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Record-setters, major college recruits and national team players highlight the ESPNRISE.com Spring Girls' Soccer All-America team.

The spring season, with 22 states in action, offers the deepest collection of high school girls' soccer talent during the school year. The ESPNRISE.com All-America team was compiled based on input from high school coaches and media all-star teams from around the country.

Details on the first team players are included at the end of the ESPNRISE.com All-America list.

Note: Players are listed with position, name, school (city, state), year in school, college signing/commitment.

First Team

F: Shea Groom, Liberty (Mo.), So.
F: Morgan Marlborough, Lee's Summit North (Lee's Summit, Mo.), Sr., Nebraska
F: Mollie Pathman , Durham Academy (Durham, N.C.), Jr., Duke
MF: Alicia Blose, Tamalpais (Mill Valley, Calif.), Sr., Boston College
MF: Laura Eddy, Marist (Atlanta, Ga.), Sr., Georgia
MF: Leah Fortune, Wheaton Academy (West Chicago, Ill.), Sr., Notre Dame
MF: Holly King, Broad Run (Ashburn, Va.), Sr., Florida
MF: Rachel Quon, Lake Forest (Ill.), Sr., Stanford
D: Torri Allen, Colonial Forge (Stafford, Va.), Jr., Georgia
D: Brittany King, Santa Fe (Edmond, Okla.), Sr., SMU
GK: Alexa Gaul, Neuqua Valley (Naperville, Ill.), Sr., Texas
GK: Alyssa Gillmore, Chatfield (Littleton, Colo.), Sr., Arizona State
Coach: Paul Dinkenor, Leesville Road (Raleigh, N.C.)

Second Team

F: Jordan Jackson, Blue Valley West (Overland Park, Kan.), Sr., Nebraska
F: Caitlin Mooney, Santa Fe (Edmond, Okla.), Sr., Maryland
F: Kate Norbo, Patrick Henry (Roanoke, Va.), Sr., Virginia
F: Kim Spence, Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.), Jr., Auburn
MF: Hannah Davidson, St. Francis (Sacramento, Calif.), Sr., Indiana
MF: Mandy Laddish, Lee's Summit (Mo.), Jr., Notre Dame
MF: Anne Lumpkin, Mills Godwin (Richmond, Va.), Sr., Virginia Tech
MF: Jenna Richmond, Centreville (Clifton, Va.), Sr., UCLA
MF: Nina Watkins, University (San Francisco, Calif.), Sr., Stanford
D: Libby Jandl, Shawnee Mission East (Shawnee Mission, Kan.), Sr., Duke
D: Molly Klier, St. Francis (Sacramento, Calif.), Sr., Portland
GK: Lauren Arnold, Spain Park (Hoover, Ala.), Jr., Clemson

Third Team

F: Jade Grimm, Kennedy (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), Sr., Iowa
F: Megan Pawloski, Althoff Catholic (Belleville, Ill), Jr., Illinois
F: Anne Stienlage, Spring Lake (Mich.), Jr., Michigan State
F: Paige Wester, Portage Central (Portage, Mich.), So.
MF: Kaitlin Bast, Arapahoe (Littleton, Colo.), Sr., Denver
MF: Vanessa DiBernardo, Waubonsie Valley (Aurora, Ill), Jr., Illinois
MF: Kristen Meier, Marist (Atlanta, Ga.), Sr., Wake Forest
MF: Alex Newfield, St. Pius X (Atlanta, Ga.), Jr., Georgia
MF: Julia Sandridge, R.J. Reynolds (Winston-Salem, N.C.), So.
D: Ali Heck, Robinson (Fairfax, Va.), Jr., William & Mary
D: Emily Sinovich, Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis, Mo.), Sr., Ala.-Birmingham
GK: Katie Tate, Woodmont (Piedmont, S.C.), Sr., Southern Cal

First Team Notes:

Shea Groom, Liberty (Mo.): Groom, a youth national team member, scored 38 goals to lead Liberty to 24 wins and the Missouri Class 3 state quarterfinals. In Liberty's final match of the season, Groom scored three goals in a loss to Lee's Summit North and fellow first-teamer Morgan Marlborough. Groom was voted the Missouri offensive player of the year.

Morgan Marlborough, Lee's Summit North (Lee's Summit, Mo.): Marlborough, the Missouri state player of the year, scored 69 goals en route to a state runner-up finish. Marlborough scored 232 career goals, which ranked in the Top 10 all-time. Marlborough has signed with Nebraska.

