Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports

One of the best seasons in Clear Creek Amana history continues to produce impressive individual honors for the Clippers.

Clear Creek Amana seniors Ellen Austin and Peyton Grafft both earned first-team all-state honors from the Iowa Girls Coaches Association on Monday after helping the Clippers to a 15-3 record and a spot in the Class 2A regional finals.

Austin and Grafft highlight a group of four Your Prep Sports area players to earn all-state honors from the IGCA.

West High junior Makenna Vonderhaar was a second-team selection in Class 3A while Liberty High senior Elise Hermiston was a second-team pick in Class 2A.

Austin and Grafft were key factors in helping Clear Creek Amana post one of the most successful seasons in program history.

A stalwart in the Clippers defensive back line, Grafft scored two goals and added six assists for Clear Creek Amana.

Austin scored 10 goals and had a team-high 20 assists from her spot in the midfield.

Hermiston helped Liberty High post its most successful season ever, scoring seven goals and adding a team-high 12 assists as the Lighting went 11-7 and advanced to a regional final for the first time in program history.

Elise Hermiston 7 goals, team-high 12 assists midfield 2^nd team 11-7

Iowa Girls Coaches Association All-State Soccer Teams

Class 3A

First team – Anna Van Wyngarden, Jr., West Des Moines Valley; Avery Horner, Jr., Bettendorf; Brookelyn Buttolph, Jr., West Des Moines Valley; Catie Johnson, Sr., West Des Moines Valley; Courtney Kovacs, Jr., Ankeny Centennial; Eden Gibson, Jr., Ankeny; Elizabeth Overberg, Sr., Ankeny Centennial; Emma Casebolt, Sr., Linn-Mar; Haley Horman, Sr., Waukee; Hallie Peak, Sr., Linn-Mar; Isabel Garcia, Soph., Johnston; Maya Hartz, Sr., Pleasant Valley; Morgan Rinker, Sr., Pleasant Valley; Morgan Russman, Fr., Pleasant Valley; Natalie Gallagher, Soph., Waukee; Natalie Scales, Sr., West Des Moines Dowling; Rachel Christmann, Sr., Ankeny; Sophia Thomas, Jr., Muscatine; Sophia Utsinger, Sr., Bettendorf; CeCe Villa, Sr., West Des Moines Dowling

Second team – Anna Spaine, Soph., West Des Moines Valley; Brissa Parra, Jr., Des Moines Lincoln; Camryn Woods, Jr., Pleasant Valley; Delaney Holtey, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Ella Anliker, Fr., West Des Moines Dowling; Emma Byrne, Sr., West Des Moines Valley; Grace Bode, Jr., Muscatine; Hanna Schimmer, Jr., Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln; Isabel Russman, Sr., Pleasant Valley; Kennedy Macke, Jr., Ankeny; Macy Davis, Soph., Waukee; Maggie Gundersen, Jr., Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson; Makenna Vonderhaar, Jr., West High; Mya Jansen, Jr., Muscatine; Natalie Thoen, Sr., Ames; Paige Bracker, Jr., Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln; Sarah Fleming, Jr., Des Moines Roosevelt; Sofia Bush, Soph., Linn-Mar; Kennedy Buntenbach, Sr., Southeast Polk; Lydia Anderson, Soph., West Des Moines Valley

Coach of the year – Rob Chapman, West Des Moines Valley

Class 2A

First team – Alexa Johnson, Jr., Spencer; Amanda Ross, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Avery Korsching, Jr., Dallas Center-Grimes; Ellen Austin, Sr., Clear Creek-Amana; Emma Angus, Sr., Dallas Center-Grimes; Hana Daoudi, Jr., Council Bluffs Lewis Central; Hanna Kehoe, Jr., Norwalk; Hannah Estrada, Sr., Council Bluffs Lewis Central; Jojo Bice, Jr., Norwalk; Kendall Knisley, Soph., North Scott; Kenzie Roling, Sr., Waverly-Shell Rock; Kylie Knief, Fr., Dallas Center-Grimes; Lexi Ward, Soph., North Scott; Maia Bentley, Jr., Mount Vernon; Mary Clare Bean, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Nora Dougherty, Soph., Glenwood; Peyton Grafft, Sr., Clear Creek-Amana; Reagan Teut, Jr., Norwalk; Sasha Wilson, Sr., Waverly-Shell Rock; Siri Ott, Sr., Waverly-Shell Rock; Maggie Conrad, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier

