Five members of the East Texas A&M University soccer team have been named to the Southland Conference All-Academic teams on Monday afternoon.
The five Lion honorees are Trinity Egerton (Garland – Rowlett), Payton Joost (Wylie), Kelsey Lefever (Princeton), Kristen Sueltz (The Colony), and Malaya Ring (Dana Point, Calif.).
To be eligible for the Southland All-Academic team, each nominee must have a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale); completed at least ONE full semester at the nominating institution during the season in which the nomination occurs; and participated in at least 50 percent of the team’s meets in the position listed on this form during the most recently completed season.
Egerton was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team, while also earning Dean’s List honors and the Southland Commissioner’s Honor Roll. She is a marketing and market analytics major.
Joost is also a marketing and market analytics major and has been named to the Dean’s List and SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll during her collegiate career.
Lefever is a member of the East Texas A&M Honor’s College, majoring in industrial engineering. She is also a Dean’s List recipient.
Sueltz played every minute for the Lions last season, while also being selected to the CSC Academic All-District team. She is a public health major and was also named to the Dean’s List recipient and the SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Sueltz is also a member of the Honor’s College at East Texas A&M.
Ring was named to second team all-conference following the 2025 season. She is a business administration major and was named to the Dean’s List as well as the SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2025 SOUTHLAND SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS
STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Jessica Spitzer, Northwestern State, Sr., Biology and Microbiology
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
EAST TEXAS A&M
Kristen Sueltz, Sr., Public Health
Trinity Egerton, Gr., Marketing and Marketing Analytics
Payton Joost, Gr., Marketing and Marketing Analytics
Kelsey Lefever, Fr., Industrial Engineering
Malaya Ring, So., Business Administration
HCU
Olivia Rossman, Jr., Business Administration
Danika Etter, Sr., Business Administration
Brynn Dunbar, Sr., Kinesiology
Zylee Dominguez, So., Graphic Design
Alexia Murillo, Sr., Kinesiology
UIW
Melissa Bailey, Sr., Kinesiology
Taylor Kish, Jr., General Business
Alex Knutson, Jr., Finance
Atiana Lara, Fr., Biology
Kiana Villa, Jr., Kinesiology
LAMAR
Sydney Williams, So., Univ. Studies – Health Sciences
Cena Carlson, So., Biology
Marissa Gross, Jr., Univ. Studies
Annika Kassenbrock, 3.47, Exercise Science
Katherine Williams, Sr., Nursing
McNEESE
Rhiannon Maynes-Tourond, Fr., Kinesiology
Rebecca Romero, Jr., Biology
NICHOLLS
Kaylie Harris, So., Nursing
Lillie Mazur, Sr., Health Science
Avery Mondoux, Sr., Interdisciplinary Studies
Myles Riggle, So., Chemistry
Sara Sigurdsson, Sr., Biology
NORTHWESTERN STATE
*Jessica Spitzer, Sr., Biology and Microbiology
Emily Senatore, Jr., Health and Exercise Science
Paige Baumgartner, R Jr., Business Administration
Riley Stern, R Jr., Health and Exercise Science
Kennedy Rist, R Jr., Biology
SOUTHEASTERN
Kendall Curran, Jr., Kinesiology
Alex Knight, Fr., Nursing
Aja Nelson, Fr., Nursing
Emma Ramsey, Sr., Health Sciences
Rylee Franklin, Sr., Communication Sciences and Disorders
SFA
Brielle Buchanan, Jr., Marketing
Sierra McCluer, So., Biology
Bryn Geppert, So., Kinesiology
Sawyer Kohutek, So., Biology
Avery Brandt, Sr., Nursing
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI
Mai-Lisa Atis, Sr., Computer Science
Myjoi Anderson, Fr., Kinesiology
Emmie Barton, Jr., Civil Engineering
Dakota Merino, So., Psychology
Morgan Westbury, Sr., Kinesiology
UTRGV
Linnea Eld, Jr., Marketing
Savannah Frisby, Gr., Marketing
Lisa Elowsson, So., Kinesiology
Libbie Mayfield, Sr., Biology
Abbie Bailey, Gr., Communication Studies
Article source and photo credit: East Texas A&M University Athletics
