Emma Thielbahr, University of Denver Soccer

A 2022 graduate of IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) who also played soccer for Sandpoint High, Emma, a 5-foot-11-inch redshirt junior defender, was recently named to the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's All-West Region Third Team, announced Wednesday by the association.

Thielbahr, who was also named the Summit League Defensive Player of the Year, All-Summit League First Team, and to the Summit League All-Tournament Team, put together quite the season for the Lady Pioneers, which had three players named to the list in total after finishing with a record of 9-5-4.

This past season, Thielbahr, who originally started her career at the University of San Diego, tallied four goals, two assists, 20 shots, eight of which were on goal, across 18 starts and 1,589 minutes played. She had her first career multi-goal game when she found nylon twice, including the game-winner, in a 2-1 win against nationally-ranked Colorado State. She also scored a goal in Denver's 4-1 win over Southern Utah and the game-winner in a 2-1 win over Summit League rival North Dakota State.

For the second year in a row, she started in every match for Denver and played the full 90 minutes in all but one match. For her career, the former Lady Bulldog standout has now seen 3,287 minutes of action across 37 consecutive starts. Her accolades this season are in addition to her awards a year ago, which included being named to the Summit League All-Newcomer Team and the Summit League Defensive Peak Performer of the Week — an award she also garnered this season for her game-winning goal against the Lady Bison.

2025 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's All-West Region

FIRST TEAM

K — Kate Plachy, jr., Saint Mary's College of California. D — Keeley Dockter, sr., University of Portland; Amari Hicks, sr., Saint Mary's College of California; Peyton Leonard, jr., Pepperdine University. M — Tabitha LaParl, sr., Pepperdine University; Amelia Severn, so., Gonzaga University; Hannah Tate, jr., University of Denver. F — Jessie Halladay, sr., Cal Poly; Sydney Middaugh, jr., Saint Mary's College of California; Caroline Penner, sr., Seattle University; Julia Quinonez, jr., Pepperdine University.

SECOND TEAM

K — Sophia Hills, so., University of Portland. D — Lauren Eckerle, sr., South Dakota State University; Maggie Mace, sr., Washington State University; Violet Rademacher,sr., University of Portland. M — Isabella Chidiac, sr., University of Denver; Mia Colombini,sr., University of California-Irvine; Aliyah Dockter, jr., University of Portland; U'i Kaaihue,sr., Seattle University. F — Grace Kirby,sr., Weber State University; Mailin Orozco, so., Santa Clara University; Tatum Wynalda, sr., Pepperdine University.

THIRD TEAM

K — Isaac Ranson, sr., California State University Fullerton. D — Suus de Bakker, sr., University of California-Irvine; Isabelle De Buyl, fr., Santa Clara University; Emma Theilbahr, jr., University of Denver. M — Camryn Cruz, jr., California State University Fullerton; Annika Farley, sr., University of Idaho; Savannah Schwarze, sr., Saint Mary's College of California. F — Kennedy Schoennauer, jr., Santa Clara University; Chloe Seelhoff, sr., University of Montana; Annika Smith, jr., Cal Poly; Klarissa Vega, fr., University of South Dakota.