ALL-WDIA TEAMS ANNOUNCED

BALTIMORE - Junior Bridget Mulhern of Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo was named the player of the year to highlight the 2003 selections for the US Lacrosse Women's Division Intercollegiate Associates. Mulhern helped Cal Poly go 17-2 to earn the second seed for the WDIA national championships, which begin today in St. Louis.

Four other major awards were announced at the awards ceremony on Thursday evening in St. Louis. Cal Poly senior Ashley Kiersted was named the attack player of the year, Virginia Tech's Kara Fornoff was named the defensive player of the year and Navy's Natalie Fries was named the goalie of the year. Cal Poly's Brandon Badgley and Navy's Moira Leavitt were named the co-coaches of the year.

The WDIA is comprised of more than 100 traditional club teams from around the country. The WDIA is a council of the Women's Division of US Lacrosse, the sport's national governing body.

The complete All-WDIA teams follow:

First Team
Pos Name School
A Jane Friend Michigan
A Kellyn Heintz Virginia Tech
A Erin Hogan Florida
A Ashley Kiersted Cal Poly
A Nicole Telesh Navy
M Jeanine Benjamin Navy
M Katie Marino UCLA
M Bridget Mulhern Cal Poly
M Christian Pickett Texas A&M
M Kiersten Wilhite UCSB
D Meghan Dougherty Loyola
D Kara Fornoff Virginia Tech
D Lindsey Kanewische Cal Poly
D Brenna Scharp Navy
G Natalie Fries Navy

Second Team
Pos Name School
A Chelsea Christoff Delaware
A Meg Kaley UCLA
A Becky Krinsky Pittsburgh
M Hillary Anderson South Carolina
M Sam Belin Towson
M Alyson Gilbride Michigan
M Jill Marshall Cal Poly
M Sarah Pranger Southwest Texas
M Lauren Zang Towson
D Renee Gross Syracuse
D Leslie Guidotti Michigan
D Susan Natale Pittsburgh
D Viki Royer Clemson
D Lauren Wiggins Texas A&M
G Jackie Fu Michigan

Player of the Year: Bridget Mulhern, Cal Poly
Attack Player of the Year: Ashley Kiersted, Cal Poly
Defensive Player of the Year: Kara Fornoff, Virginia Tech
Goalie of the Year: Natalie Fries, Navy
Co-Coaches of the Year: Brandon Badgley, Cal Poly and Moira Leavitt, Navy