STANFORD, Calif. – Headlining a group of five Academic All-Americans from Stanford, senior Jasmine Aikey was named College Sports Communicators Team Member of the Year for Division I women’s soccer, it was announced on Wednesday.
Aikey is the second Stanford women’s soccer player to win the award after Rachel Buehler was lauded in 2007. The selection is the 24th for Stanford across all sports.
Elise Evans joins Aikey on the Academic All-America first team, while Shae Harvey and Andrea Kitahata were named second team. Sophomore Charlotte Kohler was named a third-team Academic All-American.
The five Academic All-Americans are the most in the nation this year.
Aikey was named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for Division I, after being named to the first team in 2024 and the second team in 2023. A midfielder from Palo Alto, Calif., she recently helped lead Stanford to a national championship berth and made her third consecutive College Cup appearance. The senior carries a 3.97 GPA while pursuing a degree in computer science. She has been named a finalist for the 2025 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy, the nation’s highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year. Aikey was named the 2025 TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Year and a United Soccer Coaches All-America first team selection. She was also named to the All-ACC First Team and was named the ACC Championship All-Tournament MVP. She led the Cardinal with 53 points, 21 goals, 11 assists, and seven game-winning goals. She also led Division I in points and ranked second nationally in game-winning goals and third in goals. Overall, she tallied at least one goal in 16 of her 25 matches to go along with five multi-goal games.
Fourteen of the 34 members of the Academic All-America® Division I women’s soccer teams boast a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The 11 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.90, with the entire Division I team holding a collective average GPA of 3.86.
Three other student-athletes join them as a repeat selection on the Academic All-America® Division I team, Macy Blackburn (Texas Tech University), Caroline Castans (University of Kansas), and Faith Webber (Utah Valley University). Annika Jost (U.S. Air Force Academy) becomes the first student-athlete from her women’s soccer program to earn Academic All-America® honors.
Evans, a communication major, was a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy and a United Soccer Coaches All-America first team pick, while also being named ACC Defensive Player of the Year, All-ACC first team and ACC All-Tournament. A team captain and the team leader in minutes played with 2,156 at center back, Evans accumulated seven goals, including two game-winners, and six assists for 20 points. She recorded her first career multi-goal match on November 21 vs. Alabama in the NCAA Tournament second round, and managed a pair of assists in Stanford’s 7-0 victory vs. San Francisco to open the season. Evans was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week and helped the Cardinal limit opponents to 24 goals (0.96 per game) on 205 total shots - including just 80 on frame. Stanford managed nine shutouts this year with Evans directing the back line.
Harvey, a creative writing major, was named All-ACC second team and earned a spot on the 2025 College Cup All-Tournament team at the conclusion of the season. The native of Hermosa Beach, Calif. finished the year with five goals and 10 assists for 20 points – including contributing her first career brace against Virginia Tech on October 9. Instrumental in leading Stanford to a national runner-up finish, she totaled 16 points in her final 15 matches as a junior.
Kitahata, pursuing a graduate degree in sustainability science and practice, was named United Soccer Coaches All-Region second team, All-ACC first team, and was selected ACC Offensive Player of the Week on October 21. The native of Hillsborough, Calif. contributed at least one point in each of the first six matches this season and had a point in 19 of the 25 matches this year. Kitahata put together two different strings of four straight matches with a goal this year, and had a goal in 12 of the last 20 overall. She ranked second on the team in points with 44 (17 goals and 10 assists) and managed four game-winners.
Kohler, who will declare her major after the end of the academic year, was named United Soccer Coaches All-America third team and All-ACC second team. She managed at least a point in 19 of the 25 matches this season and contributed five game-winners - including the game-winner to defeat No. 1 Virginia and No. 7 Florida State. Kohler converted the clinching PK in Stanford's 5-4 shootout victory over No. 2 Notre Dame to win the ACC Tournament title on November 9. The national leader in assists with 17, Kohler managed three assists in a match twice this year. The native of Woodside, Calif. ranked third on the team in points with 41 (12 goals and 17 assists).