West High’s Steigleder Named MVC Mississippi Division Athlete of the Year
Ryan Murken
Your Prep Sports
Regan Steigleder completed the most impressive season of her brilliant prep career on Friday.
On Monday the West High senior was already being recognized for her work.
Steigleder was named the Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division Athlete of the year after leading Class 3A with 37 goals and adding 11 assists.
The senior forward helped lead West High to a 19-2 record, a Mississippi Division title and a spot in 3A state semifinals.
Steigleder had plenty of help this season.
Senior teammates Emma Cooper, Lexi Shaffer and Abby Zimmerman were all named the Mississippi Division first team while West High coach Daven Rosenthal was named coach of the year.
Cooper scored 27 goals and had a 3A-leading 21 assists while Zimmerman had two goals and nine assists and Shaffer added two goals and three assists from their defensive positions.
City High sophomore Naomi Meurice was named the Valley Division keeper of the year and teammates Grace Brown and Sydney Schroder were both first team Valley Division picks after helping the Little Hawks to a 12-6 record and spot in the regional finals.
Schroder led City High with 11 goals and seven assists while Brown was second on the team with eight goals from her center back spot.
Meurice allowed 13 goals and posted nine shutouts this season while making 81 saves.
MVC Girls Soccer All-Division Selections
Mississippi Division
Athlete of the Year – Regan Steigleder, Sr., West High
Keeper of the Year – Allie Strottman, Sr., Linn-Mar
Coach of the Year – Dave Rosenthal, West High
First Team – Regan Steigleder, Sr., West High; Emma Cooper, Sr., West High; Lexi Shaffer, Sr., West High; Abby Zimmerman, Sr., West High; Abigail Santana, Fr., Linn-Mar; Karlye Waterman, Sr., Linn-Mar; Lexi Frese, Sr., Linn-Mar; Addy Hoffman, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Caitlynn Daniels, Fr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Tana Felton, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Tori Roethler, Sr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Taylor Kinney, Sr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Izzy Guyer, Soph., Waterloo West.
Second Team – Leah Rhodes, Sr., West High; Rachel Olson, Soph., West High; Marnie Vonderhaar, Soph., West High; Jen Kuehn, Sr., West High; Rachel Crawford, Sr., Linn-Mar; Piper Carey, Fr., Linn-Mar; Jaclyn Simons, Sr., Linn-Mar; Paige Diebold, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Elena Minor, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Ellie Fischer, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Keagan Ovenshire, Jr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Emma Wachter, Jr., Dubuque Wahlert; Laura Rico, Soph., Waterloo East.
Honorable Mention (Area athletes only) – Katie McGrane, Sr., West High; Carlin Morsch, Jr., West High.
All-Academic (Area athletes only) – Emma Cooper, Sr., West High; Jen Kuehn, Sr., West High; Lexi Shaffer, Sr., West High; Regan Steigleder, Sr., West High; Ali Tauchen, Sr., West High;
Valley Division
Athlete of the Year – Abby Harbin, Sr., Dubuque Hempstead
Keeper of the Year – Naomi Meurice, Soph., City High
Coach of the Year – Homer Screws, Cedar Rapids Kennedy
First Team – Olivia Hellweg, Jr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Kenadee Dekko, Jr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Emily Sass, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Grace Brown, Sr., City High; Sydney Schroder, Sr., City High; Ally Zierke, Sr., Cedar Falls; Kate Motzko, Sr., Cedar Falls; Hallie Cooper, Sr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Kelly King, Sr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Abby Harbin, Sr., Dubuque Hempstead; Mariah Morris, Sr., Dubuque Hempstead; Cayla Renwick, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Sophia Meier, Soph., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Tia Martin, Soph., Dubuque Senior.
Second Team – Emily Waterhouse, Soph., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Kaylee Waterhouse, Soph., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Amurie Coder, Fr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Samantha Schroder, Soph., City High; Madelynn Fontana, Soph., City High; Naomi Meurice, Soph., City High; Madison Bower, Jr., Cedar Falls; Abby Hendrickson, Jr., Cedar Falls; Hannah Sherman, Sr., Cedar Rapids Washington; KJ Schmidt, Soph., Cedar Rapids Washington; Erin Rieckens, Soph., Dubuque Hempstead; Mya Washburn, Soph., Cedar Rapids Prairie.
Honorable Mention (Area athletes only) – Ella Hennager, Soph., City High; Sophie Van Meter, Sr., City High.
All-Academic (Area athletes only) – Anna Swanson, Sr., City High; Grace Brown, Sr., City High.