KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 20, 2023) – United Soccer Coaches announced the 2022-23 High School Scholar All-Americans on Thursday. A total of 109 student-athletes including 55 girls and 54 boys were honored based on their cumulative achievement in the classroom as well as on the soccer field during their secondary school careers.

The lists are highlighted by the Scholar Players of the Year as selected by the High School Scholar All-America Committee. Melina Rebimbas from Rutgers Preparatory School in Somerset, New Jersey, is the girl’s honoree and Alexander Barger from Naperville North High School in Naperville, Illinois, is the selection on the boys’ side.

Rebimbas, a midfielder, earned a 4.18 GPA for her school. She is a two-time New Jersey State Player of the Year at Rutgers Prep which included a 40-goal, 31-assist season in 2021-22 for the Argonauts. She is committed to playing collegiately at North Carolina this fall. She was a member of the 2022 U.S. Soccer U17 National Team that won the CONCACAF Championship, qualifying the team for the U17 World Cup and leading the team with eight goals. She was named the 2021 U16 and 2022 U17 North Atlantic Conference Player of the Year and a 2021 and 2022 ECNL All-American.

Barger achieved a 4.13 cumulative GPA at Naperville North and was a two-time United Soccer Coaches All-American midfielder for the Huskies. Barger will be playing soccer this fall at Indiana University. He led his team to a 67-17-9 record, winning three conference and regional championships as well as two IHSA sectional titles during his career. He scored 14 goals and had 12 assists in his senior season, capping off 43 goals and 42 assists during his four years at his alma mater. His 2022 Huskie team went 21-6-2 en route to the Illinois Class 3A Super Sectionals.

2022-23 High School Boys Scholar All-Americans

Name Pos. School GPA City, State
Henry Acton M Newburyport High School 3.90 Newburyport, Mass.
Adam Ayad M Ottawa Hills Junior/Senior High School 4.54 Toledo, Ohio
Aidan Bachman D Arizona College Prep High School 4.57 Chandler, Ariz.
Alexander Barger M Naperville North High School 4.13 Naperville, Ill.
Rory Brookhart M Winston Churchill High School 4.72 Potomac, Md.
Jack Brown F Norwalk High School 3.90 Norwalk, Iowa
Luke Chatten M Haddon Township High School 4.30 Westmont, N.J.
Xander Christian D Bishop Miege High School 3.83 Roeland Park, Kan.
Micheal Constant D Prestonwood Christian Academy 4.16 Plano, Texas
Noah Cooney F The Westminster Schools 4.00 Atlanta, Ga.
Mitchell Coughlon F Washington Community High School 4.69 Washington, Ill.
Wyatt Dupell K Cicero-North Syracuse High School 4.00 Cicero, N.Y.
Andrew Duttweiler K Hodgdon Middle/High School 4.00 Hodgdon, Maine
Phillip Falcon K Jesuit High School 3.90 Tampa, Fla.
Kai Feng M Blacksburg High School 4.41 Blacksburg, Va.
Alex Gardner M Meridian High School 4.00 Falls Church, Va.
Robert Handelsman F Woodberry Forest School 4.25 Woodberry Forest, Va.
Alexander Harris F Columbia River High School 4.46 Vancouver, Wash.
Rafael Hernandez M Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School 4.10 Rabun Gap, Ga.
Cole Higgins D Lassiter High School 4.43 Marietta, Ga.
Siji Jolayemi F Glenelg High School 4.10 Glenelg, Md.
Sebastian Kadlof M The Morgan School 4.00 Clinton, Conn.
Evan Kanellos M New Trier Township High School 4.60 Northfield, Ill.
Colin Kesler F Governor Livingston High School 4.30 Berkeley Heights, N.J.
Cameron King D Saint Christopher’s School 4.50 Richmond, Va.
Michael Kluger M Hopkins School 5.00 New Haven, Conn.
Davis Knight F LaGrange High School 4.35 LaGrange, Ga.
Christopher Koran M Longmeadow High School 4.68 Longmeadow, Mass.
Joshua Kuntz M McCracken County High School 4.24 Paducah, Ky.
Emmett Lawton F Notre Dame de la Baie Academy 4.10 Green Bay, Wis.
Jacob Lelm M Legacy High School 4.02 Bismarck, N.D.
Colin Link F Copley High School 4.40 Copley, Ohio
Jude Logan D Albuquerque Academy 4.52 Albuquerque, N.M.
Walter Mathews F St. Thomas Aquinas High School 4.36 Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Nico Matteucci M Bacon Academy High School 4.41 Colchester, Conn.
Bryan McCleary K The Wheatley School 4.10 Old Westbury, N.Y.
Matthew Morin M Saint John’s High School 4.11 Shrewsbury, Mass.
Finlay Oliver F Oneonta High School 4.00 Onenta, N.Y.
Owen Peachee D MIll Valley High School 4.17 Shawnee, Kan.
Ron Prislupski F Holy Cross High School 4.00 Dunmore, Pa.
Joaquin Querol M St. Thomas Aquinas High School 5.00 Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Brandon Renaud D St. Thomas Aquinas High School 4.94 Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Jack Rice F Lake Forest High School 4.21 Lake Forest, Ill.
Gianluca Ripamonti M St. Thomas Aquinas High School 4.42 Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Davis Rody M Christ Presbyterian Academy 4.38 Nashville, Tenn.
Kai Rosser F Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School 3.96 Philadelphia, Pa.
Maxwell Sommer F Williams High School 4.35 Burlington, N.C.
Franklin Spires M Lexington High School 4.54 Lexington, S.C.
Andru Stanton D McIntosh High School 4.30 Peachtree City, Ga.
Vincent Tribianni M Old Bridge High School 4.83 Matawan, N.J.
Alex Truong F Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School 4.43 Wichita, Kan.
Caden Tull F Catawba Ridge High School 4.50 Fort Mill, S.C.
Jacob Witucki M McIntosh High School 4.10 Peachtree City, Ga.
Edric Zhang M Blacksburg High School 4.66 Blacksburg, Va.

