LEXINGTON, Kent. - Five Luther soccer players were named to the 2023 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District announced on Tuesday, Nov. 21. The honorees include
Jack Bell,
Kaitlyn Bebensee,
Makayla Haddorff,
Maggie Haller, and
Emma Lin. Those earning the honor for the second time in their career are Bell, Bebensee, Haller and Lin.
To earn Academic All-District the individuals were nominated by the athletic communications/sports information staff and maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher. They also must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games or must start in at least 66 percent of games. All five met both of the requirements. The honorees will advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot which will be announced on Dec. 19 for the men and Dec. 20 for the women.
Bell is an exercise science major from Madison, Wis. He played in 18 of the 20 games in goal for the men's soccer team. He was also named to the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) All-Conference team this season for the first time in his career.
Bebensee is a biology major from West Des Moines, Iowa. She played in every game for the Norse as a defender. She was an All-Conference selection for the first time in her career after an honorable mention selection in 2022.
Haddorff earns the honors for the first time in her career. She is a native of Eagan, Minn. and is a Spanish and exercise science major. She started 18 of the 19 games this season. She scored the game-winning goal at Dubuque to give the Norse the no.3 seed in the A-R-C Tournament. Haddorff was an All-Conference honorable mention selection in 2023.
Haller is a biology, classics, and global health major from Minneapolis, Minn. She played in every game and led the offense with eight goals and ten assists for 26 points. She is also the 10th in program history to earn All-Conference honors four times in her career.
Lin is a biology major from Des Moines, Iowa as she earns her second All-District honors. The midfielder appeared in 17 of the 19 games. She earned All-Conference honors in back-to-back seasons becoming a two-time honoree.
