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Six Utah Soccer Student-Athletes Named Academic All-District
11/22/2023 9:00 AM | Soccer
Brown, Bullock, Granger, O’Kane, Standish and Wardle all honored by CSC
SALT LAKE CITY – Courtney Brown, Kelly Bullock, Maryn Granger, Katie O'Kane, Kaela Standish and Kasey Wardle from the University of Utah women's soccer team were all named to the College Sports Communications Academic All-District roster when the CSC released its list of honorees on Tuesday.
Six selections is a new program best for the Utes, who had five players earn academic all-district spots in 2022.
For Brown, this is the second time in two seasons she's been chosen for this honor and its one more achievement at the conclusion of an excellent Utah career. In the classroom, Brown crafted a 3.87 GPA an undergrad and 3.75 as a graduated student while also tying for the team lead in assists in 2023. Brown tallied four assists three goals while starting all 20 matches during her final season on the Utah roster.
One of the players who tied for the team lead in assists with Brown was Bullock, who also finished third on the squad in goals and points. The sophomore from Salt Lake City scored the opening goal in Utah's 5-0 trouncing of Utah Valley on Aug. 30, then picked up another score and an assist on Oct. 26, helping the Utes upend No. 18 Arizona State. She accomplished this feat while logging a 4.0 GPA and pursuing a degree in Health and Kinesiology.
O'Kane was another Ute who spent the season piling up points, with her eight goals putting her in the top 10 in the Pac-12. She also ended year in the league's top 10 in shots and shots on goal and led the Utes in points with 17. The highlight of her season came on Oct. 1 at Oregon, when she recorded the first hat trick by a Ute since 2017 in a 4-2 triumph and was later chosen as the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week. O'Kane's achievements on the field came while she posted a GPA of 3.74 as she attempts to earn a Psychology degree.
Granger owns a 3.95 GPA as she studies for a degree in Health and Kinesiology, while also making 18 appearances in the team's starting lineup. In five of those matches, Granger helped the Utes post a clean sheet, the last of which was a 2-0 triumph over No. 18 ASU in which the Draper native also contributed an assist on her team's first goal. Granger finished the year with three total assists, two which came in Utah victories.
The player in for Utah's upset of the Sun Devils was Wardle and it was one of three clean sheets she was credited with in 2023. The junior keeper racked up 78 saves, fifth-most in the Pac-12, with seven of those stops coming in Utah's defeat of Utah Valley. She added 14 more on Oct. 13 at UCLA, the third-most in a single contest in program history, while her work in the classroom earned her a 3.77 GPA as she majored in Communications.
Standish's season saw her take the field in 19 matches, including all five of Utah's shutouts. Her stat line for the year included a pair of goals, one in the win over Utah Valley and another in the season finale at the expense of Colorado. Standish's efforts on the field are complimented by a 3.83 GPA that she's achieved while pursuing a Business degree.
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Six selections is a new program best for the Utes, who had five players earn academic all-district spots in 2022.
For Brown, this is the second time in two seasons she's been chosen for this honor and its one more achievement at the conclusion of an excellent Utah career. In the classroom, Brown crafted a 3.87 GPA an undergrad and 3.75 as a graduated student while also tying for the team lead in assists in 2023. Brown tallied four assists three goals while starting all 20 matches during her final season on the Utah roster.
One of the players who tied for the team lead in assists with Brown was Bullock, who also finished third on the squad in goals and points. The sophomore from Salt Lake City scored the opening goal in Utah's 5-0 trouncing of Utah Valley on Aug. 30, then picked up another score and an assist on Oct. 26, helping the Utes upend No. 18 Arizona State. She accomplished this feat while logging a 4.0 GPA and pursuing a degree in Health and Kinesiology.
O'Kane was another Ute who spent the season piling up points, with her eight goals putting her in the top 10 in the Pac-12. She also ended year in the league's top 10 in shots and shots on goal and led the Utes in points with 17. The highlight of her season came on Oct. 1 at Oregon, when she recorded the first hat trick by a Ute since 2017 in a 4-2 triumph and was later chosen as the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week. O'Kane's achievements on the field came while she posted a GPA of 3.74 as she attempts to earn a Psychology degree.
Granger owns a 3.95 GPA as she studies for a degree in Health and Kinesiology, while also making 18 appearances in the team's starting lineup. In five of those matches, Granger helped the Utes post a clean sheet, the last of which was a 2-0 triumph over No. 18 ASU in which the Draper native also contributed an assist on her team's first goal. Granger finished the year with three total assists, two which came in Utah victories.
The player in for Utah's upset of the Sun Devils was Wardle and it was one of three clean sheets she was credited with in 2023. The junior keeper racked up 78 saves, fifth-most in the Pac-12, with seven of those stops coming in Utah's defeat of Utah Valley. She added 14 more on Oct. 13 at UCLA, the third-most in a single contest in program history, while her work in the classroom earned her a 3.77 GPA as she majored in Communications.
Standish's season saw her take the field in 19 matches, including all five of Utah's shutouts. Her stat line for the year included a pair of goals, one in the win over Utah Valley and another in the season finale at the expense of Colorado. Standish's efforts on the field are complimented by a 3.83 GPA that she's achieved while pursuing a Business degree.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @UtahWSoccer | Instagram: @UtahWSoccer | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahwsoccer).
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