Joliet's Arlis named Player of the Year in stacked Region IV

In a region that boasts six of the top 13 goal scorers in the nation, Joliet Junior College's Hailey Arlis proved to be the cream of the crop in being named the 2017 Region IV Player of the Year. The Wolves and Region IV champions Madison College both placed six players on the all-region teams, the most of any team in the region. As the top vote-getter, Arlis is the region's top All-American nominee, followed by Julia Szlke of Harper College. The duo tied for the most goals in NJCAA Division III with 40.

First Team
*Shannel Boettcher - Rock Valley College - SO - GK
Annabelle Shere - Madison College - FR - D
Alexis Orozco - Harper College - SO - D
Katie Grubb - Rock Valley College - SO - D
Celeste Medina - Triton College - SO - D
*Miranda Nirchi - Joliet Junior College - FR - M
Lindsey Bond - Joliet Junior College - FR - M
Hannah Rieker - Joliet Junior College - SO - M
Peyton Trapino - Madison College - FR - M
*Melissa Philips - College of DuPage - SO - M
*Hailey Arlis - Joliet Junior College - FR - F
Britt Schumann - Madison College - FR - F
*Julia Szylke - Harper College - FR - F

*All-American Nominee

Second Team
Brandie Gospodarek - Madison College - SO - GK
Madisyn Hannion - Joliet Junior College - FR - D
Brianna Darlage - Joliet Junior College - FR - D
Abby Meehan - Madison College - FR - D
Gelsomina Spano - Elgin Community College - FR - D
Esther Noriega - Madison College - FR - M
Julia Morales - Harper College - SO - M
Shelby Seiter - Rock Valley College - SO - M
Marcela Calderon - College of DuPage - SO - M
Grace James - Triton College - FR - M
Julie Garcia - Harper College - SO - F
Kenzie Theien - Rock Valley College - SO - F
Jacqueline Molina - Milwaukee Area Technical College - FR - F

Player of the Year (Received Most All-Region Votes)
Hailey Arlis - Joliet Junior College

For current and past all-region women's soccer teams, click here.