Dani Rhodes joined some pretty elite company in Wisconsin prep girls soccer history this week.
The high-scoring Waukesha West senior forward, who will play at the University of Wisconsin next fall, was named the Gatorade Wisconsin Girls Soccer Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.
She's the fourth girl to accomplish the feat in the award's 19-year history, following Waukesha Catholic Memorial midfielder Leslie Osborne (2000 and '01), Brookfield Central midfielder Marti Desjarlais (2004 and '05) and Cedarburg midfielder Josee Stiever (2012 and '13).
Rhodes, a Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association Co-Player of the Year last spring, had 32 goals and eight assists for the Wolverines (13-1-2) heading into Thursday night's non-conference match at Germantown. She had all three of West's goals in its 3-2 Classic 8 Conference victory over Waukesha Catholic Memorial on Tuesday night, a win that ended the Crusaders' 24-game unbeaten streak (22-0-2).
“She's equally dangerous with her right or left foot and she's very quick,” Kenosha Indian Trail coach Drew Baker said of Rhodes in a news release. "She can create her own shot and mentally she's always thinking ahead."
Year | Winner | Pos | Yr | School |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997-98 | Jenny Kundert | F | So. | Madison West |
1998-99 | Gillian Hatch | M | So. | Whitefish Bay |
1999-2000 | Leslie Osborne | M | Jr. | Waukesha Catholic Memorial |
2000-01 | Leslie Osborne | M | Sr. | Waukesha Catholic Memorial |
2001-02 | Kate Taylor | GK | Sr. | Milwaukee University School |
2002-03 | Heather Ferron | M-F | Sr. | Brookfield Central |
2003-04 | Marti Desjarlais | M | Jr. | Brookfield Central |
2004-05 | Marti Desjarlais | M | Sr. | Brookfield Central |
2005-06 | Kelly Wepking | M | Sr. | Kenosha Tremper |
2006-07 | Jennifer Baumann | M | Sr. | Waukesha Catholic Memorial |
2007-08 | Laurel Ragalie | F | Sr. | Kenosha Bradford |
2008-09 | Taylor Madigan | M | Sr. | Waunakee |
2009-10 | Alex Melin | M-F | Sr. | Verona |
2010-11 | Morgan LaPlant | F | Sr. | Madison La Follette |
2011-12 | Josee Stiever | M | Jr. | Cedarburg |
2012-13 | Josee Stiever | M | Sr. | Cedarburg |
2013-14 | Emily Cervantes | F | So. | Waukesha Catholic Memorial |
2014-15 | Dani Rhodes | M | Jr. | Waukesha West |
2015-16 | Dani Rhodes | F | Sr. | Waukesha West |
Rank | Team | Record | Pvs |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Eau Claire Memorial | 14-0-0 | 1 |
2 | Brookfield Central | 9-0-1 | 2 |
3 | Schofield D.C. Everest | 13-1-3 | 3 |
4 | Hartland Arrowhead | 8-1-4 | 4 |
5 | Neenah | 12-2-0 | NR |
Honorable mention: Muskego, Appleton North, Kimberly, Middleton, Milwaukee DSHA, Wisconsin Rapids.
Rank | Team | Record | Pvs |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Waukesha West | 12-1-2 | 1 |
2 | Whitefish Bay | 8-2-3 | 2 |
3 | Cedarburg | 7-2-2 | 3 |
4 | Wauwatosa West | 11-2-3 | 4 |
5 | Monona Grove | 12-1-1 | HM |
Honorable mention: Pewaukee, Elkhorn, Wauwatosa East, Mequon Homestead, Oregon, Rhinelander.
Rank | Team | Record | Pvs |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Waukesha Catholic Memorial | 14-0-2 | 1 |
2 | Green Bay Notre Dame | 13-1-3 | 2 |
3 | Sugar River | 12-2-2 | 4 |
4 | Mount Horeb | 10-3-3 | 5 |
5 | Madison Edgewood | 6-3-6 | HM |
Honorable mention: Lodi, Mosinee, Amherst/Iola-Scandinavia, Osceola, Appleton Xavier, Grafton.
Rank | Team | Record | Pvs |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Racine Prairie School | 13-3-0 | 1 |
2 | La Crosse Aquinas | 14-1-0 | 2 |
3 | Brookfield Academy | 14-3-0 | 3 |
4 | Oostburg | 11-0-3 | 5 |
5 | Howards Grove | 11-2-1 | HM |
Honorable mention: Lake Country Lutheran-University Lake School, Manitowoc Roncalli, Milwaukee University School, Wrightstown.
Records through Sunday
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