Payne and Olson Recognized Nationally

PROVO -- BYU starters Carlee Payne and McKinzie Olson were recognized by TopDrawerSoccer.com this week as two of the Top 100 players in Division I soccer.

The ranking from TDS.com includes the highest-ranked college soccer players in the nation and includes sophomores, juniors, and seniors in all Division I schools.

Forward Carlee Payne was tabbed as the 20th player in the Top 100 and is the only player from the Mountain West Conference in the Top 20. Payne has started all four games for the Cougars this season, leading them up front to a 4-0 start to their season. She's tallied two goals and two assists in those four games.

Goalkeeper McKinzie Olson was tabbed as the 100th player by TDS.com. Olson has also started all four games for BYU this season, recording two shutouts and nine saves after 344 minutes in front of the goal.

Both Payne and Olson were named to the All-Mountain West Conference First Team and the NCAA Division I All-Pacific Region First Team in 2009.

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