KANSAS CITY, MO (Aug. 12, 2025) – United Soccer Coaches has announced the Forwards on its NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Players to Watch lists for the 2025 intercollegiate season.

The lists are compiled and released by the Division I All-America Committees to promote college soccer leading up to the official start date for the regular season later this month. The lists include United Soccer Coaches All-Americans and All-Region players from 2024 who are scheduled to return for the 2025 season.

“Entering the 2025 season, these previous honorees represent some of the best at their positions,” said Ralph Polson, Senior College All-America Administrator. “As pre-season training opens, we are pleased to recognize these outstanding student-athletes from our member schools. I would like to thank Jennifer Rockwood, DI Women’s All-America Chair, Ryan Hopkins, DI Men’s All-America Chair, and their respective committees for their efforts in compiling these lists.”

2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Players to Watch – Forwards
Name Class School Hometown
Hannah Anselmo Jr. Stonehill College Fall River, Mass.
Kierra Blundell So. Arizona State University Langley, B.C.
Maggie Cagle Sr. University of Virginia Phoenix, Ariz.
Seven Castain Sr. TCU Draper, Utah
Katie Shae Collins So. University of South Carolina Gallatin, Tenn.
Mackenzie Compton So. Lindenwood University Wentzville, Mo.
Isabella Demarco Sr. Western Carolina University Charleston, S.C.
Bella Diorio Jr. TCU Lockport, Ill.
Jordynn Dudley Jr. Florida State University Milton, Ga.
Izzy Engle So. University of Notre Dame Edina, Minn.
Halie Engle Jr. Liberty University Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Sam Erbach So. Xavier University Lebanon, Ohio
Kate Faasse Sr. University of North Carolina Phoenix, Ariz.
Aaliyah Faddoul Jr. Georgia State University Ontario, Canada
Sarah Foley Sr. University of Illinois Belleville, Ill.
Kendal Gargiula Sr. Florida Gulf Coast University North Fort Myers, Fla.
Ivy Garner Sr. Liberty University Hillsborough, N.C.
Ella Grode So. Eastern Kentucky University Avon Lake, Ohio
Ruby Hladek Sr. Utah Valley University Ladera Ranch, Calif.
Tyra King Jr. Northern Illinois University Menifee, Calif.
Katie Krohn Jr. University of Minnesota Schoharie, N.Y.
Ginny Lackey So. James Madison University Bolton, England
Maya Lardner GR-5 Georgetown University Dallas, Texas
Kaitlyn Macbean GR-5 Penn State University Excelsior, Minn.
Avery McBride Jr. Boise State University Boise, Idaho
Paige McSwigan Jr. University of North Florida St. Johns, Fla.
Natalie Means Sr. Georgetown University Lafayette, Calif.
Kaylee Noble Jr. Texas A&M University Lakewood, Calif.
Chioma Okafor Sr. University of Connecticut Blantyre, Malawi
Chloe Pattison Sr. Eastern Washington University Lake Stevens, Wash.
Gianna Paul Sr. University of Alabama Huntington Station, N.Y.
Caroline Penner Sr. Seattle University Olympia, Wash.
Kat Rader Sr. Duke University Stuart, Fla.
Morgan Russman So. North Dakota State University Bettendorf, Iowa
Kennedy Schoennaur Jr. Santa Clara University San Jose, Calif.
Talia Sommer Sr. Butler University Tel Aviv, Israel
Maddy Theriault Sr. Fairfield University Palmer, Mass.
Larkin Thomason Jr. University of Alabama Scottsdale, Ariz.
Amalia Villarreal So. University of Texas Lansing, Mich.
Ellie Walbruch Jr. Brigham Young University American Fork, Utah
Lexi Watts Sr University of Kansas Lenexa, Kan.
Faith Webber GR-5 Utah Valley University Grand Blanc, Mich.
Tess Werts Sr. Utah State University Portland, Ore.
Olivia Woodson Jr. Auburn University Richmond, Va.  

2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Players to Watch – Forwards
Name Class School Hometown
Chris Album Sr. University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Vancouver, B.C.
Lorenzo Amaral Jr. Brown University Orlando, Fla.
Palmer Ault Sr. Indiana University Noblesville, Ind.
Ethan Ballek Sr. University of South Carolina Timnath, Colo.
Roy Biegon Jr. Lafayette College Nairobi, Kenya
Ulfur Bjornsson Jr. Duke University Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Marko Borkovic Sr. Ohio State University Maidenhead, England
Austin Brummett Sr. University of Connecticut Bow, N.H
Marcus Caldeira Sr. West Virginia University Mississauga, Ont.
Pietro Fontana Sr. University of Central Arkansas Trento, Italy
Josemir Gomez Sr. Butler University Indianapolis. Ind.
Cason Goodman Sr. University of California Davis Santa Barbara, Calif.
Ryan Hannosh Jr. Butler University Farmington Hills, Mich.
Daniel Ittycheria Sr. Princeton University Warren, N.J.
Elias Khodri Sr. University of New Hampshire Lyon, France
Elie Kisoka GR-5 UMKC Marseille, France
Blake Pipkin So. Colgate University Houston, Texas
Bruno Rosa Sr. Providence College Cascais, Portugal
Sergi Solans So. UCLA Lleida, Spain
Trace Terry Sr. Bowling Green State University Bellbrook, Ohio