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
Emmett Brown of Minneapolis Washburn and Addison Van Zee of Centennial are among the finalists for Mr. and Ms. Soccer in Class 3A. (Star Tribune and Minnesota Soccer Hub photos/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Minnesota State High School Soccer Coaches Association has announced the five finalists in each class for the 2023 Mr. and Ms. Soccer Awards.

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.

about the writer

about the writer

David La Vaque

Reporter

David La Vaque is a high school sports reporter who has been the lead high school hockey writer for the Star Tribune since 2010. He is co-author of “Tourney Time,” a book about the history of Minnesota’s boys hockey state tournament published in 2020 and updated in 2024.

See More

More from High Schools

card image

Six players plus head coach Garrett Raboin and assistant coach Ben Gordon are from Minnesota. The tournament’s games will be televised starting Monday.

card image
card image