Mollie Pathman , Durham Academy (Durham, N.C.): Pathman, a youth national team member, scored 30 goals while helping Durham Academy to a state runner-up finish. Patham has verbally committed to Duke.

Alicia Blose, Tamalpais (Mill Valley, Calif.): Blose scored 36 goals while leading Tamalpais to a second straight section title. Blose was named the Marin Independent Journal Player of the Year. The Boston College signee scored three goals in the team's section title victory over University.

Laura Eddy, Marist (Atlanta, Ga.): Eddy earned state player of the year honors after a 34-goal, 18-assist assist in which Marist went 21-1-0 and won a state title. Eddy signed with Georgia.

Leah Fortune, Wheaton Academy (West Chicago, Ill.): Fortune, a member of the Brazilian under-20 national team, led Wheaton Academy to a state title after scoring 29 goals and adding 12 assists in 22 matches this past spring. The University of Texas signee guided Wheaton Academy to a 16-0-1 run to end its season after returning from a training camp in Brazil.

Holly King, Broad Run (Ashburn, Va.): King guided Broad Run to back-to-back state titles and ended her career with a 48-match undefeated streak, the longest active girls' soccer streak in the country. The University of Florida signee scored more than 50 goals in her career and was named the Washington Post All-Metro Player of the Year.

Rachel Quon, Lake Forest (Ill.): Quon was named the Gatorade National Player of the year. She guided Lake Forest into the FAB 50 until an early postseason loss bumped the team from the rankings. The Stanford signee, who is a youth national team member, had 15 goals and 11 assists.

Torri Allen, Colonial Forge (Stafford, Va.): Allen, a under-18 national team member, not only anchored Colonial Forge's defense, she was the team's leading scorer with seven goals and nine assists. She has verbally committed to Georgia.

Brittany King, Santa Fe (Edmond, Okla.): King, The Oklahoman Defensive Player of the Year, anchored a Santa Fe defense that posted nine shutouts during an 11-match win streak to put the team in the state final. A survey of Oklahoma coaches indicated King was the state's top player this year. King signed with Southern Methodist University.

Alexa Gaul, Neuqua Valley (Naperville, Ill.): Gaul, a U.S. under-20 national team member, posted .60 goals against average while helping Neuqua Valley to a 17-win season. Desite being one of the country's top goalkeepers, Gaul also spent time in the field this season. Gaul has signed with Texas.

Alyssa Gillmore, Chatfield (Littleton, Colo.): Gillmore was the Denver Post Colorado State Player of the Year. She was one of two goalkeepers nationally named as their state player of the year. Gillmore posted 15 shutouts and did not allow a goal in five state playoff matches. Gillmore has signed with Arizona State.

Coach: Paul Dinkenor, Leesville Road (Raleigh, N.C.): Dinkenor came out of coaching retirement to re-inherit the Leesville Road program in 2007 and the team has been nearly unstoppable since. Leesville Road capped an undefeated season with its second straight North Carolina Class 4A state title in May. Since Dinkenor's return, Leesville Road is 66-4-7 and has allowed only 22 goals during that time. Leesville Road's only playoff loss in the past three years is to Apex (Cary, N.C.), which went on to an undefeated state-title winning season in 2007. Leesville Road carries a 34-match undefeated streak into the 2010 season.

Honorable Mentions (by State):

The honorable mention players are listed in alphabetical order:

Alabama

GK: Shanna Brooks, Oak Mountain (Birmingha, Ala.), Jr., Alabama
F: Kirsten Robinson, Homewood (Ala.), Sr., Kentucky
MF: Carson Scott, Mountain Brook (Ala.), Sr., William & Mary
MF: Lindsey Sillers, Briarwood Christian (Birmingham, Ala.), Sr., Alabama
F: Annalika Steyn, Spain Park (Hoover, Ala.), So.

Alaska

F: Kelly Cobb, Chugiak (Eagle River, Alaska), So.
F: Vonnie DesJarlais, Service (Anchorage, Alaska), Jr.
MF: Alev Kelter, Chugiak (Eagle River, Alaska), Sr., Wisconsin
MF: Tricia Stonebraker, Service (Anchorage, Alaska), Jr.

