SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—South Dakota has a Summit League-best three student-athletes named to the Academic All-League Team announced Tuesday. It marks the second time since joining the conference in 2012 that the Coyotes have had three representatives.
 
Juniors Alexis Mitchell and Abby Ostrem are on the team for the first time while senior Kellee Willer is the first Coyote to be named to the team in three consecutive seasons. All three earned all-Summit League honors this past season.
 
Willer is a three-time all-conference performer from Fort Collins, Colorado. She led the Coyotes and ranked fourth in the Summit with eight goals, five of which came in the final four games of the season. Willer netted 15 goals in her career, the 10^th-most in program history, and her 13 career assists are third all-time. She maintains a 3.97 grade point average while majoring in elementary and special education.
 
Mitchell, a midfielder from Lee's Summit, Missouri, netted six goals this season and led the Coyotes with five assists, which ranked second in the Summit. Mitchell had the game-winning goal in three of South Daokta's eight wins this season including the finisher in double overtime to beat Wyoming. She maintains a 3.66 GPA while majoring in mathematics.
 
Ostrem, a defender from Wylie, Texas, helped anchor a line that combined for four shutouts including two in Summit League play. She was second to Mitchell in terms of most minutes played by a Coyote, and even earned her second career assist on a goal against Northern Iowa during non-conference play. Ostrem maintains a 3.82 GPA while majoring in criminal justice.
 
To be eligible for the team, student-athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30, completed at least one full academic year at the current institution, and participated in 50 percent of their team's competitions. League sports information directors and faculty athletic representatives comprised the voters.
 
2019 WOMEN'S SOCCER ACADEMIC ALL-LEAGUE TEAM
Name                    School                         Yr.     Pos.   GPA     Major(s)
Kaitlyn Guhl           Omaha                        So.     D       4.00    Biomechanics
Leah Manuleleua    South Dakota State      Sr.     F       3.78    Nursing
Alexis Mitchell        South Dakota               Jr.      M       3.66    Mathematics
Abby Ostrem          South Dakota               Jr.      D       3.82    Criminal Justice
Ines Palmiero         Western Illinois            Sr.     GK     3.90    Law Enforcement Justice Administration
Monica Polgar        North Dakota State       Sr.     GK     3.57    Natural Resources/Emergency Management
Rachel Preston       South Dakota State      So.     D       4.00    Nursing
Cheyenne Shorts    Denver                        Sr.     D       3.68    Psychology
Kellee Willer           South Dakota               Sr.     F       3.97    Elementary and Special Education
Brittany Wilson       Denver                        Sr.     GK     3.72    Real Estate/Property Development
Kaitlin Zabel           South Dakota State      Jr.      D       3.88    Psychology