HONORS
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year (2023)
United Soccer Coaches NCAA All-Pacific Region Second Team (2023)
First-Team All-Mountain West (2023)
United Soccer Coaches All-Pacific Region Third Team (2021)
Second-Team All-Mountain West (2020, 2022)
Mountain West All-Newcomer Team (2020)
Mountain West All-Tournament Team (2021)
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023)
Academic All-Mountain West (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022, 2023)
Joe E. & Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).
2023 - SENIOR
Started all 23 games as she was named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year... Earned United Soccer Coaches NCAA All-Pacific Region Second Team honors, just the sixth player in program history to do so… Was selected to the All-Mountain West First Team… Helped the Aggies field the league's top defense, allowing just six combined goals to 13 Mountain West opponents... As a team, Utah State held 19 of 23 opponents to a goal or less... Was the only Utah State player to play all 2,090 minutes… Recorded three assists on the season, two of which helped secure the win over Weber State (8/17)... Earned Academic All-District and Academic All-Mountain West honors.
2022 - JUNIOR
Appeared in and started all 21 games… Named Second-Team All-Mountain West… Recorded two assists on the year… Helped anchor the defense which registered 10 shutouts, the most by the team in one season since recording 11 shutouts in 2013… Played the full match in all but two contests on the year, including the full 110 minutes in the MW quarterfinals against San Diego State… Led the team with 1,906 minutes played… Named to the CSC Academic All-District team... Earned academic all-Mountain West honors and was a MW Scholar-Athlete.
2022 SUMMER
Played for Minnesota Aurora FC in the USL W... Named second-team all USL W at the conclusion of the season... Helped the team to the championship finals.
2021 - SOPHOMORE
Named to the Mountain West all-tournament team and to the United Soccer Coaches all-Pacific region third team... Appeared and started in each of Utah State’s 22 matches during the year... Played in every minute during the season, leading the Aggies with 2,110 minutes played... Logged season highs of 110 minutes in each of the Aggies’ double-overtime draws against Idaho State (8/19), at Air Force (10/14) and at Colorado College (10/17)... Finished the year with two points on two assists... Logged her assists against Colorado College (10/17) and against New Mexico in the MW Tournament semifinals (11/4)... Finished the year with three shots, including two on goal... Part of the Utah State backline that allowed a MW-best 20 goals during the year as the Aggies finished with eight shutouts... Earned academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors... Named a Joe E. & Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.
2020 - FRESHMAN
Named second-team all-Mountain West and to the MW all-newcomer team... Appeared and started in each of Utah State’s 10 matches during the year... Played in every minute during the season, leading the Aggies with 922 minutes played... Logged a season-high 110 minutes at Colorado College (4/2)... Recorded two shots with both on goal... Part of a Utah State backline that allowed just 10 goals and recorded four shutouts during the season... Named academic all-MW.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Four-year letterwinner at Syracuse (Utah) High School... Named first-team all-state and Defensive MVP as a junior... Earned Utah 6A all-tribune team and second-team all-state honors by the Standard Examiner... Helped the Titans to a runner-up finish at state in 2017 and a semifinal and quarterfinal appearance in 2018 and 2019, respectively... Played club for Crush L30, capturing a Presidents Cup and going undefeated during the spring season... Lettered in basketball and track & field at Syracuse HS... Earned a pair of third-place finishes at state in the long jump and a another third-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay... Captured region championships in the long jump, 400-meters, 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay.
PERSONAL
Oldest of four children of Thomas and Allison Steed... Mother, Allison, played soccer at Weber State... Member of the National Honor Society... Married Nathan Kaufusi, a member of the USU track & field team, in June, 2021... Majoring in human development.
