SAN MARCOS, Texas – A program record five Texas State soccer student-athletes were named to the one of the two CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 teams on Thursday.
Sarah Everett,
Jordan Kondikoff and
Heather Martin made the first time and
Holly Streber and
Genesis Turman were both second team honorees.
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It is the second straight year that Martin, a 4.00 GPA psychology major, has made the first team academic all-district team. Last year saw her go on to earn CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team honors. She is the third Bobcat to make to multiple all-district first teams, joining Sarah Buchrucker (2001 & 2002) and
Tori Hale (2013 & 2014).
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Martin started all 19 matches in goal and recorded seven shutouts. The Midlothian, Texas native posted a 0.47 GAA, the second lowest in a season TXST history, and a .893 save percentage, the second best for a campaign in program history. She also made 67 with a season-high seven coming against Louisiana and in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Championship versus Arkansas State.
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The senior goalkeeper concluded her collegiate career by setting Texas State records with 0.73 GAA and .858 save percentage. She ranks second with 279 saves, 34 wins and 22 shutouts. Her save total is tied for the 18th most in conference history.
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Kondikoff wrapped up her collegiate career having played 5,522 minutes on the pitch, the eighth most in TXST history, while making 51 consecutive starts. She finished with six goals, 11 assists, 23 points and three match-winning goals in a Texas State uniform.
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The defensive midfielder earned All-Sun Belt First Team honors this year after scoring two goals and assisting on one all during conference play.
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Kondikoff holds a 4.00 GPA while majoring in exercise and sport science with a concentration in pre-physical therapy.
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Everett played in 16 matches this season, making 13 starts. An All-Sun Belt Preseason Team pick, she recorded her first career assist on the lone goal of a 1-0 win at rival UTSA. The junior defender totaled 1,065 minutes on the pitch at the center defender in helping the team record 10 shutouts, tied for the third most in program history.
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A psychology major, Everett holds a 4.00 GPA in the classroom.
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Streber led all Bobcats with 1,769 minutes played at center defender. She helped the team record 10 shutouts, just the fourth season with double-digit shutouts in program history. The junior attempted five shots with a career-high two attempts in the season finale against the Red Wolves.
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The Austin, Texas native is majoring in industrial engineering with a 3.95 GPA.
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Turman split time between center and right defender this season. She scored her lone goal of the year in a 1-0 victory over Prairie View A&M that helped her earn the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week honors after the first weekend of the campaign.
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The Allen, Texas native concluded her Bobcat career having played in 67 matches with 54 starts and totaling 5,292 minutes on the pitch. She found the back of the net five times and recorded seven assists, five of which came in 2018. Her final two career goals were match-winners.
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In the classroom, Turman has a 3.88 GPA and is majoring in biology. It is the second time she has made the academic all-district second team with the first being in 2017.
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The Bobcats' five all-district accolades led all Sun Belt programs with other conference honorees being Coastal Carolina's Sunny Sigurvinsdottir and Little Rock's Samantha Rolka. TXST's total selections is tied for the second most in NCAA Division I with Virginia, and the three first team picks ranked third behind California (8) and Minnesota (4).
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Everett, Kondikoff and Martin will all be up to be selected to one of Academic All-America teams that will be announced on Dec. 5.
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