2022-23 High School Girls Scholar All-Americans

Name Pos. School GPA City, State
Clare Barger F Harrison High School 4.16 Harrison, Ark.
Noelle Beare M Mansfield Christian School 4.20 Mansfield, Ohio
Peyton Bernard F Our Lady of Good Counsel High School 3.75 Olney, Md.
Drew Bernard D Our Lady of Good Counsel High School 3.80 Olney, Md.
Sarah Brown M Lake Highland Preparatory School 4.57 Orlando, Fla.
Elizabeth Bultynck F Troy High School 4.06 Troy, Mich.
Isabella Burr F Norfolk Academy 4.00 Norfolk, Va.
Katie Chadwick M Zionsville Community High School 4.14 Zionsville, Ind.
Olivia Cochran D Mid-Carolina High School 5.00 Prosperity, S.C.
Taylor Deflorio K East Longmeadow High School 4.58 East Longmeadow, Mass.
Isabel DiPrima M Albertus Magnus High School 3.90 Bardonia, N.Y.
Sophie Ellis D Fort Gibson High School 4.38 Fort Gibson, Okla.
Ruby Garrison D Norfolk Academy 4.00 Norfolk, Va.
Victoria Gutierrez F Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School 3.85 Wichita, Kan.
Lucy Harrison-Caldwell M Dexter Southfield School 4.00 Brookline, Mass.
Sophia Kapszukiewicz D Loveland High School 4.37 Loveland, Ohio
Caroline Kelley F Hamilton Southeastern High School 4.34 Fishers, Ind.
Julia Kimball D The Bromfield School 4.26 Harvard, Mass.
Ava King F McKeel Academy of Technology 4.50 Lakeland, Fla.
Gabrielle Koluch D Freehold Township High School 4.46 Freehold, N.J.
Kaeden Koons-Perdikis D Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School 4.60 Washington, D.C.
Isabella LaPerle M Bow High School 3.96 Bow, N.H.
Lyndsey LaPerle M Bow High School 3.90 Bow, N.H.
Kyra Lesko M Upper Perkiomen High School 4.36 Pennsburg, Pa.
Lauren Magre F Fayetteville High School 4.37 Fayetteville, Ark.
Lani Messer M McIntosh High School 4.27 Peachtree City, Ga.
Hannah Montag M Eastwood High School 4.49 Pemberville, Ohio
Sofia Mutis M Clayton High School 3.84 Clayton, Mo.
Jessica Osborne D Pinewood Preparatory School 5.00 Summerville, S.C.
Olivia Page D Mill Valley High School 4.03 Shawnee, Kan.
Grace Parker M Fort Gibson High School 4.31 Fort Gibson, Okla.
Alexis Pierce D Deep Run High School 4.20 Glen Allen, Va.
Briana Pinasco M Hammond School 4.66 Columbia, S.C.
Abigail Razzino M Mt Hope High School 4.40 Bristol, R.I.
Delaney Reishus M Mill Valley High School 4.06 Shawnee, Kan.
Melina Rebimbas M Rutgers Preparatory School 4.18 Somerset, N.J.
Kalyn Rich M Lynchburg-Clay High School 3.96 Lynchburg, Ohio
Allie Ross F The Westminster Schools 4.00 Atlanta, Ga.
Shelby Runje F Issaquah High School 3.85 Issaquah, Wash.
Olivia Russomanno F Cranford High School 4.56 Cranford, N.J.
Cameryn Sicard M Providence Day School 4.36 Charlotte, N.C.
Caroline Smith F Blessed Trinity High School 3.78 Roswell, Ga.
Ella Smith F Charlotte Latin School 4.65 Charlotte, N.C.
Katherine Stanley M John Paul II Catholic High School 4.58 Greenville, N.C.
Kiera Staude D The Westminster Schools 4.00 Atlanta, Ga.
Emma Stransky M Copley High School 4.42 Copley, Ohio
Kaelyn Sueper D Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School 4.24 Wichita, Kan.
Kyla Sustad F Cincinnatus High School 4.00 Cincinnatus, N.Y.
Ursula Vlases M Bozeman High School 4.02 Bozeman, Mont.
Reece Walrod D Blue Valley West High School 4.40 Overland Park, Kan.
Gabrialla Weldon M Satellite High School 4.28 Satellite Beach, Fla.
Aislenn Whitzel D Carlsbad High School 4.63 Carlsbad, N.M.
Kayla Wong M Freehold Township High School 4.00 Freehold, N.J.
Mary Wood D Christ Presbyterian Academy 4.52 Nashville, Tenn.
Rachel Wygant M Bristol Central High School 4.13 Bristol, Conn.

Scholar Players of the Year are bold

The 2022-23 High School Boys and Girls Scholar All-Region honorees were announced on Wednesday, July 19, and can be found here: Boys | Girls