Sunday, December 11, 2011

Pair of Gator Soccer Players Named NSCAA All-Americans

Two University of Florida juniors - Erika Tymrak (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.) and Kathryn Williamson (McKinney, Texas), are National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Americans. This is the first such honor for Tymrak and second for Williamson, as she also earned All-America honors in 2010.

Gator NSCAA All-Americans
1996
Danielle Fotopoulos (second team)

Erin Baxter (second team)
1997
Erin Baxter (first team)

Andi Sellers (second team)
1998
Erin Baxter (second team)

Danielle Fotopoulos (first team)

Heather Mitts (third team)
1999
Keisha Bell (third team)

Heather Mitts (first team)

Abby Wambach (first team)

Sarah Yohe (second team)
2001
Keisha Bell (third team)

Danielle Murphy (third team)

Abby Wambach (first team)
2004
Stephanie Freeman (third team)
2005
Melanie Booth (first team)
2006
Ameera Abdullah (third team)

Stacy Bishop (third team)
2007
Melanie Booth (second team)

Lauren Hyde (third team)
2008
Ameera Abdullah (second team)
2009
Lauren Hyde (third team)
2010
Tahnai Annis (fourth team)

Kathryn Williamson (second team)
2011
Erika Tymrak (second team)

Kathryn Williamson (second team)
Tymrak becomes the 16th Gator in the program’s 17-year history to earn NSCAA All-America honors, as she appears on the second team. This season, she earned All-Southeastern Conference first-team honors for the second consecutive year and made her third appearance on the NSCAA All-South Region team. She led Florida in 2011 with collegiate-highs for points (32) and goals (12) and finished second among the Gators in assists (8). In the final SEC standings, Tymrak stood third in points, shared third in goals and shared sixth in assists. She was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 5 after scoring two goals and providing an assist versus Texas Tech. The same stat line in the regular-season meeting versus Auburn earned her a spot on the College Soccer 360 Primetime Performers list.

Williamson picks up her second career All-America honor, as she is a third-team selection in 2011. She made her second consecutive appearance on the All-SEC first team as a junior and also appeared on the SEC and First Tennessee Lady Vol Classic All-Tournament teams. She was twice named the SEC Defender of the Week and also appeared on Soccer America’s and Top Drawer Soccer National Teams of the Week during the course of the season. In 2011, Williamson started every contest at center back, playing the entirety of 23 matches. She led all field players with an average of 87.04 minutes per match.