Finalists for Dairy Farmers Girls Awards

GAINESVILLE (May 6) -- The five finalists for the 2008 Florida Dairy
Farmers Girls’ Soccer Player and Coach-of-the-Year have been announced following balloting by a statewide panel of high school soccer coaches and prep media representatives.
Each of the finalists was the leading vote-getter in their classification, making them Player-of-the-Year or Coach-of-the-Year in that class. The awards are sponsored by Florida Dairy Farmers, Inc., and the Florida Athletic Coaches Association to honor the top high school soccer player and coach for the 2007-08 season. The two winners will be announced following a final round of balloting by coaches and media.

The five finalists for the Girls’ Soccer Player-of-the-Year Award include:

Lindsay Wilkinson, Wellington, senior, forward, 6A Player-of-the-Year.
Wilkinson finished the season with 29 goals and 17 assists, leading her team
to a 24-3-1 record and the Class 6A state title.

Kayla Grimsley, Lakeland George Jenkins, senior, midfielder, 5A Player-of-the-Year.
Grimsley finished the season with 44 goals, and 33 assists, leading her team
to a 29-0-2 record and the Class 5A state title.

¬¬¬¬Lisa Heise, Ponte Vedra Nease, senior, forward, 4A Player-of-the-Year.
Heise finished the season with 17 goals and 7 assists, leading her team
to a 21-2-6 record and the Class 4A state title.

¬¬Caroline Triglia, Jacksonville Bolles, sophomore, midfielder, 3A Player-of-the-Year.
Triglia finished the season with 35 goals and 29 assists, helping lead her team
to a 28-1-1 record and the Class 3A state title.

Chelsea Klotz, Tampa Preparatory, senior, forward, 2A Player-of-the-Year.
Klotz finished the season with 60 goals and 15 assists, leading her team
to a 26-1-1 record and the Class 2A state title.







The five finalists for Girls’ Soccer Coach-of-the-Year include:

Pam Smith, Tampa Preparatory, 14th Year, Class 2A Coach-of-the-Year.
Tampa Prep finished the season with a 26-1-1 record and won the Class 2A state title. In her six years at Tampa Prep, Coach Smith’s teams have won three district titles, made one Final Four appearance and won one state title (2008). She has a career record of 85-33-9.

Matt Tracy, Jacksonville Bolles, 7th year, Class 3A Coach-of-the-Year.
Bolles finished the season with a 28-1-1 record and won the Class 3A state championship. In his three years at Bolles, Coach Tracy’s teams have won three district titles, made two Final Four appearances and won one state title (2008). He has a career record of 87-49-13.

Dave Silverberg, Ponte Vedra Nease, 6th year, Class 4A Coach-of-the-Year.
Nease finished with a 21-2-6 record and won the Class 4A state championship. Coach Silverberg’s teams have won five district titles, made four Final Four appearances and won four state titles (2002, 2005, 2006, 2008). He has a career record of 150-19-24.

Joe Lenard, Lakeland George Jenkins, 5th year, Class 5A Coach-of-the-Year.
George Jenkins finished with a 29-0-2 record and won the Class 5A state championship. Coach Lenard’s teams have won four district titles, made two Final Four appearances and won a state title (2008). He has a career record of 80-37-5.

Michael Kozlowski, Wellington, 4th year, Class 6A Coach-of-the-Year.
Wellington finished with a 24-3-1 record and won the Class 6A state championship. Coach Kozlowski’s teams have won three district titles, made one Final Four appearance and won a state title (2008). He has a career record of 76-18-3.


The Florida Dairy Farmers Sports Awards Program exemplifies Dairy Farmers
Inc.'s commitment to the state's youth. While honoring the state's top athletes,
coaches and scholars in all 24 FHSAA-sanctioned sports for 16 consecutive years, the program also emphasizes to young people the importance of keeping dairy products a primary part of their diet in their overall nutrition plan.