ELGIN, Ill. - For the third year in a row, Christina Thornton (Algonquin, IL/Dundee-Crown HS) was named to the NCCAA All-American First-Team. It is her sixth overall All-American award at Judson (3 NAIA, 3 NCCAA).

Thornton will leave Judson as the all-time goals and points leader with 79 goals and 181 points. She finished this year with 20 goals, four assists, and 44 points. She was also named to the NCCAA All-Tournament team and the NCCAA All-Region team. She holds the Judson women's soccer records for goals in a season (23) and points in a season (53).

In the CCAC, she is a four-time selection to the All-CCAC first-team, been named the CCAC Player of the Year (2008) and the Freshman of the Year (2006), won numerous CCAC Player of the Week awards. This year she finished first in shots, shots per game, and tied for most goals.

Her presence on the field next year will be missed and it will also be hard to fill the spot she is leaving on the team.