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Division I Women's Soccer Awards

2008 Awards

All-Tournament Team

Tournament Offensive MVP

Robyn Estrada, The Master's College

Tournament Defensive MVP

Brittany Hengesh, Olivet Nazarene University

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Danielle Johnston, Olivet Nazarene University

NCCAA Michelle Akers Player of the Year

Mindi Prins, Trinity Christian College [more]

NCCAA/NSCAA All-American Team

Samantha Suter	Spring Arbor University
Brittany Hengesh	Olivet Nazarene University
Mara Hughes	Mt. Vernon Nazarene University
Rebecca Foulk	Indiana Wesleyan University
Megan Cogan	Spring Arbor University
Rachel Page	Olivet Nazarene University
Janel Schmitt	Olivet Nazarene University
Page Miller	Mt. Vernon Nazarene University
Christina Thornton	Judson University
Megan Marshall	Indiana Wesleyan University
Harmony Pruett	Hope International University
Robyn Estrada	The Master's College
Laura Willit	Roberts Wesleyan College
Ruth Kratzer	Trinity International University

Second Team All-American

Honorable Mention

 

Coach of the Year
Josh Lenarz, Trinity Christian College

Scholar-Athletes

Mindi Prins Honored with Michelle Akers Award

Over the past four years the women’s soccer program of Trinity Christian College has had significant success of which Mindi Prins has been a major contributor.  As a four-year starter Mindi has helped the program accumulate a record of 77-19-5 in her career.  She has also been instrumental in building one of the top NCCAA and NAIA teams in the nation, including a No. 1 NCCAA and top 10 NAIA national ranking this season. 

This season the Trolls finished with the best record in the school’s history at 21-1. The senior defender led her team to a 17 shut-outs this season, giving up only five goals during the regular season and a total of nine goals to date. With an undefeated 18-0 regular season and a perfect conference record the team captured their conference title and for the first-time in the program’s history advanced to the NAIA national tournament of which they won their first round game. 

Mindi, a Hudsonville, Michigan native, has participated in the NCCAA National Tournament twice. In 2005 the Trolls claimed the NCCAA Championship with Mindi scoring the game winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Trinity International. The team returned to the national event in 2007 and captured third place. Mindi was named to the All-Tournament Team in 2005 and has been on the NCCAA All-American list twice. In addition she is a four-time recipient of NCCAA All- Region and CCAC First-Team All-Conference honors and has been on the NAIA All-Region Team three times and named NAIA All-American Honorable Mention last year.

Mindi, a three-year team captain, has been the team MVP for the past three seasons. As a true team player she has played whatever position the coach has asked her to. Two years ago she led the team in scoring, last year she was the captain of the central midfield, and this season she leads the defensive line.  For her career she has scored 33 goals and had 24 assists and ranks third in goals and fourth in assists in Trinity’s records book.  

In addition to her leadership on the field, Mindi also excels in the classroom with a 3.94 overall GPA. She handles the rigors of a nursing major and has earned Scholar-Athlete honors for the past two seasons.

In addition to what Mindi’s has accomplished athletically and academically, she shines through her leadership, servanthood, and Christian character. Mindi is a very unselfish player and person, putting her teammates’ needs above her own. Both on and off the field she is a servant and is a role model. She is automatically respected by her peers because of her mature faith and genuine spirit. She has been a mentor to younger players, a Bible study leader, and involved in local and international service and mission projects. She impacts those around her for the better and displays a Christ-like attitude in all aspects of her life.