Tessa Czajkowski Higgins repeats as SWC Player of the Year as six Prairie du Chien/River Ridge/Seneca players named to SWC Soccer All-Conference Team

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In addition to repeating as SWC Player of the Year, PdC junior Tessa Czajkowski Higgins (left) also made the league’s first team. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Hawks named to the conference’s second team included junior goalie Ava Forde. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Junior Kayli Kruk was also named to the SWC's second team. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Junior Jasmine Olmstead (left) was the third PdC junior to be named to the SWC’s second team. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Named to the honorable mention team was junior Hannah Dudgeon. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Also named to the honorable mention team for the Hawks was sophomore Addison Kirschbaum. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

By Derick Kelly

 

The Prairie du Chien/River Ridge/Seneca girls soccer team claimed the first winning season in program history in 2024 and were rewarded with six selections to Southwest Wisconsin Conference All-Conference team.

Repeating as co-SWC Player of the Year for the Hawks was junior Tessa Czajkowski Higgins, who was also named to the first team as a midfielder.

Czajkowski Higgins shared SWC Player of the Year honors with Platteville/Lancaster junior Miriam Goomey and River Valley junior Karina Osborn. 

Named to the second team were juniors Ava Forde (goalie), Kayli Kruk (defender) and Jasmine Olmstead (forward).

PdC/RR/S junior Hannah Dudgeon (defender) and sophomore Addison Kirschbaum (midfielder) received honorable mention recognition.

The Hawks finished the season with an overall record of 7-6-3 to claim the program’s first winning season. The team also finished fourth in the Southwest Wisconsin Conference with a record of 4-4-3, including a defeat of rival Platteville/Lancaster for the first time in program history.

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