtomedi.
Class 2A boys
Elijah Aultman, attacker, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton; Jonathan Banegas, attacker, Worthington; Jacob Dinzeo, midfielder, Hill-Murray; Everett Hoeppner, defender, Holy Angels; Owen Quist, goalkeeper, Mankato East.
Class 3A girls
Vesna Dennison, midfielder, St. Louis Park; Izzy Engle, midfielder, Edina; Brooke Nelson, attacker, Stillwater; Annika Torbenson, defender, Rochester Century; Addison Van Zee, attacker, Centennial.
Class 3A boys
Emmett Brown, attacker, Minneapolis Washburn; Beckett Carlson, goalkeeper, Maple Grove; Kymani Chitulangoma, attacker, Rochester Mayo; Griffin Price, midfielder, Hopkins; Colin Vilme, attacker, Stillwater.
Six players plus head coach Garrett Raboin and assistant coach Ben Gordon are from Minnesota. The tournament’s games will be televised starting Monday.