Second team – Abby Warner, Fr., Pella; Ashlynn Watt, Sr., ADM; Avery Blasdel, Sr., Glenwood; Brielle Bastin, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Callie Williams, Jr., Council Bluffs Lewis Central; Elise Hermiston, Sr., Liberty High; Grace Coates, Sr., Marion; Hope Jensen, Sr., Council Bluffs Lewis Central; Kristen Small, Sr., Spencer; Larissa Pelley, Sr., Glenwood; Macy Schulz, Sr., Pella; Macy Smith, Jr., Waverly-Shell Rock; Mia Fank, Sr., Spencer; Reagan Holtorf, Jr., Norwalk; Reese Hilsenbeck, Fr., North Scott; Sydney Schultz, Sr., Mount Vernon

Taylor Vanderah, Jr., Spencer; Hannah Lucy, Sr., Council Bluffs Lewis Central; Kennedy Burch, Jr., Norwalk; Maya Fritz, Soph., Dallas Center-Grimes

Coach of the year – Lauren Greiner, Waverly-Shell Rock

Class 1A

First team – Alyssa Keller, Sr., Treynor; Clara Teigland, Soph., Treynor; Eden Moore, Fr., Van Meter; Hannah Fritz, Sr., Nevada; Jade Jackson, Jr., Davenport Assumption; Katie Boldt, Sr., Davenport Assumption; Katie Currans, Sr., Gilbert; Lexi Moore, Sr., Davenport Assumption; Makenna Shepard, Sr., Council Bluffs St. Albert; Mariah Nolting, Soph., Logan-Magnolia; Marissa Ring, Jr., Tri-Center; Megan Miller, Sr., Des Moines Christian; Natalie Rudman, Jr., Gilbert; Nikayla Youngblut, Soph., Waterloo Columbus; Reagan Lindsay, Sr., Waterloo Columbus; Sam Scodeller, Sr., Davenport Assumption; Savannah Schneider, Fr., Hudson; Sophia Hoffman, Jr., Dike-New Hartford; Sydney Lynch, Soph., Gilbert; Vivienne Skinner, Sr., Des Moines Christian; Becca DuFour, Soph., Waterloo Columbus

Second team – Camille Landphair, Soph., Dike-New Hartford; Ella Klusman, Fr., Council Bluffs St. Albert; Hannah Thomsen, Sr., Nevada; Jaclyn Holmes, Fr., Pella Christian; Jade Daughenbaugh, Sr., Tri-Center; Jenna Roberts, Fr., Des Moines Christian; Jordyn Foelske, Sr., Denver; Joslyn Terpstra, Soph., Pella Christian; Lily Krohn, Fr., Council Bluffs St. Albert; Lyndi Bowen, Sr., GCGR; Mayzi Weig, Jr., Nevada; Mickey Stephens, Jr., Centerville; Miranda Ring, Jr., Tri-Center; Mollie Nelson, Sr., Tri-Center; Rachel Hundtofte, Soph., Tri-Center; Reece Gordan, Jr., GCGR; Sara Hansen, Sr., Hudson; Savannah Skaggs, Jr., Nevada; Tessa Borwick, Jr., Nevada; Ashley Van Heukelom, Sr., Des Moines Christian; Dawsen Dorsey, Jr., Davenport Assumption; Callie Copperstone, Sr., Treynor

Coach of the year – Dan Webster, Des Moines Christian

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