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Castans, Watts, Langfelder, Gregorski Earn All-Big 12 Awards
11/4/2025 1:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Four Jayhawks have received All-Big 12 honors, the conference office announced Tuesday. Junior defender Caroline Castans and senior forward Lexi Watts were named All-Big 12 First Team selections for a second straight season, while sophomore midfielders Kate Langfelder and Jillian Gregorski were All-Big 12 Second Team honorees. Castans was also named Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Under second-year head coach Nate Lie, Kansas has had at least three players receive conference honors and has had two players named to the All-Big 12 First Team in back-to-back years. It is also the first time since 2016 that Kansas had four players earn All-Big 12 accolades.
"One of the things we talk about as a program is that individual recognition usually correlates pretty heavily with team success," Lie said. "We want our players to chase goals – including personal ones – but we believe that they will be most easily accomplished within the framework of team goals. I'm so proud of these four players."Â
Lie continued, "Lexi, Caroline, Jill and Kate are such great representatives of Kansas Soccer, both on and off the field. They are great teammates and stewards of this program, as well as tremendous players who play vital roles in our success. Each one of them is fully deserving of these honors and I am so happy that they were recognized by the conference."
Castans has a career-high 11 assists this season and has also scored two goals. A native of Flower Mound, Texas, Castans has started all 20 matches and is third among Kansas field players with 1,668 minutes played. Her 11 assists are the third most in a single season in Kansas history. She also ranks second in the Big 12 in assists this season. On Sept. 23, Castans was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for her performance against Oklahoma State, where she scored the game-winning goal and helped lead a shutout performance with Kansas being down a player for 57 minutes during the match. Castans was also named to the Preseason and the Midseason Hermann Trophy Watch List.
Watts has already set career highs in her senior season with 10 goals and 23 points, while also adding three assists. The Lenexa, Kansas, native has scored four goals in the last five matches, and leads the team in goals and points. Watts is tied for sixth in the Big 12 in goals scored this year and is tied for eighth in points. Watts had her third career multi-goal performance this season on Aug. 21 against Utah Valley.
Langfelder has scored two goals and assisted on five goals this season. A native of Wyckoff, New Jersey, Langfelder scored her first career goal on Oct. 10 at Iowa State. She is second among Kansas field players with 1,678 minutes played. Langfelder also is second on Kansas in assists, highlighted by a two-assist performance in the season opener against Missouri State on Aug. 14.
Gregorski already set a new career high with 19 points this season and has tied her career high with eight goals. She is second on the team in both categories this season. The Wethersfield, Connecticut, native has started all 20 matches and logged 1,138 minutes. She recorded her third career multi-goal game against Missouri State on Aug. 14. This is Gregorski's second All-Big 12 honor, as she was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman team last season.
Kansas has had at least one Jayhawk on the All-Big 12 Teams in 25 of the last 26 seasons since the current format began in 2000.
Under second-year head coach Nate Lie, Kansas has had at least three players receive conference honors and has had two players named to the All-Big 12 First Team in back-to-back years. It is also the first time since 2016 that Kansas had four players earn All-Big 12 accolades.
"One of the things we talk about as a program is that individual recognition usually correlates pretty heavily with team success," Lie said. "We want our players to chase goals – including personal ones – but we believe that they will be most easily accomplished within the framework of team goals. I'm so proud of these four players."Â
Lie continued, "Lexi, Caroline, Jill and Kate are such great representatives of Kansas Soccer, both on and off the field. They are great teammates and stewards of this program, as well as tremendous players who play vital roles in our success. Each one of them is fully deserving of these honors and I am so happy that they were recognized by the conference."
Castans has a career-high 11 assists this season and has also scored two goals. A native of Flower Mound, Texas, Castans has started all 20 matches and is third among Kansas field players with 1,668 minutes played. Her 11 assists are the third most in a single season in Kansas history. She also ranks second in the Big 12 in assists this season. On Sept. 23, Castans was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for her performance against Oklahoma State, where she scored the game-winning goal and helped lead a shutout performance with Kansas being down a player for 57 minutes during the match. Castans was also named to the Preseason and the Midseason Hermann Trophy Watch List.
Watts has already set career highs in her senior season with 10 goals and 23 points, while also adding three assists. The Lenexa, Kansas, native has scored four goals in the last five matches, and leads the team in goals and points. Watts is tied for sixth in the Big 12 in goals scored this year and is tied for eighth in points. Watts had her third career multi-goal performance this season on Aug. 21 against Utah Valley.
Langfelder has scored two goals and assisted on five goals this season. A native of Wyckoff, New Jersey, Langfelder scored her first career goal on Oct. 10 at Iowa State. She is second among Kansas field players with 1,678 minutes played. Langfelder also is second on Kansas in assists, highlighted by a two-assist performance in the season opener against Missouri State on Aug. 14.
Gregorski already set a new career high with 19 points this season and has tied her career high with eight goals. She is second on the team in both categories this season. The Wethersfield, Connecticut, native has started all 20 matches and logged 1,138 minutes. She recorded her third career multi-goal game against Missouri State on Aug. 14. This is Gregorski's second All-Big 12 honor, as she was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman team last season.
Kansas has had at least one Jayhawk on the All-Big 12 Teams in 25 of the last 26 seasons since the current format began in 2000.
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