Arkansas

GK: Meghan Huggins, Har-Ber (Springdfale, Ark.), Sr., Lamar
MF: April Miller, Bentonville (Ark.), Jr.
MF: Sarah Thatcher, Central (Little Rock, Ark.), Sr., Arkansas-Little Rock

California

F: Alex Brown, St. Francis (Sacramento, Calif.), Jr.
F: Kasey Curtis, St. Francis (Sacramento, Calif.), So.
F: Brynne Konkel, Franklin (Elk Grove, Calif.), Jr., Oregon
MF: Rachel Mercik, Oak Ridge (Eldorado Hills, Calif.), Jr., California
F: Victoria Thomas, St. Francis (Sacramento, Calif.), Sr., UC Santa Barbara
F: Nicole Vanni, Sierra (Manteca, Calif.), Sr., San Francisco State

Colorado

MF: Amy Barczuk, Arapahoe (Littleton, Colo.), Sr., Colorado
MF: Bella Hartley, Wheat Ridge (Colo.), So.
F: Annie Kunz, Wheat Ridge (Colo.), So.
D: Kelsi Latham, Chatfield (Littleton, Colo.), Sr., Jacksonville
F: Annie Stuller, Fairview (Boulder, Colo.), Jr., Colorado
MF: Olivia Wagner, Alexander Dawson (Lafayette, Colo.), Sr., Maryland
D: Shelby Williamson, Air Academy (USAF Academy, Colo.), Kansas

Delaware

F: Jazmine Reeves, Caesar Rodney (Camden, Del.), Jr., Virginia Tech
MF: Taryn Schoenback, Padua (Wilmington, Del.), Sr., Stony Brook

Georgia

F: Danielle Au, North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.), Jr., South Carolina
D: Sammi Badjio, Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee, Ga.), Jr., South Carolina
F: Madeline Barker, Atlanta Christian (Atlanta, Ga.), Georgia
F: Mary Coffed, Marist (Atlanta, Ga.), Sr., Auburn
GK: Emily Cox, St. Pius (Atlanta, Ga.), Jr., Alabama
D: Meghan Duffy, Marist (Atlanta, Ga.), Sr., Clemson
F: Erin Emerson, Whitewater (Fayetteville, Ala.), Jr., Mississippi
D: Devon Fry, Northgate (Newnan, Ga.), Jr., Georgia
F: Nicole Locandro, The Walker School (Atlanta, Ga.), Jr., Georgia
MF: Mandy McCalla, Starr's Mill (Fayetteville, Ga.), Jr., Mississippi
D: Jordan Miller, Brookwood (Snellville, Ga.), Jr., Auburn
MF: Paige Pickert, Wesleyan (Atlanta, Ga.), Sr., Furman
F: Carli Shultis, Eagles Landing Christian (McDonough, Ga.), Jr., Georgia
D: Jewella Strickland, Whitewater (Fayetteville, Ga.), Jr., Alabama
F: Christine Watts, Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee, Ga.), Sr., South Carolina
D: Tasia Williams, Kell (Marietta, Ga.), Sr., Auburn
F: Jordan Young, Salem (Conyers, Ga.), Sr., Georgia

Illinois

MF: Lee Battaglia, Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale, Ill.), Sr., Northwestern
D: Rachel Bostick, Waubonsie Valley (Aurora, Ill.), Sr., Illinois State
F: Leah DeMoss, St. Charles North (St. Charles, Ill.), Jr.
MF: Krissy Dorre, Joilet (Ill.), Jr., Wisconsin-Milwaukee
MF: Erin Egolf, Glenwood (Chatham, Ill.), Sr., Illinois State
F: Jannelle Flaws, Glenbrook South (Glenrbook, Ill.), Jr., Illinois
F: Amber Fry, New Trier (Winnetka, Ill.), Jr., Virginia
GK: Claire Hanold, Waubonsie Valley, Sr., DePaul
MF: Megan Jaskowiak, Althoff Catholic (Belleville, Ill.), Sr., Missouri State
F: Mary Kubiak, Barrington (Ill.), Sr., Yale
MF: Nicole Lipp, Lake Forest (Ill.), Sr, Duke
F: Leigh McLaughlin, Notre Dame (Quincy, Ill.), Jr.
D: Kelsey Mulcahy, Neuqua Valley (Naperville, Ill.), Sr., Missouri
MF: Katie Nasenbenny, Lyons (Ill.), Jr., Iowa
F: Megan Oyster, Neuqua Valley (Naperville, Ill.), So.
F: Bri Rodriguez, Waubonsie Valley (Aurora, Ill.), Sr., West Virginia
D: Michelle Rowlet, Mundelein (Ill.), Sr.
F: Allison Suhey, Loyola (Chicago, Ill.), Sr., Penn State (non-soccer)
D: Alyse Williams, Huntley (Ill.), So.
F: Aimee Wronski, Huntley (Ill.), So.

