KANSAS CITY, Missouri – Hawai'i Hilo Women's Soccer's Teani Arakawa and Jazlynn Ellis were voted among the best in the west as the pair landed on the 2023 United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Teams released Tuesday morning.

Arakawa was named to the All-West Region First Team and Ellis to the All-West Region Third Team.

Both were also previously selected to the 2023 Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association All-West Region First Team.

Players were nominated and voted on by coaches who are are members of the United Soccer Coaches College Services program. The United Soccer Coaches All-America Teams will be unveiled this Thursday.

2023 UNITED SOCCER COACHES ALL-WEST REGION TEAMS

FIRST TEAM
G - Taesja Paopao, Cal State Los Angeles (Oceanside, California)
D - Natalie Paulson, Cal State San Marcos (Long Beach California)
D - Hannah Rispler, Western Oregon (Gresham, Oregon)
D - Emma Thrapp, Point Loma (Temecula, California)
M - Shelby Melin, Cal State Los Angeles (Pasadena, California)
M - Isabella Muzzolini, Simon Fraser (Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada)
M - Mika Sayfurahman, Cal State East Bay (Livermore, California)
M - Lauren Snedeker, Seattle Pacific (Washougal, Washington)
F - Teani Arakawa, Hawai'i Hilo (Makawao, Hawai'i)
F - Sophie Beadle, Seattle Pacific (Rainier, Washington)
F - Alexis Brewah, Stanislaus State (Stockton, California)
F - Morgan Manalili, Western Washington (Shoreline, Washington)

SECOND TEAM
G - Claire Henninger, Western Washington (Sequim, Washington)
D - Asia Hardin, Western Washington (West Linn, Oregon)
D - Liberty Ortiz, Cal Poly Pomona (Chino Hills, California)
D - Jaclyn Orozco, Cal State Los Angeles (Ontario, California)
M - Layla Comeaux, Concordia University Irvine (Corona, California)
M - Natalie Mendoza, Chico State (Elk Grove, California)
M - Jassmin Ortiz, Cal State Los Angeles (Wilmington, California)
M - Lulu Sadler, Western Oregon (Camas, Washington)
F - Nani Kia'aina, Cal State San Marcos (Torrance, California)
F - Emilia Long, Cal Poly Humboldt (Port Angeles, Washington)
F - Tara Oper, Cal Poly Pomona (Riverside, California)
F - Riley Walkington, Concordia University Irvine (Sandpoint, Idaho)

THIRD TEAM
G - Riley Urquiza, Concordia University Irvine (Huntington Beach, California)
D - Gabrielle Breton, Concordia University Irvine (Corona, California)
D - Marissa Bankey, Seattle Pacific (Spokane, Washington)
D - Makayla Roggow, Northwest Nazarene (Kelso, Washington)
F - Nathaly Losada Lucumi, Cal State San Bernardino (Bogota, Colombia)
F - Jaclyn Cuevas, Cal Poly Pomona (Ramona, California)
F - Alana Diaz, Point Loma (Chino Hills, California)
M - Auburn Burnett, Cal Poly Pomona (Placentia, California)
M - Jazlynn Ellis, Hawai'i Hilo (Parker, Colorado)
M - Payton Neal, Western Washington (Lynnwood, Washington)
M - Hannah Ramos, Cal State San Marcos (Murrieta, California)

UNITED SOCCER COACHES

Founded in 1941 and based in Kansas City, Missouri, United Soccer Coaches has grown into the world's largest soccer coaches' organization that serves members at every level of the game.

United Soccer Coaches serves as the recognized leader in naming All-Region and All-America soccer players.

The NCAA Division II All-Region and All-America selection process begins with coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches College Services program being eligible to nominate up to four of their field players and a goalkeeper for postseason recognition. Coaches rank their players in order. After the nomination period closes, coaches begin an all-opponent voting period where they see only those players nominated from teams they played during the regular season and select up to 22 players (First and Second Team). An All-America formula is then applied to the voting which includes factors such as the player ranking, success of the team and total votes received from eligible voters.