Orewiler named national player of the year

Wheaton College senior Jaime Orewiler has been named the 2011 National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division III Women’s Soccer Player of the Year.

The Wheaton North graduate is the fourth player in school history to be recognized as the Division III Player of the Year, joining Jessica Elsen (2004), Laura Koontz (2006) and Taryne Lee (Wheaton Academy, 2007).

Orewiler earns the award for a senior season that also saw her earn her second consecutive NSCAA First Team All-America selection. A two-time College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Player of the Year, Orewiler scored 15 goals with 16 assists this season. She helped lead Wheaton to the national championship match with 5 goals and 4 assists in Wheaton’s six postseason matches.

In her four seasons at Wheaton, Orewiler registered 48 career goals with 31 assists. She is seventh in the Wheaton career record books in goals, seventh in assists and sixth in total points. Orewiler is a French and mathematics double major, twice earning Capital One Academic All-America recognition for her effort on the pitch and in the classroom.

Wheaton posted a 23-2-2 record this season and won the CCIW championship with a 6-1 league record. The Thunder won the 2011 CCIW women’s soccer tournament to win the CCIW’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament, where the Thunder finished as the Division III runner-up.