Iowa

D: Jennifer Martin (Kennedy (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), Sr., Loyola (Ill.)
F: MacKenzie Misel, Ankeny (Iowa), Jr., Minnesota
GK: Rachel Spellerberg, Kennedy (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), Sr., Iowa

Kansas

F: Whitney Berry, Goddard (Kan.), Sr., Kansas
F: Claire Nicholson, Olathe East (Olathe, Kan.), Jr., Tulsa
MF: Ashley Washburn, St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.), Jr.
F: Rachel Weimer, St. James Academy (Overland Park, Kan.), Sr., Missouri State
D: Nia Williams, St James Academy (Overland Park, Kan.), Sr., Missouri State

Michigan

MF: Victoria Bailey, Fenton (Mich.), Jr., Tennessee
MF: Kate Howarth, Flint Powers Catholic Central (Flint, Mich.), Sr., Miami
F: Niki Read, Lake Orion (Mich.), Sr., Illinois
F: Olivia Stander, Grosse Pointe North (Grosse Pointe, Mich.), Sr., Michigan State
MF: Alyssa Telang, Utica Eisenhower (Shelby Township, Mich.), Sr., Kentucky

Missouri

F: Colleen Beck, Nerinx Hall (Webster Groves, Mo.), Sr., Missouri (non-soccer)
MF: Katelyn Frederickson, Nerinx Hall (Webster Groves, Mo.), Sr., Missouri State
MF: Kelley Gravlin, Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis, Mo.), Jr., Memphis
MF: Becky Handley, St. Joseph's Academy (St. Louis, Mo.), Sr., Missouri State
D: Allison Hu, Duchesne (St. Louis, Mo.), Sr., St. Louis
D: Claire Hulcer, St. Joseph's Academy (St. Louis, Mo.), Sr., Missouri State
MF: Alli Reimer, Duchesne (St. Louis, Mo.), Sr., St. Louis
D: Jenn Tucker, Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis, Mo.), Sr., SIU-Edwardsville

Nebraska

MF: Allie Adam, Millard West (Omaha, Neb.), Sr., Loyola (Ill.)
F: Stacey Bartels, Skutt Catholic (Omaha, Neb.), Sr., Nebraska
F: Bri Exstrom, Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln, Neb.), Sr., Nebraska
MF: Alexa Lind, Skutt Catholic (Omaha, Neb.), Sr., Creighton
F: Megan Merrill, Millard West (Omaha, Neb.), Jr., Nebraska
F: Brittney Neumann, Millard North (Omaha, Neb.), Sr., Creighton
D: Amanda Woelfel, Millard North (Omaha, Neb.), Sr., Iowa State

New York - PSAL

D: Chelsea Davies, Beacon (New York, N.Y.), Sr., Williams College

North Carolina

MF: Callie Cavanaugh, Providence (Charlotte, N.C.), Sr., Clemson
MF: Nicole Cucchi, T.C. Roberson (Asheville, N.C.), Jr., Clemson
F: Liska Dobberstein, Ardrey Kelly (Charlotte, N.C.), So.
F: Katherine Ellis, T.C. Roberson (Asheville, N.C.), Jr., Georgia
MF: Allie Hovis, Ardrey Kelly (Charlotte, N.C.), Sr., Brevard
MF: Nicole Jewell, Leesville Road (Raleigh, N.C.), Jr., Northwestern
MF: Tia King, Lake Norman (N.C.), Sr., Alabama
F: Erin Koballa, New Hanover (Wilmington, N.C.), Sr., Duke
D: Samantha McVeigh, Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, N.C.), Sr., Appalachian State
F: Barkley Minton, Broughton (Raleigh, N.C.), Sr., North Carolina
F: Karri Owens, Sanderson (Raleigh, N.C.), Jr., North Carolina State
D: Claudel Pilon, Leesville Road (Raleigh, N.C.), Sr., D, North Carolina State
MF: Meagan Proper, Garner (N.C.), Sr., North Carolina State
F: Stephanie Rose, White Oak (Jacksonville, N.C.), Sr., Appalachian State
MF: Callie Simpkins, Northwest Cabarrus (Kannapolis, N.C.), Sr., Duke
MF: Ashley Vanlandingham, T.C. Roberson (Asheville, N.C.), Jr., Kentucky
MF: Alsiha Woodson, Wake Forest-Rolesville (Wake Forest, N.C.), Sr., Wake Forest
MF: Kelsey Zalimeni, Durham Academy (Durham, N.C.), Jr., Wake Forest

North Dakota

F: Hannah Langseth, Shanley (Fargo, N.D.), Sr.

