WSL Releases First Girls Elite 25 Power Rankings

West Side Lax, today, is releasing its first-ever WSL Elite 25 Girls Individual Power Rankings. This list was put together by the WSL Editorial Staff, and it is comprised of the best seniors in the Western United States.

In all, 37 senior female lacrosse players from West of the Mississippi River have so far signed a national letter of intent or verbally committed to play NCAA Division I lacrosse starting in 2010. The first No. 1-ranked female player in the West is Cherry Creek senior middie McKenzie Brown, who was named WSL Colorado Girls Player of the Year as a junior.

The inaugural No. 2-ranked female in the West is Hockaday School senior middie Taylor Thornton, who was named WSL Texas Girls Player of the Year as a junior.

The complete list is below.

SENIORS

1. McKenzie Brown
Position: Middie
High School: Cherry Creek
State: Colorado
College Selection: Notre Dame

2. Taylor Thornton
Position: Middie
High School: Hockaday School
State: Texas
College Selection: Northwestern

3. Jackie Candelaria
Position: Middie
High School: La Costa Canyon
State: Caliornia
College Selection: Stanford

4. Kelly Lang
Position: Middie
High School: St. Ignatius Prep
State: California
College Selection: Cornell

5. Alex Befus
Position: Middie
High School: Air Academy
State: Colorado
College Selection: Denver

6. Liz Datino
Position: Middie
High School: Heritage/Littleton
State: Colorado
College Selection: UC Davis

7. Michelle Tremblay
Position: Attack
High School: Blake School
State: Minnesota
College Selection: Notre Dame

8. Caz-Marie Norwich
Position: Attack
High School: Eden Prairie
State: Minnesota
College Selection: Syracuse

9. Francie Crowell
Position: Attack
High School: Los Alamitos
State: California
College Selection: Notre Dame

10. Katie Whisenhunt
Position: Middie
High School: California
State: California
College Selection: Sonoma State

11. Caroline Mahony
Position: Middie
High School: Mercer Island
State: Washington
College Selection: St. Mary’s

12. Hannah Clarke
Position: Middie
High School: St. John’s
State: Texas
College Selection: William and Mary

13. Ana Cyr
Position: Middie
High School: Granada
State: California
College Selection: UC Berkeley

14. Chelsea Cyester
Position: Middie
High School: Chaparral
State: Colorado
College Selection: New Hampshire

15. Mackenzie Gloven
Position: Middie-Attack
High School: La Jolla
State: California
College Selection: Columbia

16. Melissa Humphrey
Position: Middie
High School: Coronado
State: California
College Selection: UC Berkeley

17. Ali Ellickson
Position: Middie
High School: Cherry Creek
State: Colorado
College Selection: UC Berkeley

18. Kelly McCarthy
Position: Goalie
High School: Cathedral Catholic
State: California
College Selection: UC Berkeley

19. Laura Aeschbacher
Position: Middie-Defense
High School: Cherry Creek
State: Colorado
College Selection: Duquesne

20. Meredith Dunn
Position: Middie
High School: Regis Jesuit
State: Colorado
College Selection: Duquesne

21. Gina Holslag
Position: Attack
High School: Scripps Ranch
State: California
College Selection: UC Berkeley

22. Victoria Maxon
Position: Middie-Defense
High School: Holy Names Academy
State: Washington
College Selection: Lafayette

23. Natalie Harrington
Position: Middie
High School: Oregon City
State: Oregon
College Selection: Fresno State

24. Caitlyn O’Brien
Position: Middie
High School: Desert Mountain
State: Arizona
College Selection: George Washington

25. Jordan Weber
Position: Middie
High School: Ursuline Academy
State: Missouri
College Selection: Undecided

Honorable Mentions

Cassie Brunelle, Middie, Bishop Kelly (ID), St. Mary’s
Anna-Marie Carabini, Attack-Middie, St. Margaret’s Episcopal (CA), St. Mary’s
Molly Carstensen, Middie-Attack, Mullen (CO), UC Davis
Molly Crawford, Middie, Notre Dame de Sion (KS), UC Berkeley
Taylor Fiehler, Middie, Valley Center (CA), Fresno State
Alexandria Garcia, Middie, Judge Memorial (UT), Undecided
Celita Gorman, Middie-Defense, The Woodlands (TX), Jacksonville
Kacie Lewis, Middie, Granite Hills (CA), Connecticut
Natalie Loutchaninoff, Attack, Cy-Fair (TX), Mount St. Mary’s
Natasha Markham, Middie-Attack, Tesoro (CA), UC Davis
Alanna Parker, Middie, Spring Valley Monte Vista (CA), Davidson
Sara Weber, Middie, Tesoro (CA), Fresno State
Cascade Zak, Middie, Cate School (CA), Northwestern