The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its Women’s Soccer All-Americans for the 2025 season and Dordt University forward Karinna Tel earned second team honors.
Tel closes her career as a three-time recipient of the national honor, claiming third team All-American honors in 2023 and 2024. Tel is the lone player from the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) on any of the three All-American teams for the 2025 season and is among the eight forwards to be named to either first or second team. The senior from Puyallup, Wash. is one of three players to earn the national honor the last three years.
Notes on Karinna Tel:
Season:
tied for third in the NAIA with a GPAC-best 26 goals scored
ranked second in the NAIA in both points (61) and shots on-goal (71)
named GPAC Player of the Year for the third consecutive season
earned first team all-conference honors for the fourth straight year
claimed GPAC Player of the Week 1x this season (Oct.8)
Career:
3x NAIA All-American
programs all-time leader in:
goals (98)
assists (42)
points (238)
scored at least one goal in 55 of her 77 career matches
totaled 25 multi-goal matches
recorded 12 hat-tricks (3-plus goals in a single match)
ranks 1st, 2nd, 4th and 9th for goals in a season at Dordt
ranks 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th for points in a season at Dordt
named GPAC Player of the Week 9x
earned NAIA Player of the Week 1x (2024)
the only player in program history to earn the All-American honor multiple seasons
fourth season that a Defenders player has been named NAIA All-American
2024- Tel
2023 – Tel
2006 – Suzanne Clark (3rd team)
Dordt’s record the last four seasons: 46-23-8