Oklahoma

F: Stephanie Aitken, Union (Tulsa, Okla.), Sr., Tulsa
F: Amy Grow, Deer Creek (Okla.), Sr., Kansas
F: Emily Hahn, Verdigris (Claremore, Okla.), So., Tulsa
F: Bradi Hinch, Jenks (Okla.), Jr.
F: Kristen Kelley, Bishop Kelley (Tulsa, Okla.), Jr., Oklahoma State
MF: Megan Marchesano, Bixby (Okla.), Sr., Oklahoma State
MF: Catherine Parish, Jenks (Okla.), Sr., Northwestern
MF: Alex Starrett, Bishop Kelley (Tulsa, Okla.), Jr.
D: Carley Yates, Edmond North (Edmond, Okla.), Jr., Oklahoma

Pennsylvania

MF: Caroline Brown, Hershey (Pa.), Jr., Tennessee
MF: Meghan Gilley, Emmaus (Pa.), Sr., Stony Brook
MF: Julia Goldsworthy, Central Bucks South (Warrington, Pa.), Sr., Virginia Tech
F: Jen Hutchison, Neshaminy (Langhorne, Pa.), Sr., West Chester
F: Kelli Joline, Hempfield (Landisville, Pa.), Jr, High Pont
MF: Ali Miller, Wilson (West Lawn, Pa.), Sr., Delaware
GK: Gabrielle Pakhtigian, North Penn (Lansdale, Pa.), Sr., La Salle
F: Kate Yurkovic, Central Dauphin (Harrisburg, Pa.), Sr., Temple

South Carolina

MF: Casey Craft, T.L. Hanna (Anderson, S.C.), Sr., College of Charleston
GK: Morgan Hert, Mauldin (S.C.), Jr., Clemson
MF: Claire Hodge, Spartanburg (S.C.), Sr., LSU
MF: Taylor Parker, Fort Mill (S.C.), Jr., Kentucky
MF: Sarah Schaidle, Mauldin (S.C.), Sr., College of Charleston
F: Rae Wilson, J.L. Mann (Greenville, S.C.), Sr., South Carolina

Wisconsin

F: Val Gonyo, Catholic Memorial (Waukesha, Wis.), So.
GK: Olivia Hoff, Whitefish Bay (Wis.), Sr., Wisconsin
MF: Taylor Madigan, Waunakee (Wis.), Jr., Marquette
D: Alyssa Scalzo, Bradford (Kenosha, Wis.), Sr., Wisconsin
D: Alyssa Vogel, Germantown (Wis.), Sr., Wisconsin

Virginia

GK: Allie Albright, Collegiate (Richmond, Va.), Sr., Richmond
F: Leigh Anne Baxter, Robinson (Farifax, Va.), Sr., Richmond
F: Kara Blosser Courtland (Va.), Sr., North Carolina State
F: Lizzy Callahan, First Colonial (Virginia Beach, Va.), Sr., undecided
F: Emory Camper, Frank Cox (Virginia Beach, Va.), So.
MF: Whitney Church, Broad Run (Ashburn, Va.), So.
MF: Gabby Carragino, Kempsville (Virginia Beach, Va.), Sr., Old Dominion
D: Lindsay Henry, Stone Bridge (Ashburn, Va.), Sr., UNC-Wilmington
GK: Caitlin Hunter, Broad Run (Ashburn, Va.), Sr., UNC-Wilmington
GK: Lauren Jancuska, Chantilly (Va.), Jr.
F: Kristen Lybert, Woodbridge (Va.), Sr., Richmond
MF: Katie Menzie, Chantilly (Va.), Sr., James Madison
F: Lindsay Ottavio, W.T. Woodson (Fairfax, Va.), Sr., Longwood
MF: Jordan Roseboro, Atlee (Mechanicsville, Va.), Sr., Miami
MF: Emily Tatum, Collegiate (Richmond, Va.), Sr., Clemson

Wyoming

MF: Ariela Schreibeis, Laramie (Wyo.), Jr., North Carolina State

Sheldon Shealer covers youth soccer for ESPNRISE.com. He can be reached at Sheldon.Shealer@espn.com .