Recognizing the top seven performers of the 2025 season.
June 9, 2025 by Theresa Diffendal, Zack Davis and Anna Browne in Awards
Each year, Ultiworld presents our annual College Awards. Our staff evaluates the individual performances of players from throughout the season, talking to folks around college ultimate, watching film, and look at statistics, voting upon the awards to decide those to be honored. The regular season and the college Series are both considered, with extra emphasis for performances in the competitive and high-stakes environment at Nationals.
Our All-American teams recognize the top performers across the division. We open our Awards with our First Team All-Americans, displaying the top seven players who had the best seasons. Listed in alphabetical order, the First Team serves as a finalist list for the Player of the Year Award, which will be announced live tomorrow on Deep Look.
- Player of the Year
- All-American First Team
- All-American Second Team
- Defensive Player of the Year Award
- Offensive Player of the Year Award
- Rookie of the Year Award
- Breakout Player of the Year Award
- Coaches of the Year Award
- Full Awards Voting Breakdown
D-III Women’s All-American First Team
Milo Brown (Wesleyan)
Even on a deep Wesleyan roster, Brown’s offensive dynamism and dogged defensiveness was impossible to miss. Brown’s well-shaped and powerful flick hucks kept defenses honest – and scrambling – while they generated blocks through smart positioning that allowed Vicious Circles to run up the score in the bracket.
Zoe Costanza (Haverford/Bryn Mawr)
Costanza is the definition of a playmaker, with the best offensive and defensive bids in the division. She was at turns the Sneetches’ best thrower, cutter, and defender, and harnessed her talents into a fiery drive that willed Haverford/Bryn Mawr to their first-ever final.
Scout Noble (Wesleyan)
A second-year player making an outspoken impact on her team, Noble is a true distributor on a deep Wesleyan squad. With throws that rival the best of them, Noble is skilled at understanding defenses and game situations, knowing when to send one of her speedy cutters deep or play small ball with one of the stellar handlers or under cutters on her team.
Lanie O’Neill (Davenport)
O’ Neill wasn’t just a handler; she was a director. She orchestrated plays with the wave of her hand and punished defensive holes with her speedy uplines. Her discipline and presence are exactly what her young team needed to reach a deeper bracket run.
Amelie Steer (Lewis & Clark)
Despite having a quiet Nationals start, Steer quickly became a backbone player as she choreographed big plays in the quarterfinal against Whitman. In turbulent times, she remained composed, and unfazed hands were the catalyst that pushed Artemis into the semis.
Lucy VanNewkirk (Middlebury)
Making her triumphant return from the IL Lucy VanNewkirk was the second piece of the puzzle for Middlebury’s high-powered offense. Lightning quick cuts and snappy throws defined her game at Nationals, and her chemistry with Widmyer propelled the Pranksters to the semifinals.
Ella Widmyer (Middlebury)
Far from your average rookie, Widmyer is clearly a generational talent, the second that Middlebury have had this decade. Many thought it would be tough to fill the cleats of Claire Babbott-Bryan, but Widmyer has demonstrated that she’s got what it takes and more.
