Two Gators earn national 2025 ECNL honors. Kai Tsakiris is the U18/19 National Player of the Year and was joined on the All-America team by fellow freshman Katie Johnston.
ECNL Honors for Kai Tsakiris and Katie Johnston
Friday, August 15, 2025 | Soccer
The same day their collegiate careers began, a pair of Gators earned national honors for their final season of Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) play.
Kai Tsakiris is the U18/19 National Player of the Year. She helped lead the Slammers FC HB KØGE to the U18/19 national team title on July 1 in San Diego, earning mention on both Soccer Wire's and TopDrawerSoccer.com's Players the Impressed lists for the tournament.
She was joined on the ECNL U18/19 All-America team by fellow Gator freshman Katie Johnston, who played with OK Energy FC. This is Johnston's third ECNL All-American honor – 2025, 2023 and 2022. Of the 51 players to be named All-American over the last four ECNL seasons, Johnston is one of four with three or more All-America honors.
Kai Tsakiris is the U18/19 National Player of the Year. She helped lead the Slammers FC HB KØGE to the U18/19 national team title on July 1 in San Diego, earning mention on both Soccer Wire's and TopDrawerSoccer.com's Players the Impressed lists for the tournament.
She was joined on the ECNL U18/19 All-America team by fellow Gator freshman Katie Johnston, who played with OK Energy FC. This is Johnston's third ECNL All-American honor – 2025, 2023 and 2022. Of the 51 players to be named All-American over the last four ECNL seasons, Johnston is one of four with three or more All-America honors.
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