BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Ida Hermannsdottir and Sydney Cheesman represent the Tigers at this year’s postseason SEC Awards, announced Sunday by the league.

The junior duo of Hermannsdottir and Cheesman both earned third-team All-SEC honors for their efforts on the field this year. The award marks the second for Hermannsdottir, as she was named to the SEC All-Freshman team in 2022, and the first for Cheesman in the Purple and Gold.

The SEC Awards are voted on by the conference’s 16 head coaches.

Hermannsdottir has played a central role in LSU’s offense as she leads the team in goals with eight this year. The midfielder from Reykjavik, Iceland is in her third year with the Tigers and now has 19 goals in her LSU career. She played in 18 matches this season, getting the start in 16 of them, and had the most shots on target with 19 out of 33 shot attempts.

Cheesman is a defender from Lafayette, Colorado, who transferred to LSU this year from the University of North Carolina, where she totaled 175 minutes on the court in her nine games played and helped the Tar Heels to two appearances in the NCAA tournament.

Since arriving at LSU, Cheesman has been a key part of the Tigers’ defensive unit, starting at center back in 17 of 18 games this year and totaling 1,386 minutes. At the start of the season, she also played a major role in the attack, creating multiple scoring chances for the team with four assists.

Hermannsdottir and Cheesman will play a major role in the Tigers’ run through the 2024 SEC Tournament, which begins today with their first-round game against Auburn at 2 p.m. CT on the SEC Network.

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2024 SEC Football Awards

First Team All-SEC
Forward: Gianna Paul – Alabama
Forward: Ava Tankersley – Arkansas
Forward: Makala Woods – Kentucky
Forward: Cat Barry – South Carolina
Midfield: Anna Haddock – Auburn
Midfielder: Macey Hodge – Mississippi State
Midfielder: Ally Perry – Mississippi State
Midfielder: Lexi Missimo – Texas
Defender: Gessica Skorka – Alabama
Defender: Grace Phillpotts – Kentucky
Defender: Rylie Combs – Mississippi State
Defender: Gracie Falla – South Carolina
Defender: Hannah McLaughlin – Vanderbilt
Goalkeeper: Maddy Anderson – Mississippi State
Second Team All-SEC
Forward: Olivia Woodson – Auburn
Forward: Katie Shae Collins – South Carolina
Forward: Amalia Villarreal – Texas
Forward: Mia Pante – Texas A&M
Forward: Zoe Main – Mississippi State
Midfielder: Nicole Vernis – Georgia
Midfielder: Ilana Izquierdo – Mississippi State
Midfield: Sydney Becerra – Texas A&M
Midfield: Abi Brighton – Vanderbilt
Defender: Kiley Dulaney – Arkansas
Defender: LJ Knox – Auburn
Defender: Alexis Gutierrez – Mississippi State
Defender: Carolyn Calzada – Texas A&M
Goalkeeper: Jordan Brown – Georgia
Third team All-SEC
Forward: Kate Doyle – Arkansas
Forward: Anaiyah Robinson – Arkansas
Forward: Aitana Martinez-Montoya – Mississippi State
Forward: Sydney Watts – Vanderbilt
Midfielder: Jailyn Brownlee – Arkansas
Midfielder: Maddie Kemp – Kentucky
Midfielder: Ida Hermannsdottir – LSU
Midfielder: Milena Fischer – Missouri
Midfielder: Macaira Midgley – Tennessee
Defender: Kelsey Oyler – Arkansas
Defender: Sydney Cheesman – LSU
Defender: Hallie Meadows – South Carolina
Defender: Ally Brown – Tennessee
Goalkeeper: Mia Justus – Texas
Freshman Team
Kiley Kukan – Alabama
Jailyn Brownlee – Arkansas
Anaiyah Robinson – Arkansas
Keegan Smith – Arkansas
Vera Blom – Florida
Alexis Tylenda – Kentucky
Maris Kennedy – Mississippi State
Katie Shea Collins – South Carolina
Reese Mattern – Tennessee
Amalia Villarreal – Texas
Mary Beth McLaughlin–Vanderbilt

Coach of the Year: James Armstrong – Mississippi State
Striker of the year: Ava Tankersly – Arkansas
Midfielder of the Year: Macey Hodge – Mississippi State
Defender of the Year: Rylie Combs – Mississippi State
Goalkeeper of the year: Maddy Anderson – Mississippi State
First year student: Amalia Villarreal – Texas
Newcomer of the year: Makala Wood – Kentucky
Scholar Athlete of the Year: Anna Haddock – Auburn