STANFORD, Calif. – Sophomore forward Catarina Macario was named TopDrawerSoccer's Player of the Year with four additional Cardinal earning spots on the Best XI teams.
Macario was joined by senior Jordan DiBiasi on the Best XI first team, senior Alana Cook picked up Best XI second-team honors, senior Tegan McGrady was named to the Best XI third team and freshman Naomi Girma was a member of the Freshman Best XI first team.
Macario, the ESPNW Player of the Year in each of her two seasons at Stanford, is also a finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, the highest individual honor in college soccer. The two-time Pac-12 Forward of the Year led the conference in points (36) and goals (14), including several strikes of the highest quality during Stanford's undefeated regular season and run to the College Cup.
As a freshman in 2017, Macario led the nation in points (50) and assists (16). Through two seasons, she ranks just outside the top-10 in program history in goals and assists, while her nine postseason assists are a program record, passing the previous mark shared by Christen Press and Chioma Ubogagu (7). During Macario's two seasons on The Farm, Stanford is 45-2-2 with a 21-0-1 clip in Pac-12 play and 27-0-1 record in home games.
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DiBiasi, the 2018 Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year, served as team captain during the 2018 season, setting career highs in goals (10) and points (30) while leading the Cardinal in assists (10). During her four-year career, DiBiasi missed just one game while starting 91 of 92 games she was available for.
A finalist for the 2018 Senior CLASS Award and semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, Cook started all 93 games during her four-year career at Stanford (2015-18). This season, Cook was named Pac-12 Defender of the Year in 2018 to go along with first-team All-America, first-team All-Pac-12 and CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 first-team honors.
McGrady earned third-team All-America honors after a distinguished four-year career on The Farm, which culminated in a strong senior season. McGrady was named All-Pac-12 first team and United Coaches All-Pacific Region first team, having been named to the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list in August after making her full United States National Team debut on April 8 against Mexico.
Girma played an integral role in Stanford's defensive unit, starting 22 of 24 games alongside Cook. She finished the season with two goals and four assists, scoring both of her goals in Stanford's 4-1 win against Ole Miss in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. She also earned All-Pac-12 third team and All-Pac-12 freshman team honors.