At just four years old, Ashanti Hall started playing co-ed soccer for the Park South Family YMCA in South Dallas. She couldn’t even imagine where that early love for the game would take her.

“By the summer of eighth grade, I switched club teams and for the Cosmos which took me to places Colorado and Austin,” Hall said. “After that team kind of dispersed, I went to play for BVB Academy which took me places like California, Houston, Louisiana, Arkansas and Germany. My family also moved to Pleasant Grove where I attended Skyline High School playing Varsity Soccer and Varsity Basketball and Varsity Track as a freshman. I would go from soccer practice to basketball practice to club soccer practice most days of the week. By my junior year, my mother got a job opportunity, so we moved again which led me to go to W. T. White playing soccer and basketball.”

Hall didn’t just play, but she excelled. She has been awarded the offensive most valuable player every year she has played soccer at the school and was ranked first in the district in the 2024-2025 season for goals and assists.

Her accolades include international recognition as well. Hall was chosen to train with the Borussia Bortmund’s women’s soccer team in Germany.

“Playing in Germany was definitely a great experience, honor and culture shock. I was able to learn a lot about the soccer culture on a next level professionally and I got to see how big soccer really is overseas. It was also hard work with two-a-day workouts, eating new and different things and adjusting to the time difference and air,” Hall said.

She specifically mentioned the air, because she lives with asthma and must take special care when playing, especially in new areas with different air quality.

“It was tough being so far away from home and family, but it was also amazing to be given the opportunity that a lot don’t get. We also played against the BVB professional women’s second team and came out with a victory. I was able to train and learn from top coaches within The School of Excellence which is why I went to Germany to attend,” Hall said.

With the new international soccer experience under her belt, the men’s FIFA World Cup coming to North Texas in 2026 had to be part of the conversation.

“It’s fantastic news, and we are so grateful for this experience. With me being from Dallas, this just shows the potential for growth of soccer around the world and that it could bring a lot more attention to soccer,” Hall said.

Hall has already accomplished so much, but she said she is nowhere close to being done.

“Academically, I want to get a degree in Biology and probably major in Kinesiology. [On the field] I’m hoping after four years of playing college soccer and developing my game, I can get sent to play in the professional league,” Hall said.

She graduates from W.T. White High School on Sunday, June 1.

The latest 2025 Women’s Division I recruiting class rankings are out for May, as new additions continue to become official.

Reclassifications continue to be one of the biggest X-Factors for this year’s classes. With several talented 2008s set to graduate a year early, how those players are able to come into the college game at a younger age and make an impact is difficult to project at this stage.

Transfers have ramped up again in May, with the latest window opening and closing.

Here’s a look at the latest women’s DI recruiting class rankings for the class of 2025.

Please send corrections to rankings@topdrawersoccer.com.

1. Florida State(w) (2)

Commitments: GK Evan O’Steen (Solar SC – No. 15), D Mya Brandon (Michigan Hawks – No. 26), F Jaida McGrew (Charlotte Soccer Academy – No. 40), F Ashlyn Anderson (Indy Premier Soccer Club – No. 44), F Nyanya Touray (Bethesda SC – No. 54), D Kai Price (Concorde Fire SC – No. 57), M Nawreen Ahmad (Fairfax Virginia Union – No. 124), M Omotara Junaid (Arsenal FC), GK Kate Ockene (La Roca Premier), D Sydney Schmidt (Jacksonville FC)

Transfers: M Yuna McCormack (Virginia), D Janet Okeke (NC State), F Erin Flurey (Syracuse), M/F Enasia Colon (Arizona State)

The combination of transfers, reclassifications and a quality international add on paper boosts FSU into the top spot. 

2. Clemson(w)* (1)

Commitments: M Carla Small (IMG Academy – No. 7), F Juju Harris (Florida United – No. 8), D Reese Klein (Florida United SC – No. 10), M Neely Kerr (Tophat SC – No. 24), D Jolie Jenkins (VDA – No. 27), D Maddie Costello (SUSA FC Academy – No. 49), D Elle Bissinger (Carolina Elite Soccer Academy – No. 92), F Alessandra Washington (Concorde Fire SC – No. 138), GK Madeline Parrott (Scorpions SC – No. 165), F Natalie Brooks (Concorde Fire SC), M/F Taylor Leib (Alabama FC) 

The Tigers take over top spot in this update, with three Top 10 additions and four in the Top 25.

3. Duke(w)* (3) 

Commitments: F Avery Oder (Beach FC (CA) – No. 6), D Jocelyn Travers (Bay Area Surf – No. 16), GK Molly Vapensky (FC United (IL) – No. 17), D Daya King (Legends FC – No. 25), D Alexis Coughlin (Legends FC – No. 28), F Kaylee Kim (Bay Area Surf – No. 82), M Kosette Koons-Perdikis (Fairfax Virginia Union)

Duke’s class remains excellent, with U.S. youth national team talent joining. Oder looks like a real impact player in the ACC.

WASHINGTON – GW women’s soccer Head Coach Jeremy Williams announced the addition of Kathleen Ngulefac as a redshirt freshman transfer ahead of the 2025 season. Ngulefac joins the Revolutionaries after spending her first season at Kentucky.
 
A native of Snellville, Ga., Ngulefac did not see game action during her rookie season with the Wildcats. After a standout prep career at Parkview High School, Ngulefac was granted a redshirt during her one season at Kentucky and joins the Buff & Blue with four years of eligibility.
 
Prior to collegiate soccer, Ngulefac was a member of the Gwinnett Soccer Association, competing in the ECNL. She was honored as a Girls All-Conference First Team honoree for the 2023-24 season in the Southeast Division. In high school, Ngulefac was a First Team All-Region honoree with Parkview. She also earned Class 7A First Team All-County honors and was named to the 7A All-State Girls Team during her senior season in 2023.
 
Ngulefac joins an incoming class of Revolutionaries that includes Jasmine Black, Anna Cornejo, Caroline Donmoyer, Naomi Kim and Lucy Stenning. She’ll be the only transfer student among the newcomers, with the other five arriving in Foggy Bottom as first-years.
 
Follow GWsports.com this summer for the announcement of GW’s 2025 schedule.

Name: Kira Trexler

High School: Central

Hometown: Martinsburg

Sport: Soccer

Position: Midfield/Forward

College choice: Penn State Altoona

Other colleges considered: UPJ, Saint Francis, IUP, Florida Gulf Coast, West Chester

Why I picked Penn State Altoona: “Penn State runs in my family. Both my parents went there and two of my brothers did as well. I wanted to be a Nittany Lion.”

Coach Randy Trexler: “Kira has been a cornerstone of our team since her freshman year, instantly making an impact and rewriting the Central Lady Dragon record books. I’m thrilled to see her take on the challenges of Division 3 soccer where I have no doubt, she’ll replicate her high school success and leave a mark. Kira’s on-field presence is commanding and Penn State Altoona coaches will experience a quiet confidence from her that motivates peers and drives the team forward. I really wish for her the best success.”

How I got my start playing soccer: “I started playing with my brothers when I was 5.”

Favorite college growing up: Penn State

Other interests: Hanging out with my friends, church events, shopping and pickleball

What getting to play in college means to me: “It’s the next chapter in my journey as a student-athlete.”

Probable college major: Nursing

Parents: Randy and Rhonda Trexler