KANSAS CITY, Mo. - United Soccer Coaches released its 2019 NCAA Division III Women's All-America Teams Thursday, Dec. 5, with Kate Luers representing Wartburg College on the Third Team. 

Luers, a sophomore midfielder from Middletown, Iowa, becomes the fifth Knight in program history to earn All-America honors, the first since 2017. 

An All-North Region First Team and American Rivers All-Conference honoree, Luers led Wartburg and the A-R-C with 33 points off 14 goals and and five assists, guiding the Knights to an American Rivers Conference Tournament Championship and a third-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. Wartburg hosted an NCAA regional and advanced to the round of 32 for the first time since 2015, falling to No. 8-ranked Pomona-Pitzer to finish the season with a 15-3-3 overall record. 

Luers scored four game-winning goals and had three multi-goal performances, including a hat trick versus Augsburg (Sept. 5) en route to receiving A-R-C Female Athlete of the Week, one of her two Offensive Player of the Week accolades in 2019. The Orange & Black turned in a 9-1 record when Luers recorded a goal, which included eight goals in the first five games of the season. Her 14 goals on the year is the most by a Knight since 2012 while her 33 points ties for seventh best at Wartburg. 

"Kate receiving this award is not only a reflection of her outstanding year but it is also a reflection of the amazing season our team had," said head coach Tiffany Pins. "We are extremely proud of Kate and what she accomplished this year."

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