THREE BRONCOS NAMED TO PAC-12 PRESEASON IMPACT LIST
BOISE, Idaho – Boise State’s Ava de Leest, Madie Donovan and Sophie Schmautz were named to the Pac-12 Preseason Impact List, the conference announced Tuesday.
The Broncos were picked to finish third in the Pac-12 preseason poll, voted on by the league’s head coaches.
De Leest, a sophomore goalkeeper from Fullerton, Calif., also earned a spot on the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Watch List. As a freshman, she was named Mountain West Defensive Player and Newcomer of the Year and earned United Soccer Coaches All-Pacific Region Second Team honors.
Donovan, a sophomore midfielder, started 16 of 19 matches as a freshman and finished with three goals and one assist. Her three goals were the most by a Boise State freshman in 2025. She was named to the Mountain West All-Newcomer and All-Tournament teams.
Schmautz, a junior forward from Boise, Idaho, played in all 19 matches last season, making six starts. She finished with four goals and eight points, including the game-winning goal against Utah State in the regular season. The win was Boise State’s first over the Aggies since 2021.
Boise State opens the 2026 season Aug. 12 against CSUN at Boas Soccer Complex. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. MT. Single-match and season tickets are available at BroncoSports.com/tickets.
2026 Pac-12 Predicted Order of Finish (as voted on by the league’s head coaches)
RANKTEAM
| 1 | Utah State |
| 2 | Texas State |
| 3 | Boise State |
| 4 | San Diego State |
| 5 | Washington State |
| 6 | Colorado State |
| Gonzaga | |
| 8 | Fresno State |
| 9 | Oregon State |
2026 Pac-12 Preseason Impact List
POS.NAMEYEARTEAM
| GK | Ava de Leest | So. | Boise State |
| MF | Madie Donovan | So. | Boise State |
| F | Sophie Schmautz | Jr. | Boise State |
| D/F | Bridget Arnold | Sr. | Colorado State |
| MF | Mia Casey | Sr. | Colorado State |
| F | Kaja Dionne | Jr. | Colorado State |
| MF | Hayden Crotty-Romero | Jr. | Fresno State |
| D | Katie Morris | Sr. | Fresno State |
| F | Aniston Renovato | Jr. | Fresno State |
| GK | Michaela McCollum | Sr. | Gonzaga |
| MF | Amelia Severn | Jr. | Gonzaga |
| F | Samantha Snorsky | So. | Gonzaga |
| D | Ava Burdeyny | Fr. | Oregon State |
| F | Lea Gentry | Fr. | Oregon State |
| MF | Soph Zboyan | So. | Oregon State |
| D | Lily Boudet | Jr. | San Diego State |
| GK | Kailey Carlen | So. | San Diego State |
| MF | Katie Senn | 5th | San Diego State |
| MF | Helen Alormenu | Jr. | Texas State |
| MF | Vic Meza | Sr. | Texas State |
| MF | Matsuri Tsutsui | So. | Texas State |
| MF | Kunie Hirai | So. | Utah State |
| MF | Mia Lopez | So. | Utah State |
| D | Kaeda Wilson | Jr. | Utah State |
| GK | Ashlyn Dvorkak | 5th | Washington State |
| F | Lexi Lee | Sr. | Washington State |
| MF | Carly Whalen | Jr. | Washington State |
–BroncoSports.com–
